We finally had a great Southern BBQ dinner last night, and the meat literally fell off the bones. Really worth the mess it made when one of the ribs fell apart and landed on the front of my shirt. That shirt will never be the same.
Drove all the way to some place in Maryland today, and it was raining every mile of the way. We are somewhere north of Baltimore for the night and it will sure be an early evening for two very weary travelers. Not much time to relax during the entire day's trip with all of the rain and traffic.
Driving thru Washington DC and Baltimore was a challenge in the rain with all of the trucks and traffic. Had planned to drive a little farther today, but I finally hit the "tired and worn out" wall and we pulled over. We have about 450 miles more to drive to get to Salem and should be home on Friday, unless we continue to have bad driving conditions. K
Was the movie Deliverance filmed in Maryland? We pulled off the highway to a small town in MD. it had 7 motels. We chose one we had stayed at previously in another part of the country, ah well. We pulled up to the check in and there standing smiling at us was a Southern gentleman, I told Ken if he pulled out a banjo not to smile back at him. Ken went into the lobby, I sat in the car, a lady was sitting in the car next to ours, she waved at the man on the porch and then he was joined by 4 young woman, all appeared very happy. The lady next to our car got out and the audience, { man and young woman} all squealled, " Maybelle you look wonderful". Maybelle said she had to fix herself and truthfully I agreed. Her hair was brown in front, black in back, and gray at the sides. She was generously proportioned wearing a track suit, 2 sizes too small. Even divine intervention would take time to make Maybelle fixed.
Just when I thought things were slowing down, Maybelle and chorus started to OOH and AAH, seems the gentleman had " brung a bottle of Crown Royale, my mother told me not to go anywhere empty handed". Oh good the chorus chimed, " we'll all go to Clays room for drinks".
Ken got back in the car and I gave him an update. " Oh well" he said" I was informed they're having the Jack Russell convention at this hotel today and tomorrow". Shortly after that I heard 20 Jack Russell terriers barking in unison to America the Beautiful or Jingle Bells. The cadence kept changing thus the confusion on the melody. Also the Jack Russells have a very high pitched bark, weak bladder, and a nervous GI system. The results were that they fouled the walkway, parking lot and several cars tires. Ken is going to guard the Vette tonight with a squirt gun, flashllight and a bottle of Captain Morgan.
Jack Russells are cute but have wierd names. Ones I've heard here are Dickie, Clay,Charles, Tinkerbell, Chablis, and Button Nose. I do not have a dog. but do have a cat named Sam, well Sammy if I'm feeling playful. When I take him to the vet I say, " Sams here for his checkup" he feels strong with a strong name and can easily hiss at each and every dog at the vets. Think the Jack Russells must all be working with animal behaviorists. I suggest they name the males, Rex, Spike, or Butch and the females, Marilyn, Ava, or Monique, " whats in a name?'
Wonder if we will have a peaceful nights sleep or if the canine choir will still be practising. S
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