Monthly Archives: March 2009

Free Cherry [Blossom] Ice Cream

Posted on March 23, 2009 by William

Today we headed downtown to take part in the Cherry Blossom Festival’s traditional free cherry ice cream cone distribution. The line was really long but Trey was patient and appreciated the reward. We walked around downtown a bit then headed … Continue reading →

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Trey on Macon.com

Posted on March 22, 2009 by William

The Telegraph, our local newspaper, has its online presence over at macon.com. They have a section of the website where users can submit their photos and videos (like CNN’s iReporter). They then pick out a some of the submissions to make … Continue reading →

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Festivaling with the Lowerys

Posted on March 21, 2009 by William

Last night Mike, Rachel, and Allister came down from Decatur to visit with us and attend today’s Cherry Blossom Festival events. We hit the downtown area first and watched the bed race. It was quite disappointing in that only about … Continue reading →

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Macon’s Cherry Blossom Festival

Posted on March 20, 2009 by William

It’s the biggest event of the year – the annual Cherry Blossom Festival. Macon’s pride and joy is its 300,000+ cherry trees – it claims to have the most in the nation. The festival is a week long event with … Continue reading →

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Spring is Here!

Posted on March 20, 2009 by William

Today officially marks the first day of Spring. That means warmer weather which means more outdoor time for Trey and me! Combine that with the extra hour of daylight we got last week and we are set! You have probably … Continue reading →

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Kingsley Plantation

Posted on March 19, 2009 by William

On our last day of vacation we stumbled across this National Historic Preserve on Fort George Island. It is the oldest standing plantation house in Florida and was settled by Zephaniah Kingsley in 1814. Kingsley was an interesting character with … Continue reading →

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