#50 October 16, 2021 Lynchburg, Tennessee (I call it, "Whiskeytown") with My Girlfriends; Week of Our 38th Anniversary

Darrell and I are sitting after our morning exercise routine and our fancy pancake breakfast. Our lovely Gurley, Alabama airbnb porch faces the sunrise.  Two days ago we celebrated our 38th wedding anniversary.  We are pleased and grateful to be here in our lives now.  This morning is chilly, and I'm wearing two sweaters.  We have our weekly chat with Darrell's mom, Shirley.  She and Dad, Don are in their upper 80's and live with Darrell's sister Cyndy near Dallas, Texas.
I drove 60 miles to Lynchburg, Tennessee to meet my longtime friends for lunch here in "whiskeytown".  My friends are Sharon in the middle who came from south Texas on a roadtrip to Laura's in Manchester, Tennessee.  We picked Lynchburg to meet since it is a small and rural tourist town.  I call it 'whiskeytown' because that is what it is known for.  The town history and money is built around an over 100 year history of making Jack Daniel's whiskey.  I don't drink alcohol, and we enjoyed the history and other benefits of this town.
Shaded stream in Lynchburg, Tennessee
Old Courthouse in Old town square in Lynchburg, Tennessee.
View of one street on the square and the back of the Courthouse in Old Lynchburg, Tennessee.
Laura and Sharon outside of an Antique store near the square.
We secured reservations to eat at this restaurant:  Miss Mary Bobo's Boarding House.  About a block off of the old square.  This is the place to come as a tourist.  The history of Miss Mary Bobo is quite amazing.  She ran this Boarding house and restaurant until she was 101 years old!  She never served alcohol and Jack Daniel's Distillery purchased this business from her in the early 1980's preserving the history and the business.  The food, the service, history stories, and gift shop are all totally worth the drive and experience.
Yesterday I made my longtime favorite alternative brownie recipe using maple syrup in place of agave.
More than 10 years ago, I traded out traditional brownies for this recipe as a way to reduce sugar, butter and wheat in my family's diet.  I cook so much less in this Nomad life on the road.  I have plenty of these to share, and generally people really like these.
This favorite salad dressing of mine, I make about every week.  Darrell and I eat this almost every day on our lunch salads.
Picture of a Keel Mountain Stick Bug. These guys amaze me and get my attention even when they live to blend in! lol.







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