In the midst of a crazy world tour, April Fool Phyllis managed to find time to spend the day in the beautiful state of Tennessee and get a taste of southern hospitality. I could hardly wait to show her some of my favorite spots around town.
Phyllis picked a good day to travel to Knoxville. Yesterday we were battling thunderstorms, but today's weather was sunny with the highs in the low 70's and a gentle breeze blowing.
One of the very first things I wanted to do was show Phyllis the fabulous "book cake" that won first prize last year during the public library's BOOK CAKE BAKE to help raise money for the library system. Phyllis wanted to have a taste, but I told her the sign next to the cake says don't touch and the librarian might not like that idea too much.
Next we drove by World's Fair Park where the Children's Festival of Reading will take place on Saturday, May 19th. I told Phyllis that thousands of people will be coming by my booth to visit with her but for now it was just an empty field with that crazy building with the freaky looking eyes staring at us...lol...
Phyllis sat and stared back at it for awhile...
Phyllis wanted to go to the top of the Sunsphere but lack of funds and fear of heights prevented us from going there. That's okay, though, because we visited the World's Fair Park playground instead.
, Phyllis had a really good time spinning on this thing...whatever it's called...but I kept telling her to hold on tighter because her little hands kept slipping and she kept falling off...
We also sat in silence for a few minutes at the soldier's War Memorial Garden that is on one side of the playground area. I told Phyllis all the names etched in the stone pillars are the brave souls who gave their lives in the various wars around the world but that they all were born here in the hills of Tennessee.
There was one more thing I wanted to show Phyllis before I had to go to work. It is one of my favorite statues in the downtown area. I had a hard time finding a parking place and when I finally did find one three blocks away, I discovered I didn't have any money for the parking meter. Oh well, we took our chances that I wouldn't get a ticket as we ran all the way there and back. Phyllis had wanted to go swimming, but there were no ponds around Knoxville, so I took her to the next best thing...
Phyllis will be back on her world tour tomorrow, heading toward the lovely state of Vermont, but for now she will just sit awhile...
