March 15, Natchez Cemetery

If you read Greg Isles' book, TURNING ANGEL, here she is! She didn't turn for us though. :-) The five stones she watches over are the stones of the five girls who died in the drug company fire. All five worked at the company and the youngest was only 12.

March 14, Natchez City Cemetery

The Natchez Cemetery is well worth a visit or in our case two visits since we plan to return tomorrow to get morning light and find a couple of graves we weren't able to find today - graves with quite interesting stories about the persons buried there. The reason there is so much ironwork is because so many people living in Natchez in the 1800s were incredibly wealthy. Nineteen out of 26 millionaires of the times lived in Natchez.

March 14, Magnolia Grill

We went to Magnolia Grill after lunch. It was crowded and we got the last table. It was a table for six so we invited a couple waiting for a table to join us. We had the most pleasant lunch with Gwen and Trent and learned we had all sorts of things in common. After lunch we hugged and said goodbye like old friends - it was just so cool! I didn't know it until after we'd left the restaurant, but this amazing couple paid for our lunch! Now how nice was that! We were more than happy with just their good company.

March 14, Jefferson Street Methodist Church

We went to church here this morning and met so many friendly people. The church was built in 1807.

March 13, Mammy's Cupboard

Mammy's Cupboard is a Natchez landmark that has been around since 1940. We enjoyed sandwiches on home made sourdough bread and a cup of soup after sharing a slice of hummingbird cake. I didn't know what that pretty drink was but everyone had a glass so we did too. It was blueberry lemonade. Good stuff!

March 13, Grand Village

We visited Grand Village of the Natchez Indians in Natchez after lunch. It was free to go through the museum and out onto the grounds to see the mounds. I'll be back in a bit with some very interesting information about the mounds and the people who lived there. I included the photo of the trees because it has been a long, long time since I saw a tree this tall. :-)

March 13, Vidalia, LA

We are staying at Riverview RV Park located on the banks of the mighty Mississippi River and the historic city of Natchez is just across the river. The woman who took our reservations was very helpful and the park is spotless. Sites are wide and many are paved. We plan to stay two or three nights.