I'm pretty sure that, since I started geocaching in 2008, I've had at least a
cache or two to go after on Thanksgiving Day, but until this morning, things
were not looking so good for cache hunting without having to drive a prohibitive
distance out of my way. However, when I got out of bed — a task made torturous
by the weight of several well-fed cats on top of me — I found that a new cache
had been published, right along my route to Mum's. Happy day indeed! Just a
park-n'-grab hide, but one that took me to a pleasant, scenic little corner of
Rockingham County, just outside of Stoneville. Rather than the direct route up
U.S. 220, I opted to take the back roads through Guilford and Rockingham
Counties, which I often favor when heading to Martinsville. The cache was a
quick find, and I took a couple of photographs of the location, seen below. A
most pleasant excursion, made all the more enjoyable by some smooth chillin'
music courtesy of SiriusXM, which has offered me an extended free trial. Oh, but
those devious minds do know how to grab one and suck one in, don't they....
Unlike the past couple of years, Thanksgiving Day 2014 for the Raineys has been
pretty low-key. Ms. B. is traveling, brother is working, and other good friends
who sometimes share the day with us are also out of town. So for dinner today,
it was just Mum, her friend Mary, and ye old man. Still a feast it was, with
turkey, dressing, cranberry salad, fresh corn and green beans, and my own
special homemade pumpkin pie (the recipe from the Libby's can, a little bit
doctored up).
Early on, it was raining, but for the moment, at least, the sun has come out — a
good thing, as I have a crapload of dead bird and pumpkin pie I really need to
walk off.
Happy, happy Thanksgiving to the lot of ye.
