Thought of the Week: March 30, 2014

“Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.”
                                           ~ Plato

Thought of the Week: March 23, 2014

“Plenty of people miss their share of happiness,
not because they never found it,
but because they didn't stop to enjoy it.”

~ William Feather

Travels with David: North Georgia Mountains

North Georgia Mountains - March 14-16, 2014

Every now and then, you just need to leave town and enjoy a little time with your spouse.  As an impromptu/unplanned (shocked my wife) trip, we headed out to the North Georgia area for a little weekend retreat.  I had reserved a cabin up in the mountains near Cleveland.

We had a nice retreat with a cabin in a nice, quiet place.  This cabin was very open as it is also used as an event hall for weddings, etc. (like a small chapel).  Very open living area with a nice, high-end appliances in the kitchen and a side room for the master bedroom and bath.  This place was up a gravel, dirt road that was not in the best condition but we made it work; even had some walking trails and trout pond.  It was nice to fix our own breakfast each morning rather than heading out early.

We made our rounds of Helen, Clarkesville and Cleveland areas.  This included the famous Anna Ruby Falls (in Unicoi State Park) north of Helen with a nice little 1 mile walk (1/2 up a nice little grade).  We even made it to the famous Cabbage Patch Baby Land General Hospital (really not much I can say about that waste of an hour).  We spent most of our time visiting many, many antique shops in the area; just spending time together.  Unfortunately (or fortunately) we only purchased a concrete dog for our front porch; my wife has a knack for finding very heavy concrete items for me to tote and bring back home.

A nice weekend trip in a quaint area that was well needed for this couple.

Thought of the Week: March 17, 2014

“Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions, they become habits.
Watch your habits, they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.”

~ Frank Outlaw

Thought of the Week: March 9, 2014

“Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.”
                                              ~ Phillips Brooks

Thought of the Week: March 2, 2014

"Never mistake activity for achievement."
 

                                                                ~ John Wooden