Friday was a whirlwind - last week was a whirlwind week at Knoll - made even more so by an early departure to get to PHL and, after a long drive through a major electrical storm, Dover TN.

There will eventually be picture(s) up to document our visit to Grandma Gray's farm in the northwestern corner of Tennessee, but for now some words: we surprised Grandma but spent the weekend in a pretty low-key way. Bad weather lent itself to a tour of family histories by car; blue bird weather was great for visiting Fort Donelson, watching giant fish in the pond, and blue birds flitting around the yard. There was time to share Mother's Day cards, a box of old photos, and three meals around the dining room table but that is about all you can squeeze into a weekend that includes traveling almost to the Mississippi.