A Pretty Good Vacation Thirty Years Ago-- Part 2

Went jogging in the morning.  Cousin Graham called to say the Civil War man could see us before 3 PM, so Dad drove me to Graham's Western Auto store in Warsaw, NC, and we followed him out to the man's place, which was fortunate because it was way out in the woods, so to speak.

I'll write about this meeting in my Saw the Elephant blog.  His name was Claude Moore.

After meeting with him, Dad drove back to his hometown, Mt. Olive, and we had barbecue "at a place on main street called Cannon's.  Their 'que was almost as good as Wilber's and Dad said the place, which was pretty much barren of any decor, had not changed since he was a boy.  Two of the waitresses came over and asked if he was Buster which is quite something considering he hasn't lived there for 30 years.

Next stop was Aunt Ada's.  We caught her by surprise.  Her place is picture perfect, nothing out of place.  She had pictures of her father and mother and her mother's mother and father which we had copied at the Mt. Olive copy place..  We went by Aunt Doll's place, but she wasn't home.

Ebie and NorNor's place (my father's parents) looks the best I've ever seen from the outside.  Uncle Delbert is recovering from the accident which claimed his mother-in-law's life.  They finally caught the guy who did it; he left the scene and he was a migrant worker, not speaking English or having insurance.  He needs to go to jail for a long time."

Now that my dad is no longer with us, I sure would like to go for a drive with him again.  But this brings back the memories of that day.

Sure Bringing Back the Memories.