A Nice Fall Drive

We drove to Hot Springs, NC yesterday via back roads.  I guess it was 5 years ago when we were there for a wedding.  Two bars that we liked when there had closed and we had lunch in the hotel restaurant.  No leaf color yet.  We did see a bit of color just starting in some of the higher elevations.  We came back through Gatlinburg and down through the park.  I didn't make the soup last night because we had a late and big lunch.  I'll make it for tonight.  I really haven't done much around here this week.  We did get outside stuff done but mainly we have just played and had fun.  I must clean house tomorrow.  I also need to do the upstairs which I do only when we are expecting company.  I haven't touched it since Anne was here in July.  I don't really feel bad about this since no one every goes up there..not even us.  I do keep our luggage in one of the closets so I go up for that...later...