Last Friday
We drove to Abingdon, Virginia, to visit the Parks Mill. I think it is one of a dwindling number of operating mills. It was a nice experience to walk through that old mill and imagine the tons of corn that had been ground there in past years. They still grind corn for two products: corn meal and grits. We bought 2 packages of the meal and 1 of the grits.
Later that evening Beverly baked some cornbread muffins made from that Parks Mill corn meal. It was delicious. I can’t wait to try the grits!
Here’s a few pictures to give you a feel for our visit to the old mill. (And thanks to my friend Nancy O who gave the information about this working mill.)
| The water wheel is still turning. Note the belt that powers off the wheel. |  |
| Here some fresh cornmeal that will bagged soon. |  |
| Bags are laid out and ready for hand labeling. On the bag is says “Stone Ground” and “Where the Water Drive is still Alive.” |  |
| The entrance to the General Store. They specialize in BBQ. |  |
| Bags of cornmeal ready for sale. |  |
| Here’s old Granddaddy looking over some of the equipment in the mill. |  |
| A scarecrow is one of many unusual items of décor around the mill which also includes many flowers. |  |
These autumn days are just beautiful.
Be sure to get outside and enjoy the days before the calendar creeps into November & December.
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.
~Albert Camus
Joke of the Day
During training exercises, the lieutenant who was driving down a muddy back road encountered another jeep stuck in the mud with a red-faced Colonel at the wheel.
"Your jeep stuck, sir ?" asked the lieutenant as he pulled alongside.
"Nope," replied the colonel, coming over and handing him the keys, "yours is."
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