Atlanta, May 5 and 6, 2005

 

Mother and Brother Brian came onboard Bigfoot and together we rode down to Griffin, Georgia, a few miles south of Atlanta, to visit with Aunt Blanche.

 

Thursday, May 5

 

As the date was May 5th, Father's birth date, we stopped to place flowers upon Father's resting place before leaving Charlotte...

 

       

 

 

South Carolina... passing the Peachoid at Gaffney and the BMW complex at Greenville. The BMW facility at Greenville is the sole manufacturer of Z4 roadsters and X5 sports activity vehicles...

  

 

Through Atlanta...

 

       

 

       

 

 

 

 

Having arrived at Aunt Blanche's in Griffin, we settled into a fine dinner...

 

     

 

After dinner we visited at 2nd cousin Peyton's house, where we were joined by Cousin Henry, Peyton's father. L-R: Peyton, Mother, Peyton's wife, Cousin Henry, Peyton's son, Brother Brian, and Aunt Blanche (Cousin Henry's mother, my Father's sister)...

 

Peyton's kitty and fish...

   

Cousin Henry and his daughter Abby...

 

 

Peyton's young son...

 

Mother and Brother Brian stayed at a local inn, where I was able to enjoy a hot tub before settling into Bigfoot for the evening...

 

 

Friday, May 6

 

Perusing old family photographs with Aunt Blanche...

 

The old Thompson home at Culberson, North Carolina (near Murphy). My Father's parents are on the steps...

 

My Father's father, Charles "Charlie"  Thompson...

 

 

 

 

My Father...

 

 

My Father's father and his dogs. Unfortunately my camera blurred this picture of a picture, for in my mind this is the essence of my grandfather. In an antique shop out in Edmonds, Washington I once came across an old painting of just such a scene. When I stopped in to that shop several weeks later intent on buying the painting, it was not to be found... I'm keeping an eye out for it yet...

 

 

On the occasion of my Father's father's burial, in October of 1979, at the Thompson home in Culberson, North Carolina (near Murphy)...

 

 

While in Griffin we also visited with Aunt Lois. This is Brother Brian with Aunt Lois...

 

Outside Aunt Lois'...  Aunt Blanche and Brother Brian...

   

 

Aunt Blanche's fine old neighborhood, in Griffin...

 

       

 

       

 

 

 

 

From the Griffin / Atlanta area we headed east across Georgia state, toward Social Circle...

 

       

 

Social Circle...  about 35 miles east of Atlanta...

 

     

 

At Social Circle we had our luncheon at the wonderful and superb Blue Willow Inn...

 

www.bluewillowinn.com

 

       

 

       

 

       

 

       

 

       

 

   

 

 

North from Social Circle, through Monroe, Georgia...

 

       

 

 

Northward across upper Georgia toward South Carolina...

 

     

 

South Carolina and the Peachoid at Gaffney...

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peachoid