It’s All Relative (4/21 – 4/23/23)

Bob and I had company this weekend when Bob’s brother Eric flew his plane down from Alexandria, Virginia to the local airport for a visit. He gave us a heads up, and we cleared his stay with our homeowner before his arrival. He gave Bob the name of an app that allowed him to track his plane’s progress. We headed out to the airport in time Friday afternoon to watch his arrival and assist a bit with unloading and then covering the plane in anticipation of Saturday’s storm/rain.

From the airport, we drove up to Tryon to the International Equestrian Center. There was a dressage event this weekend but nothing horse-related happened while we were there, but we got to show him around. Then we headed to the Mountain Brook Winery that we had visited a few weeks ago to catch up over a glass of wine and some cheese and crackers. Bob made dinner after we got back, and Cooper the dog made a new friend.

On Saturday, Bob and Eric went to the Shelby Cafe to introduce Eric to livermush and then onto Cowpens State Park to view the film of the battle and history there and walk the Battlefield Trail. The rain ended about 2 pm just in time for the Boiling Springs Webbstock, which closed down part of Main Street for music, vendors, face painting, etc. It turned out to be a great temperature and weather for it. We enjoyed perusing the area before heading to El Acapulco, the local Mexican restaurant for dinner.