Pensacola

Thursday, we made the drive to Pensacola, which is about 80 miles. We went there to visit with our Uncle Bill and Aunt Jean. They are staying with their daughter-in-law's mother, Wanda. What a great time we had.
Wanda had a beautiful home that has been completely rebuilt since the hurricanes a few years ago. She lives on a bayou, but is across the street from it. Still the water got into her home.
She was thrilled to let Traveling Dog into her house She has a bird, but TM completely ignored it. Wonder if he would have ignored it if it had been fying loose? We didn't try that.
We all went to a nice lunch at Ruby Tuesday and then spent the afternoon just chatting. All these people have such experiences to tell. We asked Bill a number of questions about his childhood and family history. He and Daddy were mischevious little boys. It was somewhat disappointing to find that he hardly knew the Emerson family, as that is what I am researching. Guess I will look more into the Wyse family (maternal). It was great fun listening to his memories of growing up in Maury City. Jean had much to add about the exploits of the adult family. She is from Cinncinati and didn't grow up with the family. That's ok if she is a Yank, we love her.
We had intended to leave there early afternoon, but somehow the day skipped a few hours and we didn't get out until nearly 6:00. I am not sure TD wanted to leave, he was getting so much attention.
On the way home, we stopped near DeFuniak Springs at Mom and Dad's Italian Restaurant. Nice place and the food was good - also plentiful.
Friday was a down day. Good thing we have TD, he keeps us from completely vegging. Saturday we made an exciting(?) trip to Walmart. We stopped at Radio Shack on the way back home, but not for long, as they had closed at no0n.
God Bless