pntaylor1997

8 May 2021

We left home on 5 May, but haven’t done much to make note about.

We spent the first couple of days at the Agri Center in Memphis, TN. Not much to write home about there, it was in dire need of a mow job, there are a lot of extended stay people there. The day before we left, there were a lot of horse trailers arriving, the kind with the living space in the front, so there was going to be a horse show of some kind this weekend.

We thought we would kill an hour or so and went up to the Farmers Market building, but that doesn’t start until June 1^st. But there is a really nice, very large plant nursery right next door, so we walked through that for a little while. If we had been on our way home I probably would have bought some plants, but as luck would have it, we weren’t, so we didn’t spend any money. Phil was broken hearted about that!!

We arrived in Nashville yesterday, got caught in accident traffic, just before our exit off of the interstate. There are those electronic signs all over the place with “Slow down Nashville” and I can see why. They all drive 90 to 90 and then suddenly slam on their breaks..if they can’t weave into the next lane. Phil fits right in!! Warning to anyone coming this direction, every freeway in the vicinity is riddled with potholes, especially the 40, so keep an eye out.

Today we went to Cheekwood, which is a huge mansion build in the period after WWI. Following is the blurb:

About Cheekwood

Cheekwood is a 55-acre botanical garden and art museum located on the historic Cheek estate. Originally built as the home of Leslie and Mabel Cheek in 1929, Cheekwood is one of the finest examples of an American Country Place Era estate. Since being converted into a museum of art and botanical garden in 1960, Cheekwood has presented world-class art exhibitions, spectacular gardens and an historic estate unlike anything else.

The first and 3^rd floors are furnished with furniture from the original owners, the middle floors are given over to the “art galleries”.

The special display in the gardens right now is large animals and other figures made out of Legos, we saw a dog, bird, rabbits and a very pretty 4’ high rose bud in the guest services office, all made out of Legos.

The big pink Lego dog

The Lego bird

Nita waits at the front door of the Cheekwood House

Phil looks to the left

then to the right

Then, finally, we go inside

In case you don't recognize this, it is a telephone from back in the day, it has a dial!

Recovering from Covid 19, the new normal, we walk through a place like this going one way, following the arrows on the floor, practicing social distancing with stairways roped off, one side up, the other down.

The front yard, view from the second floor.

A glassed in display case of items from the era of the house.

A game table with a tapestry top.

I love the way the chair is designed

When the house was build, this was open to the outside. It wasn't until a few years later that these walls were added. Phil had me stand in front of the doors to give an idea of the height. The doors, upper and lower, could be opened independently.