#17 Saturday February 27th 2021 A "regular" day

Rainy weather today in Madison,  Alabama and 70 degrees! Darrell made delicious wholegrain pancakes with hazelnut granola.  We topped them with blueberries and strawberries and maple syrup.  While talking to Darrell's mother we found out sad news about our nephew Jason's 4th child born yesterday with a heart defect and downs syndrome. Her name is Isabelle. We met Samuel and Ariel for lunch at an outdoor greek restaurant.  Then after lunch, the weather cleared for a couple of hours and we went for a 5 mile walk. We drove about 30 minutes to Elkmont, Alabama and walked on a converted railroad bed towards Athens.  On the way we read markers about the tall train tressel built and destroyed in the 1800s. This was also the site of a civil war battle with the largest casualties for a battle in Alabama,  about 200. We finished our day with a video phone call with grandson Quinn and a game of dominoes.  

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