To NORTH ALABAMA! (our trip #4)

Lol! ... and I bet you didn't even know there was a NORTH Alabama! ;)

Oh, well- you must excuse my feeble attempts with my jokes! :)
It has just always struck me as kinda funny- to hear it called NORTH Alabama, 'cause we're certainly the deep south there, and proudly hold on to the traditions!

Our destination was Priceville, (near Decatur) where we would have our home base for the few days there, with my brother and sister in law! The reunion was with Charles' family in Athens, just 15 miles or so north of there! The 2 sides of our families being that close makes it much easier for us to visit. It's always good to have a place to set up for awhile, rather than lug all our stuff from one place to the other!

Things seem to get harder as we age! Has anyone else noticed that? ;)
Many thanks to my brother and his wife for making it easier for us!

...But first...on the way NORTH we went through Springville and visited Pleasant Hill. This was to pay our respects to my dad and so many others of my kin-folks. Dad has been gone since 1963. He died at the too early age of 59 years! I always take Dad yellow flowers whenever we visit up there! Yellow was his favorite color!

Mom and Daddy both were born and grew up in this part of Alabama. We moved to Fl when I was quite young so I only have very early memories of living in Alabama. I have written about some of them in my 'Mom' blog.

I DO have some early memories of Pleasant Hill, as all the family would go there on 'Decoration' day. This was in May for our Pleasant Hill folks! It was a big-all day- event...dinner on the ground...visiting with relatives...remembering our loved ones... I don't think that happens as much these days!

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James Cummings Hallmark, one of the founders of Pleasant Hill church, was my mother's grandfather.

( It made me sad when they tore down the original church several years ago to build a new one on the opposite end of the cemetery!

... :) You know how much I do not like change!)




























My mom's original plan was to be there too...but late in her life she changed her mind, as Florida had been her home for so many years. I have, and will always have, mixed feelings about this. In a way I feel that's where Mom should be...but in a way I'm comforted a little to have her here in our town! I know it doesn't really matter because Mom and Dad, both, will always be here - in my heart!

Oh! Forgive me for rambling on so...

( ...but she's old...lol- and it IS her blog! ) :)


~More later~



Love Y'all,

Junie Rose