Visting Stephen Foster

Don't you just love Pandora Radio?   It's wonderful.  I'm here in my cave alternately working on a quilt and putzing on the computer, all the while listening to the likes of Journey and Adele and George Strait.  If you don't know about Pandora Radio, you owe it to yourself to check it out.  No, I don't have any connection to them. 

Hubby and I spent last week at Stephen Foster State Park.  It was our first trip there and it is a lovely park.  Unfortunately, the weather was quite nippy and the furnace in the RV got a good workout.

Bell tower 

Museum 

One of the primary reasons for our visit was to meet up with friends we met in Vermont last summer who are dulcimer players.  On the first Saturday of each month, a Coffee House is held at the park where anyone can perform.  The host last week was Michael Vickey who is a master on both the hammered dulcimer and the mountain dulcimer. 

Michael Vickey on the hammered dulcimer

Michael Vickey on mountain dulcimer 

There were a few other performers as well.  We're told that there can sometimes be 10 to 15 performers.  It's just the luck of the night as to how many there are.  In addition to the performances, there's coffee and refreshments to be had.  The hot coffee was a very welcome treat last week. 

This young man played original compositions on the guitar and piano with only his left hand.

I don't know how I missed pictures of the beautiful trees with the spanish moss hanging from them, but I did. 

In the tiny town of White Springs, there is an old hardware/ mercantile store and I would absolutely love to see the inside of it.  I left noseprints on the windows as it was. 

During the wild azalea festival which is coming up soon, they will be holding activities in the building.  I'm bummed that we won't be there for that weekend. 

Off to my other chores for now.  Y'all take care.