Saturday, October 19, 2024

Georgia state of mine!

In and around Georgia:

If you'd told me years ago that some day when we were retired we'd live in Georgia, I would have been very surprised, and wondered how and why!  But here we are---2018, and on our 2nd location in Georgia and our 3rd year!   Why???  We followed our daughter and son in law awaiting our first grandbaby.  In Dec. of 2017, they adopted a beautiful baby girl.  Now we're smitten.

From May of 2016 until May of 2018, we lived about 40 miles north of Atlanta in Buford.  Loved the proximity to Lake Lure and the N. Georgia mountains only being an hour away.  I also loved Ivy Creek Nature Preserve which we lived adjacent to---spent many many hours walking around in there.  And that there was every store or chain restaurant I could ever want to go to within a couple miles of our apartment.  What I didn't love about Buford, was the TRAFFIC!!!!  Atlanta traffic some 40 miles away!!!

Then in 2018 our son in law got a promotion and territory in middle-lower Georgia.  So we followed them to Perry.  We ended up buying a house this time.  We really didn't get to experience much of small town middle Georgia.  As son as we moved there, hubby started having health problems, so we spent a lot of time driving back up to Atlanta to a specialist.  Good thing about that was we usually made it a full day excursion and stopped at places along the way.   But Perry seemed to be a nice out of the way location.  Didn't find a whole lot to do around there, but did find a few favorite spots---Lanes farm, Massee Gardens, our daughter's pool... .

Now---April of 2019---we're, again, looking to move.  This time up to the Marietta, Ga. area just to the NW of downtown Atlanta.  The kids didn't like living in the "country", so Josh took another job within Cintas back up in the W. Atlanta area.  Now to get our houses sold and find places up that way!

Update---Jan. 2022---we're living in another really nice house that we've purchased in Dallas, Ga.  What do I like about Dallas?  It's close to hubby's Drs.  There are just about every store or restaurant within 10 miles of here.  We're in rolling hills with lots of pine trees and beautifully landscaped areas.  Lots of fun activities nearby---like Chalktoberfest, free outdoor concerts, Gibbs gardens... .  Dislikes?  Shortly after we moved here hubby was diagnosed with Glioblastoma and the Covid 19 pandemic hit.  So the last 2 years have been rough.

  But I thought I'd start a blog of the places we've been to in Georgia.

Perry:
       4-13-19  Perry Dogwood Festival
       3-10-19 Go Fish Education Center
       9-27-18 Perry Art Center 
       2018 Georgia National Fair
       6-26-19  Warner Robbins Air Force Base  Museum of Aviation

Lake Lanier:
        Feb. 26, 2018
        March 2, 2018 
        Oct. 13, 2017
        June 8, 2017
        April 19, 2017
        March 21, 2017
        May 31, 2017 - Old Federal Park
        Jan. 31, 2017

Lake Acworth and Lake Allatoona:
         8-12-19

State Botanical Gardens of Georgia:
         10-19-17
          3-29-17

Gibbs Gardens:

         Oct. 13, 2021-Wildflowers

         March 19, 2021 - daffodils
         Nov 10, 2019 - fall
         March 7, 2018 - daffodils
         Nov. 4, 2017
         Nov. 2, 2017
         Sept. 7, 2017
         May 2, 2017
         March 8, 2017 - daffodils 

     

       

         

Atlanta Botanical Gardens:

         10-26-19 - halloween with Layla
          6-11-19
          3-19-19 Tulips
        11-20-18 Autumn in the gardens
        10-16-18 ghouls in the gardens
         july 2018 ,  Imaginary Worlds
         Oct. 2017  ,
         Aug. 2017  ,
         June 2017  ,
         May 2017  ,
         March 2017  ,
         Oct. 2016   , chihuli

Atlanta Botanical Gardens at Gainesville:
         May 6, 2018
         March 28, 2018 - tulips
         March 23, 2018 - tulips
         Nov. 21, 2017
         Oct. 8, 2017 - Fall Woodland Ramble and Goblins in the Garden
         Aug. 9, 2017
         April 1, 2017 - tulips
         Aug. 16, 2016

Massee Gardens:
          1-2-19 winter Camellias
          1-16-19 winter Camellias
          2-27-19  Massee Gardens with Layla (and Angie)
          11-29-18 Fall        
          June 2018 ,

Smith Gilbert Garden:
         11-5-19 with Layla

Gainesville
         Feb. 23, 2017

Atlanta
         6-10-17
         Dec. 2010   Atlanta Aquarium:
         July 7, 2012  World of Coca Cola
         July 7, 2012   Centennial Olympic Park
         Oakland Cemetery 

Savannah:
         June 2018  ,
         May 2018  ,

Marietta:

         10-10-21 Chalktoberfest

         5-30-17

        

 

Macon:
         11-24-18 7th St. Salvage in Macon:
         10-28-18 visit to the Hay House in Macon:
         5-29-18

Brasstown Bald:
         Nov. 3, 2017
         Oct. 17, 2016
         Aug. 2, 2016

 Waterfalls:
         Amicalola:
                   Jan. 2018  ,
                   Oct. 24, 2017
                   March 12, 2017
                   April 17, 2018 
         Helton Falls 
                   Nov. 3, 2017
                   Oct. 17, 2017
         DeSoto Falls
         Toccoa Falls:
                    Nov. 7, 2017
                    Oct. 3, 2017
         Panther Falls
         Minnehaha Falls
         Sea Creek Falls
         Fall Branch Falls
         Poole's Mill
         Duke's Creek Falls
                     Aug. 2, 2016
         Anna Ruby Falls
                     June 20, 2016 
                     May 7, 2018

          High Shoals Falls
                     10-28-19

Red Top Mountain:
                      10-28-19

Ellijay:
         march, 11, 2017
         March 10, 2017 - River Run Cabin
         April 17,18,19-2020

Dahlonega around Christmas 

Gainesville
            4-1-17

Helen
        Nov. 3, 2017 

Dalonega:
        11-25-17 xmas lights

Providence Canyon State Park:
        Feb. 11, 2017

Wineries:
        Cineta:
                   10-21-17
                    8-21-17 eclipse viewing
         Kaya (Frogtown Vineyards)
                    2011         

The Mall of Georgia 

Ivy Creek Greenway and Mill Creek Nature Reserve:
         6-5-16
          8-9-16
         10-11-16
          1-20-17
          3-26-17
          4-29-17
          7-2-17
          7-4-17
          8-19-17
          9-2-17
         Nov. 2017
          1-8-18 icy mill
          2-27-18 picnic
          4-3-18
          5-3-18
         11-9-19 a visit there with Layla
    
Sloten Auctions:
         11-10 &11-2017
          4-29-17
         11-12-16
          11-9-19

Mt. Tabor Park

George Pierce Park:
          5-26-17
          4-28-17
          4-10-17
          4-8-17 birding
Battle of New Hope Church

Hopefully I'll be able to continue adding on to this blog for many more years!