I hate to admit that there is a country song that I love...mainly because I'm not a big country music fan. But my dh is...and I hear plenty of country just driving in the car with him. One song that came out a few years ago by Rascal Flatts is one that I just fell in love with. I have always been a big Andy Griffith fan, so when I first heard the song "I Miss Mayberry", I couldn't stop singing it. It didn't hurt that one of the lines also talks about Cherry Coke...my personal weakness.
Anyway, we drove through Andy Griffith's hometown on the way home from vacation, which the town of Mayberry was based on...Mount Airy, N.C. (it even rhymes with Mayberry...should I mention that there is a nearby town that is named after a natural landmark...Pilot Mountain...remember the nearby town in the show...Mount Pilot? hmmm.....)
Back from the rabbit trail....we came through on a Sunday morning. The first thing I noticed...and the most interesting...the churches were packed!! Very few people were on the roads. When we got to the little downtown area, nothing was open...NOTHING! One store opened as we were walking past...near noon. I started noticing the store hours signs...and I found something rather refreshing...only a handful of the stores were open on Sunday. One that said it was open Sunday, still wasn't open a hour past the time posted on the door when we left. It was so nice that there is still someplace in America where people still take Sunday off. Here are a few of the many signs I took pictures of...
This one wasn't open well after the time it said it would be open...Maybe they're only open on "some" Sundays. hee hee
Then there was Floyd's Barber Shop... (note the store hours in the lower left of the window)
And we even got a picture in front of the old Patrol Car... in which you can tour the town...but not on Sunday.
Don't you just love seeing that "old" downtown area in the background? It was so pretty.
And do you remember the service station where Goober and Gomer worked?...Well here is the inspiration...
That was a nice nostalgic walk through yesteryear. Now that I'm back to reality...I really do miss "Mayberry" ...Time to break out the Andy Griffith Show DVD's...
"I miss Mayberry
Sittin' on the porch drinkin' ice cold Cherry...Coke
Where everything is black and white
Pickin' on your six-string
People pass by and they call you by your first name
Watching the clouds roll by...by...by..."
[sung by Rascal Flatts]
OK...that's all the country music I want to admit that I know the lyrics to. LOL
I wish I'd know you were going to be so close! You could have come for Sunday dinner. We are about an hour from Mt. Airy, up the mountain in Virginia.
Mt. Airy is a great town. There is also a recreation of Andy Griffith's jail in one of the stores there & the kids can stand behind the bars for pictures. Lots of fun.
Welcome to my blog...Why "gidget"? Well...my husband tried to teach me how to surf before we were married. I was lousy at it, but he called me his "gidget" and the name stuck.
Why "Treasure Trove"? I love sharing about my sweet little "treasures"...and God has blessed me beyond measure....and no, I didn't mean that to rhyme.
LOL
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