Carolyn Feels Better

Heiskell, Tennessee

Weather: low 58 degrees, high 68, mostly cloudy skies, occasional light showers after daylight

About 0400 hours this morning, heavy rain hit the RV park, lasting until about 0800 hours. Mixed in with the rain was a little hail, lightning, and thunder. After the main weather event was over, we had intermittent light showers off and on the rest of the day.

The weather impacted what we could do outside, but Carolyn had recovered somewhat from her latest bout with vertigo, so we decided to get out and at least make an attempt at doing something. We drove south on the interstate to the second exit down and browsed through a book store for an hour or so. Carolyn found a couple of things she has been looking for, while I found nothing that really caught my interest. It's a little hard for me to take a store seriously that advertises they sell used books, but the prices are almost as high as new books.

When we left the book store, we walked next door to a thrift store, continuing to look for some used books that might be of use to us. I didn't find anything, but Carolyn found another book, so it wasn't a waste of time.

By the the time we left the second store, it was time to start thinking about lunch. We don't know that area, but happened to see a Chili's sign, so we stopped there. I'm not usually a fan of Chili's, being able to take it or leave it. But, Carolyn likes the place, so it was good enough for me.

We very seldom get any appetizers, but broke down today and ordered the nachos. I was expecting something similar to what you can get in Texas: a plate of tortilla chips, smothered with cheese, beans, pico de gallo, jalapeno peppers, etc. Well, what we got today was not even close to what I expected. A plate was brought out with eight pieces of a tortilla, a little cheese, a small amount of pico de gallo, and some sour cream, with a few pieces of jalapeno pepper. Underwhelming, to say the least. But, the hamburger was very good. So the meal wasn't a complete bust. At least Carolyn enjoyed herself, and that makes me happy.

When lunch was finished, we took a short ride to enjoy the fall colors that seem to have exploded in the area over the last two days. Carolyn enjoys leaf peeping about as much as any sightseeing we do.

By the time we got back home, Carolyn was starting to feel the vertigo coming back, so it was a good thing that we stopped. Later in the afternoon, we drove up to Clinton and on over to Norris, where we went to the Monday farmer's market. By the time we left there, we had bought yellow squash, butter lettuce, radishes, and tomatoes. Looking forward to some good eating.

More later, be safe.

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