Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle-Stop Cafe

The Whistle- Stop Cafe

Juliette, Georgia...

This is the town that the movie "Fried Green Tomatoes" was filmed in. We stopped by here for a look-see on Monday after a long weekend in Tallahasee taking photos at a wedding for my friend's friend's daughter. I am embarrassed to say I hadn't seen the movie until Sunday, which I watched on the way North. Debbie (my friend) brought the movie along to get me familiar with the story before we went to the town so that I would "get it". ......and I did! If you haven't seen the movie, I suggest you do- it is a good one! The town is cute... looks just like the movie!

This is a pic taken in back of the Whistle Stop Cafe.... if you can't read the cement marker, it says.." Here lies Frank Bennett of Valdosta..... The secret was in the sauce. " The brick fireplace is where the BBQ was made!

" It's hog-boilin' time! "

This is the waterfall that they walked across in the movie.

...............and this is Idgie Threadgoode's mailbox!

The town seems to be stuck in the timeframe of the movie.... and the people do, too! But it was a nice visit, although, we got there too late to eat some fried green tomatoes.... but I have tried them before, and they are good, despite what you think they would taste like. I think I need to get around some more of these places before time runs out for me.... I fully intend on getting out to Utah before I die! ............................... ( really ! I do !)

Sunny.....er, cloudy beaches!

Off to the beach we go.... We took a trip south to Roger's old stomping ground to check on the house that belonged to hubby's parents. After Dad passed, we worked on getting the house ready to rent to recover the money put into getting it back into shape. Rayme and Cheryl flew out from Las Vegas to spend a few days together as well. (kind of a second-honeymoon). This pic is the two of them chillin' on the beach, lookin' for dolphins. The weather was warm, but the skies were overcast and "popcorn thunderstorms" were occuring in the afternoons... doesn't make for the best photo ops, but I always find things to take pics of.

This is part of the view they had from the condo they were renting at the beach. It is hard to see the Gulf from the condo because they are trying to rebuild the dunes that were destroyed during hurricaine Ivan back in 2005. At the condo, there was a photo album of the devastation that resulted along the coast due to Ivan. In the album, there is a pic of the condo after the storm. The sand from the beach was pushed into the whole bottom floor of the building and the sand was easily 4 feet deep! Unless you have seen that kind of damage with your own eyes, you cannot imagine what destruction can be caused by a storm of that kind. I personally have seen very large boats that were in the bay before the storm that ended up across a highway and in a parking lot of a mall.... and I don't mean just one boat.... lots of them littering the streets and empty lots!

While at the beach, there were groups of manta-rays that were schooling small fish for a meal! Roger said he had not seen this in all the years they lived in Florida, so that was exciting for him, too! There were also small flounder that were hiding in the shallow waters waiting for little "guppie" fish to swim by so they, too, could have a fishy snack.... they were most fun for me to watch, because you cannot see them because of their coloring.... they really blend in with the white sand! And talk about quick little buggars!

I took this pic of a blue heron near the docks at a restaurant where we had dinner... it was getting to be just about sunset at this time, although it is a little dark due to the fact that it was pretty cloudy all weekend. This is inland a bit along the intercoastal waterway that runs from Destin, Fl. to Pensacola.


Peek-a-boo, Cheryl! She caught me trying to sneak a pic of her at the beach.

Roger, you have some sort of shell growing on your nose...
( he is still as silly as the day we met! )

..........and this, my friends, is the Vaughn family yacht.

Impressive, huh! That is about all we could afford along the coast! LOL

good times... good times.

The dogs are taking over!

We recently had a movie day... a LOTR day, to be exact. That meant pj's and quilts, hanging out in the family room and watching all three of the extended versions of the Lord of the Rings. By "family"... of course, that means all 4 of us. Me, Roger and the two furry kids. They are both dogs.... fairly large ones at that, but the youngest thinks he is a small cat sometimes as you can see here in the following pics..... Tinker is always faithfully seated right next to mommy's feet.
Bandit truly believes he can fit anywhere a cat can.... including laying up on the back of the couch. Of course, getting up and into a comfy position can be a bit of a hassle.... first, he had to try sitting his hind-end on my shoulder....

( that isn't so comfy for mommy )

So, after mommy kicked him off the couch, he went into mommy and daddy's bedroom... and found a very comfortable spot on the bed! Bandit always lays on the pillow like he is human...and kinda perturbed that I would follow him into the room to take more pictures... of course, Tink had to find a spot, too!

this is supposed to be OUR bed!!!! Where do we sleep now?

Finally! a great spot for everyone.... except daddy of course!

A week or so prior, we puppy-sat my boss's dog, Buddy. What a sweetheart! He is about 13, and calm as can be.... but on occasion, he showed the young'uns that he still had some puppy in him! Roger and I found ourselves trying to keep Tink and Bandit from growling and trying to tell Buddy that this wasn't his house and that he should just go home.... but by the end of the weekend, everyone was moving about freely without any major upsets.

Well, not everyone .... Roger has trouble sharing, too!

( I think buddy wants a taste of that sammy! )

This IS a dog's life !!!!!!!