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    • Sep 23rdWV Road Trip Part V: Hinton

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      Fall beer with a view
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      From the dining room at Pipestem.  I had a really nice fried catfish, but EF was fussy so I didn't get any pictures.
      From the dining room at Pipestem. I had a really nice fried catfish, but EF was fussy so I didn’t get any pictures.

      Lemuel and I smoked some nice Cubans as the sun set, but it was too dark for a picture.
      Lemuel and I smoked some nice Cubans as the sun set, but it was too dark for a picture.
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      Breakfast
      Breakfast

      The quiche, bacon, and fried apples were great, but those biscuits...
      The quiche, bacon, and fried apples were great, but those biscuits…
      LB liked them too
      LB liked them too
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      One last look, but we'll be back soon
      One last look, but we’ll be back soon
      Before we left, Lemuel loaded us up with apples, pears, and peaches
      Before we left, Lemuel loaded us up with apples, pears, and peaches

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      The peaches were delicious!  Everything was ripe.
      The peaches were delicious! Everything was ripe.


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    • Sep 23rdWV Road Trip Part IV: Stephens Family Reunion

      Staying in a difference place each night with a lil girl is a lot of work
      Staying in a difference place each night with a lil girl is a lot of work
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      Great Grandparents
      Great Grandparents

      Great Great Grandparents
      Great Great Grandparents
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      omg nom
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      HB loaded up on dessert
      HB loaded up on dessert

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      Bluegrass/Gospel at the reunion:


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    • Sep 23rdWV Road Trip Part III: Golf at Silo, Marshall Hall of Fame Cafe

      Really good buffet eggs at the Holiday Inn
      Really good buffet eggs at the Holiday Inn
      EF liked them too
      EF liked them too
      Twin Silos is no more, as one silo got hit by lightning and there was an ownership change
      Twin Silos is no more, as one silo got hit by lightning and there was an ownership change

      So now its just, "Silo."
      So now its just, “Silo.”
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      FJ managed to hit the silo
      FJ managed to hit the silo

      I landed near this tombstone.  Bad omen.
      I landed near this tombstone. Bad omen.
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      FJ and The Judge
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      Lavalette
      Lavalette
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      After the round we got some drinks.  The Country Boy Shotgun Wedding Brown was great.
      After the round we got some drinks. The Country Boy Shotgun Wedding Brown was great.

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      Gary's private driveway
      Gary’s private driveway

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    • Sep 23rdWV Road Trip Part II: Betty and Joe’s, Out Wayne, Wedge at Silo

      Waiting for the event to start, it was covered by the local tv news and paper (front page)
      Waiting for the event to start, it was covered by the local tv news and paper (front page)
      FJ and LeBeef during the grounds breaking
      FJ and LeBeef during the grounds breaking

      FJ and LeBeef kickstarted and named this coffee shop
      FJ and LeBeef kickstarted and named this coffee shop
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      3 gen of family in the coffee shop named for the 4th
      3 gen of family in the coffee shop named for the 4th

      Papaw's house
      Papaw’s house
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      I didn't slide down the stairs and let EF ride me down, but it would have been a very Papaw thing to do
      I didn’t slide down the stairs and let EF ride me down, but it would have been a very Papaw thing to do
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      The Judge's whip, very fresh
      The Judge’s whip, very fresh
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      Wedge at Silo, it was awesome
      Wedge at Silo, it was awesome
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      Most decadent salad I've ever had
      Most decadent salad I’ve ever had
      They smoke meat on site and have their own BBQ sauce; delicious.  They also have lots of local beer.
      They smoke meat on site and have their own BBQ sauce; delicious. They also have lots of local beer.

      Wedge was really really good
      Wedge was really really good


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    • Sep 23rdWV Road Trip Part I: The Greenbrier

      We had a family reunion and grounds (not a typo) breaking ceremony to attend in WV.  Since that’s a fairly long trip for LB, we decided to break it up a little.  On the way down, we’d stop at The Greenbrier.  On the way back, we’d see Lemuel in Hinton.

      My Happy Place
      My Happy Place

      Cheers
      Cheers

      LB in her first Greenbrier outfit
      LB in her first Greenbrier outfit

      PawPaw - Granddaughter piano lesson
      PawPaw – Granddaughter piano lesson

      Boozy milkshakes before chicken and waffles
      Boozy milkshakes before chicken and waffles

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      Fly Fishing Lesson
      Fly Fishing Lesson

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      This is my biggest, FJ caught a 17 incher
      This is my biggest, FJ caught a 17 incher

      Dressed for dinner in the main dining room
      Dressed for dinner in the main dining room

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      1808 Julep...Maybe they read my julep post...
      1808 Julep…Maybe they read my julep post…

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      Peaches and cream
      Peaches and cream

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      Dancing
      Dancing

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      snuggles
      snuggles

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      nightcap
      nightcap

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      The Sportsman, trout for breakfast
      The Sportsman, trout for breakfast


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    • Sep 15thShady Grove Dove Hunt ’15

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      Pregame at Bull Run
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      Swaggy stance
      Swaggy stance
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      Thanks again Wendell, those biscuits did me right
      Thanks again Wendell, those biscuits did me right

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      man work
      man work

      Living high on the hog
      Living high on the hog
      decoy chew toy
      decoy chew toy

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    • Sep 15thEF’s second bike ride

      


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    • Sep 15thRowing, rowing, rowing on the river

      

      


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    • Sep 15thDavis Smoke Out

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      Pork Belly
      Pork Belly

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      Fez and cymbals not pictured
      Fez and cymbals not pictured
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      omg so moist
      omg so moist
      jes.
      jes.


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