Tennessee History Festival

This past weekend in Nashville TN they had the TN History Festival. I had been when we first moved to the area. This was my second time and I really enjoyed it. Tons of different things set up. I love seeing history in action and looking at all the things they used back then and the way they dressed! I love the dresses the ladies wore. I just think the dresses are beautiful. The event was held at Bicentennial Mall State Park. It's a beautiful park that overlooks the state capital in downtown. I went picture happy as usual. So this post has a lot of pictures. I hope you don't mind!!

 "All the different camps set up everywhere"

 "Can you imagine doing laundry by hand back then? We have it so easy in today time."

 "This lady was showing different items and how they were used. Here she is holding what they used to hear the heart. She had two people come up and try it and it really worked. She had lots of great information."

 "A spinning wheel. I loved her sign of what she called her area."

 "A old camera. He was great with information on photography back then. We have come so far. He also let me look through it while the cover was over me like they did back then. It was really neat."

 "Looking toward the capital"

 "I loved these dresses and how this picture turned out."

 "A game of 1860's style Baseball,played with no gloves."

 "What they used to cut off parts during surgery. Gave me chills just thinking about it" How far we have come in medicine"

 "How far we have come in the laundry department. Can you imagine having to do each piece by hand?"

 "They also had firing demos of different centuries of canons and guns."

 "They were very loud"

 "Abraham Lincoln"

 "I loved the veil" This was a reenactment of a 1860's wedding"

All through it I kept thinking this seems so real. I thought they were doing a really good job at creating one. Turns out this couple is very involved with their history things like this, that they decided to make this their wedding vow renewal for real. They thought this was the perfect time for it. I thought that was so sweet.

Well I hope you enjoyed taking this little day trip with me.

Welcome Fall...

Today is the first official day of Fall!!

I love this season!!

The beautiful changing of leaves and the 

cool crisp air. A start to my favorite time of year!!

A day at the Ranch....

Yesterday me,Mom and Dad rode over to Hurricane Mills TN. The location of my favorite Country singer "Loretta Lynn". She has a ranch there. You can see a Museum,a replica of her childhood Kentucky home, a replica coal mine where her daddy was a coal miner,doll and fan museum,grist mill museum,Indian artifact museum,and her Plantation house she use to live in. Plus there are gift shops and a snack shop. It's my 3rd time going there and I just love it. It's so beautiful with the creek and waterfall running through it. We didn't take the tour this time because we have done all that. On the tour you can see all the stuff I mentioned above. They have events that go on throughout the whole year. On the property she also has a Campground,Cabins and a Concert area. All sorts of things. 

We got off on a country road by accident and were pretty much,what I call,the middle of nowhere..lol :) The plus side was beautiful scenery! It turned into a rainy day,but by the time we left the ranch it was clearing up.

 One lane Bridge over a beautiful river!!

 Lots of beautiful land

 We stopped at the Loretta Lynn Kitchen for some breakfast. It had Loretta Lynn stuff over the walls and a huge gift shop with all sorts of stuff!

 My favorite movie is "Coal Miner's Daughter".

 I just thought this was cool. Would not want to meet a real one in person..lol

Next was off to the Ranch!!

Motocross racing a popular event that happens there was going on. It was packed in that area!!

 The river and falls are so beautiful!!!

 It's a whole little western like town

 Grist mill and Fan and Doll museum

 I loved this purple blanket and the dolls!

 A doll her late husband bought her.

 An old Grist mill where one of the stores is in

 The stairs with her and her husband's name on them. The Plantation where she lived. I think she lives in a house behind it now.

 Her land is just so beautiful and I love the Animals!!

Hope I didn't bore you with all these pictures!! I am a picture freak!! It was such a nice day!! Thanks for coming along with me on here!!

I have more pictures from another visit if you click here and want to see those!!