Abbeville, SC - Downtown - Part 2

Abbeville, SC is a pretty little town.  I worked here early in my
career and have many fun memories of downtown.  Here are
a few photos from our visit last week.

.The town is on a square.  This view is from the park in the middle
of the the square looking out to the courthouse.

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Next to the courthouse is the Opera House!  The Opera House 

is a very old theater that has been restored.  I've traveled to 

Abbeville just for the theater productions and they have been

wonderful!

After an evening at the theater, you can walk next door to the
Belmont and spend the night in this historic inn.  DH and I stayed
in the room with the upstairs porch one December.  We were able
to see all the Christmas lights downtown!

Now, let's take a walk around the square.

This is the length of the square.

Poliakoff's was a shoe store.  It was a tradition for everyone
in Abbleville County to bring their children to Mr. Poliakoff
to have their feet measured and their first baby shoes fitted.

Abbeville is beautiful and quaint, but it is not growing, which can
be a good thing.  The old part of town is a series of antique and
gift shops now.  Everyone goes to the next town to shop Walmart.

One thing Abbeville does have is beautiful churches!  Notice the
scroll work on the side door of this Presbyterian church.

Then across the street is the Methodist church and door.

And my card in my camera was full before I could take pictures of
the other churches on the next two corners.  There is one more sad
story about a church in Abbeville that I will save for another post.
It is all about good intentions at preservation that went bad..

Thank you for joining us today.  We will visit Abbeville again.  Hope
you are having a good week!
Love,
Lottie

Time for a field trip to Fort Hill

What a beautiful day!  The sun is shinning and it is 61 degrees outside
My DH is plowing a garden this afternoon!  After all the snow and rain,
we decided to get out and take a field trip together this morning.

One of our favorite places to visit is the historic home, Fort Hill, in
Clemson, SC.  I was trying to explain to my DH that I wanted to

decorate our guest room like one of the bedrooms restored in Fort Hill.

He couldn't visualize what I was saying so he suggested we take the

drive.  Fort Hill was home to John C. Calhoun's family and Thomas

Clemson's family.  It is beautifully restored. I'm sorry I forgot my
camera this morning.  After touring the home, I realized the room in
my memory was not there.

Then, on the long drive back, I remembered the room I was thinking
about had been in my grandma's house. :-)  I was embarrassed to tell
DH I had mixed up the memories, but he just laughed.  I think he is
getting used to me mixing up memories.  It was a nice day for a drive,
anyway!

Grandma's house burned years ago.  Wish we could visit again.

Now, time for me to get outside in the sunshine and get to work!  Hope you have a great week!
Love,
Lottie