Tate House

 

On Sunday, December 11, David, Penny, Linda, Jimmy, Alan, and I had a day together. We first went to the Tate House.

Here we are gathered by the tree in the room where we ate lunch. After lunch, we went up to the enclosed patio. The owner told some of the history of the Tate House. When she mentioned Sam's younger, flaky sister Flora lived at Piedmont Hospital, Linda was able to share that she remembered seeing Ms. Tate and her old nurse walking the halls at Piedmont!

Alan joining the carolers. There are 15 trees in the house and various dolls. There are sooooooo many decorations! It is just beautiful.

This young 96 year old is the matriarch of the family of the current owners.

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Black and gold were the colors of Sam Tate's bedroom.

A few days ago, the temperatures were in the 20s.

It was cold outside, but not too cold to keep us from wandering around.

Had to do one selfie. 

The fountain frogs reminded me of the ones that we saw in Quebec in front of the Parliament Building.

Across the street - cows in the field and mountains in the background.

Alan being goofy.

We ended our day together by going to the Christmas Concert at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church. It was wonderful as always.

Amanda's Pinning Ceremony/Graduation

December 8, 2016

We (Alan, Austin, Alex, and I) attended Amanda's pinning ceremony this afternoon at Clayton State University. Because it was a smaller group, it was more individualized. Every student was recognized. We are very proud of our smart girl.

Then we ate at OK Cafe!

Tate House with Amanda

Amanda and I went to the Tate House for a Christmas lunch/tour for quality girl time. We were at the very first lunch of the year. We arrived early and walked around the outside first. Here we are in the outdoor pavilion. It will be enclosed in glass next year. 

We peeked in and saw them setting up. Wow. It is beautiful.

Here we are at the back of the house taking a selfie with the sun in our eyes!

Inside - ready for lunch.

There were lots of little desserts to choose from. We both had eggnog shots and creme brulee.

The peacock ornaments were in the Jewel Room - the guest room. Sam Tate would hide pieces of jewelry in this room for his sister to find. I never had a brother like that!

Amanda on the winding stairway.