MILL WHEELS AND MEMORIES (March 3-9, 2018)

This would be the final week of a five week travel outing with Sherry's brother and sister-in-law, Curt and Jenny Byrd.  We stayed together in the Mountains of North Carolina (Wyndham Mountains), the beaches of South Carolina (Island Links at Hilton Head), and Sevierville, Tennessee (Wyndham Smoky Mountains) just outside the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.

This week would mainly be the week of just hanging out at the resort and, once again, seeing         
the scenic wonders of the Smoky Mountains.

It's hard sometimes to remind ourselves that we don't have to always be running here and there on these adventures, and that these days are really just a part of our retired lives now.

We did take time to drive into Pigeon Forge, eat at the Old Mill Restaurant , and walk around the town a little.  Also, we spent a day visiting the National Park and enjoying the Mountain scenery.

REFLECTIONS

Visiting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park this week brought back memories of long ago;

memories of several visits there when my brother lived in Knoxville. They were memories of a time when we were young and imagining what our lives together would hold.

Now those imaginings have become reality and, as we approach our 50th wedding anniversary next year, we have pretty much discovered what life held.  All in all, it has treated us pretty well.  We have been blessed time and time again.

Now, there is far more looking back then looking ahead.  We plan our retirement travels two years out, but who knows what those two years will hold.  Life will move on, like the wheel on the mill, until one day it stops.  "But until then, my heart will go on singing!"

Remember to enjoy the moments as you live them.  They will be woven into the tapestry of your life to be viewed time and time again.

Now it's back to Indiana for a couple of weeks (doctor and dentist appointments) and then off for eight weeks on Edisto Island in South Carolina.  We will be joined there by several friends, we will enjoy our time together, and, I am sure, recall memories of times gone by.