Cleveland has one interesting thing to see

While in Cleveland to tend to the family graves, my son and his daughter and I also got to go to see the Christmas Story House.  This is the home that was used in the movie, the Christmas Story--the one with Ralphie who wants the Red Rider Rifle.  After entering the home and listening to how this project came about and was developed, they actually let us go everywhere in the house and touch anything!  Granddaughter got to handle the rifle under the tree, sit inside the kitchen cupboard where Randie was hiding, etc.  Then we got to go across the street to another house that was filled with pictures, movie posters and actual outfits that were worn during the movie.

And, my son actually bought one of the leg lamps.

TN is bueatiful

After leaving Gettysburg I was off to Dollywood in TN to help a friend who put up a craft booth for the month of October.  I was really impressed with how professional looking the booth was created even before my friend brought in her merchandise to sell. 

My friend, Jane, mostly sells her all hand made of cloth dolls in dozens of styles and she let me bring in some of my own crafts--like the colorful fall quilt hanging on the rack outside the booth and the tote bags hanging behind the man standing in front of the booth.  Made myself a little money and had a really nice time at Dollywood.  The only down side was there were a couple of days when the temperature was barely 40 degrees in the morning, but eventually it warmed up nicely.

Dollywood was all decked out for the fall season as you can see from some of the pictures below.

I again went to see the Titanic Museum and it was again spectacular.  Something else that is always fun to see is the Christmas Palace.  Santa and his reindeer are actually life size and hanging from the ceiling.  Every space was filled with magical scenes and trees.

And, of course, there was the beauty of the mountains.  I had really hoped I would again get a chance to see the elk, but did not have any luck with that one.  Look closely and you will see snow on the top of the mountains in the one picture.