CLOSED: "The Adventures of Glenda Gardener" Official Game Thread

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Glenda arrived Friday & spent the weekend here. I drove her to the 'airport' & she left out this afternoon. I'm having computer troubles, so I'll post stories & pics later. Glenda just wanted me to let everyone know that she had a great time & is on her way to her next destination.

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WooHoo! Am really bummed, went to post more pictures, and for some reason one of my film chips isn't working, and I can't get any pix off of it :-( So, will take to store and see if they can help me. Glenda is in the wild flowers!

Wow, Glenda just got here, She is complaining about the heat and humidity shes been experiencing on this trip, Boy, I guess I'll have to take her down to the creek and cool her off. We unpacked her luggage first thing and she has some pretty cool presents to share. She said to tell everyone Howdy and that she can't hardly wait to see all ya'all. Talk to youens later. (Thats Glenda trying to talk like a hillbilly!!)


SisDJ

Well, Glenda just left for her next vacation spot!! We had a great time while she was here. Too bad I had to work the weekend but we got out today and did some "Tourist Stuff". She especially liked the Scopes Trial Museum where they fought about teaching Darwinism in the schools back in the olden days.. Dayton, Tenn is called Monkey Town and We went and visited the old Courthouse Downtown.
I took on a nature toor and we saw some awesome flowers and nature.. She was exhausted when she had to leave. Im sure she will enjoy her flight ( just to have a chance to rest and COOL off). Here is a pic of her at my house getting to know the Tenn Walkers and enjoying the garden

oops, forgot the pic

checking out the crocosimia

playing with the horses

Going down the mountain heading to town, Uh-Oh, those curves made Glenda a bit carsick, BUT she loved it anyways

Here we are at the Rhea County Courthouse, Dayton, Tenn where they had the Scopes Trial, way back in 1925.(The Scopes Trial—formally known as The State of Tennessee vs. Scopes and informally known as the Scopes Monkey Trial—was an American legal case in 1925 in which high school biology teacher John Scopes was accused of violating the state's Butler Act which made it unlawful to teach evolution),from wikipedia

looks like Glenda had a great time! What gifts did she bring you?

Inside the museum, which is in the basement of the courthouse, Glenda said it felt good in that cool basement.. She just cant handle this humidity and heat!!

Downtown district (3 city blocks ) Full of antique shops

Glenda loved the river and the water lilies, and the ducks and geese

Water lilies in the distance, I have never seen those here before, Must be the humidity and heat

close up view

Flower bed at Bryan College

Looking toward town from the college, Glenda said to tell ya'll that she had a great time and is looking forward to bringing more gifts to all ya'll. She left some great seeds,Heres my list
Leather leaf Mahonia,Quatro DiAsti ROssa Pepper,Lavender Columbine, Jap Painted Fern,Lt Pink Columbine,Yellow Spine Prickly Pear, Black cherry Tomato, Rose campion Angels BLush,short pink/white columbine, Lunaria annua purple, Verbena Boneriensis, and the Mammoth Greystripe Sunflower. I cant wait to get started on planting all these wonderful seeds.
Talk to you all later
Donna

Wow, you really did a lot in one day. Glenda is going to need a vacation when she gets back from this vacation!!

This is all just local stuff!! Just within 10 miles of home.
She was exhausted for sure!!! LoL,, It was a fun day!! Hope you all have as much fun with your visits.

Great visit! loved all the pics. I'm sure Glenda is having a great time with everyone! She's definitely going to need some R&R when she gets back home!

Wow! Great pictures! Looks like you and Glenda had a wonderful time. It was great fun having her visit here, so I am sure that she will be pooped out by the time she gets back home! All the fun places she gets to visit, sure wish I was traveling with her!

Woo hoo! Glenda has traveled to New Braunfels, TX and had a grand welcome last night when I got home from work. Her luggage is unpacked (thanks Donna, what a wonderful and bountiful selection!) and she is resting comfortable from her travel today as I work. I knew she would find work rather boring after her fun escapades this summer, so we will be doing our sightseeing mostly this Saturday. We will also be sitting down together to determine her next stop. I am sure she has some ideas about where to visit next, but I will wear her out here first. BTW, it is definately a good thing she is wearing shorts as it is supposed to hit 100 here for the next few days.

I'll pop back on here tonight and let y'all know what she brought in her luggage! Catch y'all later!

Tonya

ok.. players list has been updated and those Glenda has visited already have been removed. Hope that makes it easier :)

Oh my, Miss Glenda and I had a wonderful weekend seeing the sites and chattin' 'bout all things "garden". New Braunfels is blessed to have two rivers running through it. The Comal River actually starts as a freshwater spring right in our own Landa Park. The Guadalupe also travels through and both are quite busy this time of year with all manner of water sports including tubing (floating down river on an inner tube), kayaking and canoeing. Glenda didn't feel up to tubing, but we did stop by the Guadalupe for a view and saw some tubers.

Right nest door to New Braunfels is a quaint old town called Gruene (pronounced "green") where we spent some time seeing the sights and shopping. It was extablished in 1872 and has since become quite "touristy" (which translates to very crowded), but we still had fun.

This was one of Glenda's favorite homes-turned-bed-n-breakfast. She and I both like that Victorian architecture...
I think the pic may be sideways, but I'm not sure how to correct that, so y'all don't get a crick in your neck lookin' at it!

Glenda found it quite amusing how many whimsical company names came from the "punny" name of the town. Here were just a few.

Gruene doesn't claim to be the "heart of Texas" as several other Texas towns do, but it's claim to fame is to have the oldest dance hall, which is still in use...

Of course, Glenda asked for a tour of my garden (isn't that what we gardeners love to do?). There isn't a whole lot blooming in this Texas heat right now, but Glenda found some plants she liked (coral vine, hibiscus, Fannicks phlox and black-eyed-susans). Now she is chillin' with a nice big glass of iced tea, recouperating and preparing for her travel to her next exciting destination!

Ok, so Glenda flew in today, I imagined her as being a little taller!
My 5 mo old loved and "kissed" her all over, good thing she has the sunscreen on! Will post pictures soon.

Well, Glenda has been having a great time this week here in Belleville, MI. She was scheduled for a flight on Saturday and missed it! So she flies out today! Here are the pictures. First we visited General George Custer's statue in Monroe, which is where he grew up.