Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Hunger Games and Gone with the Wind Day 3

Atlanta’s, Swan house was the setting for the movie “The Hunger Games”  The area was full of estates and mansions.  The Inman family built the home/mansion in 1928.  He died three years later and Emily lived in the house until her death in 1965.P1020951In the same area was a working farm called “Tullie’s Smith Farm”   The garden had peanuts and cotton plants.  The woman in the garden was digging sweet potatoes and introduced us to plants we don’t and can’t grow in Vancouver.P1020952P1020955P1020956P1020957We couldn’t leave the Swan House without taking a picture of their car.P1020959P1020960P1020962P1020963P1020966P1020968I think I fit right at home in this grand Estate.P1020969We worked up an appetite and stopped in a cute Southern Carriage House Restaurant.  Verne felt a little out numbered.  Lots of women.  Soup and tea sandwiches.  Notice the roses.  Nice touch.IMG_20180926_131543680_BURST000_COVER_TOPP1020975On to Margaret Michell’s house where she wrote the book, “Gone with the Wind” The day was perfect til a huge rain storm.  We hurried to take a picture  before we got socked.  Up in the 3rd floor we had to take the opportunity for a photo op being Rhette Butler and Scarlette O’Hara.We ended the night at “Fox Brother’s Bar-B-Q. P1020974 (2)Taste  the LOVEIMG_20180926_170123291

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