FANCY GAP, VA. Events of interest lately have been our trip down to Denver, NC on Saturday, Sep 6th, to visit with the Rohrbaughs, who had driven up to Fancy Gap several days ago to have lunch with us at the Eagles' house.  After a nice lunch we played one of their favorite games, Head, Knee, and Foot.  It is a card game employing 3 decks of cards.  Eventually the table is covered in "books" and "libraries" of cards, and the three card decks are reduced to a fraction of their beginning size due to the game's requirement to draw so many cards.  Each game is so involved that we only had time for one game before it was time to drive back up here to Fancy Gap.  It was great fun while it lasted.  Just like old times in Newland, NC when we used to visit them in their former home there.

Betty, David, and Jo Around the Table

Sunday night, Sept 7th, Betty had a craving for some ice cream, so we headed off the parkway down one of its entrances to Rt 52.  There is the Fancy Gap General Store, which we had thought must be a feed and grain shop, but Marti Eagle had recommended as a place to get a snack or some ice cream.  Nice ice cream in an interesting venue of local color.  Outside the store is a very large carving of a bear, in front of which Betty wanted to be photographed.  See below.

Betty and the Bear

On Monday, Sep 8th, Betty attended a ladies' tea at church.  Marti Eagle graciously drove her down and back.  Betty took a couple photos of the ladies in attendance.

Left Side of Room

Right Side of Room

I remained home in the motorhome catching up on some reading.  Since there is no cable TV here, we have been doing a lot of reading, much more than we do at home with cable TV available.