From Turkeys to Opera, A Trip to Lynchburg, Virginia

Since our son and his family left DC for Lynchburg six months ago, we decided it was time to take a road trip this weekend. Our dear friends from Milwaukee came in to town yesterday, so we planned to take an overnight jaunt together. On the way we saw a truck full of turkeys - feathers flying - on their way to several Thanksgiving feasts. We reached Skyline Drive and headed in to the Shenandoah Valley. The scenery is gorgeous this time of year. It was almost a four hour drive when we found our hotel on Main Street, just a couple blocks from where they live. The biggest event was to see the 1890's warehouse that they are planning to turn in to their residential space on the third floor, overlooking the James River. The renovation is about to begin and we're anxious to see the end result - in about a year. In the mean time, the first floor houses a wedding venue and there's a lot of other space that will become available in this multi functional building. Obviously things are so very different here than in DC. After tomorrow I'll be able to make a thoughtful impression. In the meantime it is quite an experience.