Weekend Ramblings

Sara and I headed for points west this past Saturday, visiting antique stores in Belmont and Shelby, North Carolina. Sara found a nice purse in Shelby, made of cloth in the same manner a quilt is made; she's already quite fond of it, and my mother has expressed a desire for a similar purse for herself.

While we were in Shelby we again ate at Bridge's BBQ Lodge, which is on the NC BBQ Society Historic Trail. We'll be using that particular resource when choosing travel destinations in the near future.

After leaving Shelby we headed south into South Carolina, narrowly avoiding the gravity well of Whitmire, South Carolina, a small town in the depths of the Sumter National Forest. We've found ourselves there twice on our travels, and we have a fear that if we find ourselves there a third time, we may never be able to leave.

While fleeing the baleful influence of Whitmire we found ourselves east of Lockhart, SC, and saw the following street sign, which we had to photograph; it apparently is popular with travelers, and I suspect it has been subject to theft and vandalism in the past:

The location of this road is not far from the village of Skull Shoals, SC, so a comedy sketch about living in that particular area would be quite amusing.