The Trip So Far...

Well…it has been a week since my last post. I will do my best to update you on the progress and past.

I finally hit bed at 4:30 am in Monroeville. At 6:30 am, I was awakened by the "hug" of a 104# Weimaraner!! The thunder outside was outrageous!! I have never heard thunder like that!! Come to find out, and the reason I did not post, all cable was knocked out due to the TORNADO that passed through this morning!! I was not prepared for that!! I mean, I knew we were not in Kansas, but in Alabama??

I haven't seen much of the deep south, but WHOA!! Guns in the back of the car….always a wonderful site to see a shotgun in the back window!!

Then there was the episode of walking into the HUDDLE HOUSE for lunch. Your typical greasy spoon, but when I walked in, not only did the restaurant go silent, a fork dropped in only what I can imagine was food falling from the mouth as a YANKEE walked in!! Needless to say, I took my food to go and left in a hurry!!

So, here are the pictures!!

Once I left Monroeville, I headed to Cousin Pat and Shirley's house in Macon. Not only did I get lost, I kept these Baby Boomers up past bedtime awaiting my arrival!! Needless to say, we chatted late, and although I was able to sleep in, I was far too groggy for Pat in the morning!! He cleared his schedule to go in late, and I was kind enough to sleep up until his departure, said goodbye and went back to bed for some additional shuteye!! Sorry Pat and Shirley!

Then on to Cousin Troy and Julie's house in South Carolina. I arrived just in time to receive a tour of the house from Kyle and Lauren. Kyle is "7 1/2, NEARLY 8" and Lauren is 6. I was shown their rooms, the kitty litter room, kitchen, living room, laundry room. Mom Julie LOVES the laundry chute AND the well appointed spice racks built into the cabinetry, but on either side of the stove. But, Mom, Dad, Kyle and Lauren could not wait to show me the BONUS ROOM!! A great room, with a mounted flat screen TV, wet bar, couch that is ordered, and plenty of room for adults and kids. In fact, the game tables from Troy's childhood were there. We played a great deal of games on those tables.  Yes we did…some good memories there!

The courthouse where Harper Lee's father tried cases. Made to scale for the
film adaptation of "To Kill A Mockingbird."

The Jury Bench

Below..the witness area; above the gallery for women and minorities.

The Judge's Bench

Standing where Atticus stood.
Note: the briefcase

The large caption quotes what Nelle Harper Lee wrote (bottom left piece of paper)
"This room was used as the model for the trial scene in the film: "To Kill A Mockingbird."
The set was designed by Henry Bumstead, Universal Studies. Nelle Harper Lee"
(Additional Note: the courtroom was made to scale of this, the Old Monroe County Courtroom.)

Explaining the friendship between Truman Capote and Nelle Harper Lee.

Dispelling the myth that Capote wrote "Mockingbird" as some urban legends proclaim.

Nelle Harper Lee's Father, A. C. Lee
Scout Finch's Father, Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck)

The exterior of the Old County Courthouse.

Mural of a scene from TKAM on Lee's Automotive,
across the street from the courthouse.
(The mailbox, fountain and pole are not in the mural; they are freestanding)

Monroeville brought to you by Life Is Good
"Chilly Dog"
Ironically, it was 91 degrees F.

Truman Capote's recognition of his time in Monroeville.

Atop the gallery looking down into the courtroom.