Betsy, Ruth and Gwen at Cracker Barrel, Nashville, Tennessee. December 29, 2014.
(Note: All pictures may be enlarged by clicking on them once or twice.)
Betsy and I celebrated the holidays by meeting a blog friend in person. We have both followed Ruth for several years, and she quickly became a friend whom we enjoyed visiting on world wide web. Ruth is a marvelous photographer, and you can check out her beautiful blog HERE.
Ruth lives in western Canada, so when we learned several weeks ago that Ruth and her friend Gwen would be attending a gospel music convention in the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, we couldn’t let her get that close without meeting her in person, so we made plans to meet them.
Since neither Ruth nor Glen had ever been to Tennessee, we took them to Cracker Barrel for some good southern eating. Although we introduced them to cornbread and chicken and dumplings, the highpoint of the evening was talking as only friends can talk.
Ruth and Betsy, Nashville, Tennessee. December 29, 2014.
Ruth mentioned that she would like to get back to Tennessee with her son some day. We hope she makes it so we can show her the beautiful mountains of east Tennessee. Of course, we warned her that one of these days we might show up on her doorstep in Manitoba.
Senior Moments 
January 5, 2015 at 4:48 am |
How nice you got to meet someone from so far away!
January 5, 2015 at 9:20 am |
So great that you could make that time to visit together – and enjoy fellowship and conversation as though you had known each other for ages! God bless!
January 5, 2015 at 9:46 am |
Oh –makes me teary… I want to spend MUCH more time with Ruth… She is SO special. It was a fantastic evening… Hope they enjoyed their chicken and dumplings and of course the cornbread..
Love,
Wifey
January 5, 2015 at 10:30 am |
How wonderful that you, Betsy and Ruth met each other!
January 5, 2015 at 11:27 am |
It is wonderful and fun to meet fellow bloggers! I’m so glad all of you had such a great visit!! Thanks for sharing the fun!!
January 5, 2015 at 12:21 pm |
It’s lovely to meet blog friends in person. I have met one so far. Happy 2015 to you and Betsy.
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January 5, 2015 at 12:37 pm |
I have to admit that meeting you and Betsy was by far the highlight of my trip to Tennessee.The concerts were good,I enjoyed the beauty of the Hotel,but the warmth and love of meeting fiends outshines all the rest.Till we meet again.
January 5, 2015 at 3:52 pm |
What fun George, I often think about when we met in TN.
January 5, 2015 at 5:16 pm |
I think this is always the high-light of blogging…meeting old friends for the first time!!!
Linda
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January 5, 2015 at 8:38 pm |
Such fun meeting bloggers. We enjoyed a Cracker Barrel lunch on the way back from Gatlinburg to Memphis but can’t remember what town. Betsy is looking great even with a bung knee.
January 6, 2015 at 12:32 am |
So nice to be able to spend time with friends we’ve met while blogging. Great pics.
MB
January 6, 2015 at 12:32 am |
I can imagine the thrill of meeting a virtual friend of years in real. 🙂
Happy New Year to you!
January 6, 2015 at 11:19 am |
How lucky you are to have met Ruth! She’s a talented photographer and a really NICE person.
January 6, 2015 at 12:13 pm |
The first meeting is always special and memorable which I experience myself meeting blog friends alike. The beautiful photos say a lot how the meeting perhaps went off. Like the ambiance and tone touch.
January 7, 2015 at 10:00 am |
How fun!!! Isn’t blogging wonderful for opening our eyes to the lives of others?? Glad you were able to share some time with Ruth.
January 8, 2015 at 11:56 pm |
How lovely! And I like Cracker Barrel because they serve a variety of vegetables along with southern dishes.
January 11, 2015 at 11:24 am |
Beautiful moments that can be cherished forever.
January 15, 2015 at 4:55 am |
How wonderful it is to meet some bloggers!
January 15, 2015 at 12:15 pm |
What fun! Hope Betsy is feeling better now after surgery.
January 16, 2015 at 11:13 am |
How nice to get to meet her in person!
January 16, 2015 at 3:11 pm |
How wonderful, and thank you for sharing the photos with us.
January 19, 2015 at 7:23 am |
It’s always nice meeting up with friends, old or new. Though catching up with old friends and remembering shared memories does have its own special place.
January 20, 2015 at 10:07 am |
Got some fort photos just for you.
MB