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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR FAVORITE TENNESSEAN
PostPosted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:25 am
by eggie smurf
PostPosted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:32 am
by Ritter_Schlumpfenherz
PostPosted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:49 am
by Simon X
PostPosted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:48 am
by Lia
Happy birthday Maureen!!
Lia
PostPosted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:28 am
by Syd Smurf
PostPosted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:48 am
by Pickle Smurf
Hapy Birthday Maureen xxx
PostPosted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:38 am
by SmurfingH
PostPosted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:59 pm
by Tojo
PostPosted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:09 pm
by KiwiSchlumpf
PostPosted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:46 pm
by agent smurf
PostPosted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:41 pm
by bwalters
Hi Maureen; Happy Birthday. I told you this morning that I was going to send you my clip on smurf I didn't know it was your birthday then. I need your address. For some reason I can't get the emoticons to come up. Maybe too many people accessing them. Bill
PostPosted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 2:33 am
by FlamingO
PostPosted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 5:29 am
by Smurfysmurf
Thank you everybody
I had very nice day out and about in Franklin, TN, which is just outside of Nashville.
I didn't know it until yesterday, but Franklin is apparently not only a rich town, but also a very historic one as one of the bloodiest battles in the Civil War was fought there, pretty much on the back porches of the towns people. That fight meant the end of the Confederate Tennessee army who lost about 7000 that evening (the union lost 2500 soldiers). You can still visit the two houses where the bulk of the battle happened, but we didn't go inside yesterday. We did visit the plantation that got caught in the middle as well and I was surprised how "small" it was compared to today's houses that are around it. I always figured plantations were those huge houses you see in the movies
Anyway, I finally got to stand in front of a real plantation
Here is the history of this plantation. I am not sure if it is readable or not but thought I post it for those of you interested in history
Next to it is a huge Confederate Army cemetary for which the family donated land and kept it up until their own dead
Franklin was a nice town, and not like your usual Southern old town that is usually full of "Southern Pride" stuff
When I came home, I had a huge envelope in my mail box...with those stamps on top...I knew instantly I'd love this package. Thank you Nance, your timing was perfect..and you are correct..I love it
PostPosted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 5:53 am
by SmurfingH
What was in the package!! You know I have to know!
Glad you had such a good day.
PostPosted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 6:49 am
by Pitufo
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAUREEN!!!!!
(sorry for the delay)
PostPosted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 7:37 am
by Syd Smurf
Nice pics Moey
Looks like you had a nice day out & about.....or was Curt there as well?
Dyar
PostPosted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 7:40 am
by Smurfysmurf