Thanks again, Nick . . .
As I mentioned yesterday, our weather here was forecast to be pretty nasty the last few days, but all of sudden it all just went away.
Thanks, Nick.
It’s really nice to have a close friend who sacrifice his own comfort to suck all the cold, rainy weather down to Florida just to keep his friends in Alabama comfortable.
About 10am Jan and I headed out for the day, first a few sites down the road to see Eldy Tompkins and Jeanne Sparks. They just got in last night, and we wanted to set up a time for a supper get-together tonight.
Then it was off to Pensacola via Alabama Point. Our first stop was our favorite Sonny’s BBQ, where we try to eat every time we’re in this area. And we’re always sure to have enough leftovers to bring home.
Our next stop was at Artesana, a really neat gift shop that we’ve been visiting for more than 30 years. And every time we find something new and interesting.
Heading home, we came back via US98 thru Foley. I wanted to stop there because I had seen signs for the Holmes Hospital Museum.
The reason was two-fold. My mother, an Army nurse during WWII, and a Public Health nurse in Birmingham, worked here for Dr. Holmes as a part-time nurse after we moved here in late 1950.
And I had my tonsils out here in 1953 or ‘54.
The hospital opened in 1936 and was the first hospital in Baldwin County. It occupied the top floor over Crosby Drugs, as seen here, and closed in 1958 when the Baldwin County Hospital opened north of Foley.
This would have been the operating room where my tonsils were yanked out, and the room below is where I remember walking up. My bed was against the far wall, and I remember my throat hurt and I got ice cream and a new toy truck.
They also had a book listing all the people born there, and I was able to find several kids in there that I went to school with.
Really brings back a lot of memories.
We got back to the park about 3 pm, and then at 4 we picked up Eldy and Jeanne and headed up to Lulu’s at Homeport, Jimmy Buffett’s sister’s place.
On the way, our son-in-law Lowell called and said our roller coaster pic had gone viral again. We had a bad connection so I don’t know who saw it, but the website for Ch. 2 in Houston has a series called Scared Straight – Best Roller Coaster Faces Ever, and if you check out #16, you’ll once again see our happy faces. Well, mine’s happy, anyway.
I really loved the comment at the bottom of the picture.
Eldy and Jeanne really enjoyed Lulu’s and said they’ll go back before they leave in 10 days or so.
Tomorrow we’re taking them up to Lambert’s for some Throwed Roll dodging. Hopefully they like it too.
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Thought for the Day:
“No man in the wrong can stand up against a fellow that’s in the right and keeps on a-comin’” – Texas Ranger Bill McDonald (1852-1918)
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