Sunday morning RT and I woke up and decided to have a day together. So often RT and I spend much of weekends going our separate ways taking care of our individual errands and interests. We decided that whatever we did on Sunday, we would do it together.

Although Sunday School and church are things we always do together, we decided to skip them both. Instead we got on the internet and found an apple orchard that was just an hour away. We got in the car and headed east where we visited Breeden’s Apple Orchard in Mt. Juliet, TN.

There we bought four bags of apples, a half gallon of apple cider, some sorghum and molasses, and various jams and jellies. We left there and stopped by a country cafe for a “home-cooked” lunch of fried chicken, vegetables and sweet tea.

Then we headed southeast of Nashville to Henry Horton State Park for nine holes of golf.

Neither of us had ever played that particular course, and it was beautiful. We played the back nine holes - and had much of the course to ourselves. We didn’t keep score and had a grand time. We joked and laughed our way through the course. We had some great shots and some not-so-great shots. Mostly, we enjoyed the beautiful day, the cool breeze and the breathtaking scenery. The golf course is surrounded by beautiful wooded areas - just gorgeous.

After golf, we headed to the opposite side of the park to their skeet-shooting range where I “pulled” as Ron went through six boxes of shells - missing very few of the targets.

Afterwards we headed back to Nashville - drove by my school to pick up my lesson plan book so I could refresh my memory about whether or not I had a particular lesson to do today. (I did.)

Then we swung by the grandgirls’ house to share our apples with them. While we were there, they were eager for us to see the work they’ve done on their rooms. . . Well, the work their mom and dad have done on their rooms. Their rooms looked great, and they were thrilled to have the apples.

And finally we headed home again. What a wonderful and relaxing day.

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