Their home was featured in Southern Living back in the eighties, and they have done much to update it over the past two years. I was fascinated with the covers on the swimming pools in Florida. The pool and surrounding patio area is completely enclosed with a steel framed structure that is finished with screening so not only does the pool stay clean, but if the heat and humidity are tolerable, one can sit out by the pool and not be bothered by bugs and mosquitoes. Very clever, those Floridians!!
They took us to dinner at their country club on Friday night, and at Bill's suggestion, I had grouper which is a local fish.....it was a delicious firm white meat fish and a beautiful presentation topped off with an orchid!!
Since Bill is thirteen years older than I, he always has some family lore to share that I didn't know about. Apparently after the wheat harvest had been sold by my Uncle Paul and he was paid in $20 gold pieces, my grandmother sewed each coin into its own little pocket in a flour sack, and then hung the flour sack on a hanger under a coat in the closet. When needed, she could simple remove the stitching from around one of the coins!! He also reminded me of the story of my grandmother taking Babe the horse into the town of Colfax to do her shopping, and not ever tying her. As my grandmother made her way in and out of the shops, Babe simply followed her down the street and waited while she went into the next store.
After our visit with the Davis', we crossed into Georgia just north of Jacksonville and stayed three nights at a military submarine base to be used as a base to explore the area. We drove where we could in the Okefenokee Swamp and to my delight, we saw several 'gators..................
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