A Break for a Family Visit...

You probably didn't notice when our fall 2024 trip seemed to end in Staunton Virginia.  Well, it really didn't end there and some day in the not too distant future I'll post the ending bits regarding this road trip.  As you may or may not recall, the trip started with our first stop in western Tennessee, proceeded all the way back across Kentucky, into Ohio, touching West Virginia a couple of time, then up to northern Pennsylvania, touching extreme southern New York state, then back south passing through Maryland into Virginia.  The last stop I reported on was at President Woodrow Wilson's birthplace in Staunton.

This week Laurie and I have her sister and brother in law visiting East Tennessee all week, so this is the one short post I will contribute until June 24th.  This stop was one of my favorite roadside 'adventures' from that October 2024 road trip. 

This is Duke's Lexington Antique Center which is just off I-81 in Lexington Virginia.  Laurie and I love to prowl antique stores...especially well stocked large antique 'malls'.  I'd listed Duke's on our travel plans and we made sure we didn't miss it.  This antique center covers over 20,000 square feet and it features over 150 dealers offering a huge variety of antiques and collectables.  We had a fun time just looking...but of course we did end up making a few purchases too.

We didn't take a bunch of photos.  Part of the reason for that failure is that I didn't even get very far down the first aisle we traversed.  We always go to the right in stores and then go up and down every aisle.  Laurie did complete the entire journey but, as the photo above indicates, I got 'stuck' in a vendor booth that specialized in antique and collectable postcards!  Yes, rare though it is, that is a smile on my face!  I was a happy camper indeed...postcard collecting is one of my few remaining vices.

I like postcards dating 1920 or earlier, (ideally 1910 or earlier), used with messages on them and they must still have the postage stamp on them.  I prefer ships and trains but I also like city sights and landmarks as they appeared back 'in the day'.  The messages can be quite interesting as well...projecting what parts of life were like over 100 years ago.  I bought a bunch of interesting postcards with my only regret being that Duke's is over 5 hours from our home, probably more depending on traffic and road work.

When visiting Duke's, keep an eye open for Cooper.  He's the house cat and as far as he's concerned he's in charge.  He is very 'chill'!

Duke's Antique Market is located at 1495 North Lee Highway (US Hwy 11) at 30 Pinnacle Drive in Lexington Virginia.  This antique mall is open from 9 AM until 6 PM 365 days a year!  Phone: 540-463-9511.  Website: https://dukedukeantiques.com/.

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Thanks for stopping by for a visit!

Take Care, Big Daddy Dave

Spring Photos Plus a Look around Culpeper Virginia

Who doesn't love spring...that is if you weren't hammered with the horrid storms that have sadly impacted much of the middle of the USA!  While much of central and western Tennessee suffered from flooding, high winds and tornados, here in East Tennessee all we received was needed spring rains...with some wind mixed in.  We live in the Tennessee River valley, that lies running northeast to the southwest, and we are usually but not always protected  from the worst weather by the Cumberland Plateau at the west and the Smokey Mountains at the east.

This bush always grabs our attention when it blooms!  The flowers look like delicate little bottle brushes.  It is one of the several 'bottle brush' bushes that are popular with landscapers.  This particular bush is called a Mount Airy Fothergilla. 

We love our little Japanese Maple Tree.  It cozies up in a niche in front of Laurie's 'plant room' between our laundry room and the garage.  Love those feathery red leaves when the tree first comes 'back to life' every spring!

My personal spring favorite are the Redbud Trees.  Rarely shaped in an orderly fashion, these pretty little violet colored blooms just adorn the limbs of the trees in early spring.  They are one of the very first trees to bloom every year.  Sadly, we had a white dogwood tree nearby that provided a terrific contrast with the dogwood blossoms...but no longer.

FYI... One of the biggest and best known events in the Greater Knoxville Tennessee area is the Dogwood Festival...with dogwood trails through neighborhoods and plenty of related events.  Learn more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogwood_Arts_Festival and https://www.dogwoodarts.com/dogwoodartsfestival.  

No...I'm not done posting photos and talking about things we did during our fall 2024 road trip.  Continuing with the last leg of that trip from Virginia...

One of the first posts from this road trip saga was about a terrific restaurant that Laurie and I dined at in Culpeper Virginia.  I posted our experience at it out of sequence with the trip because we liked it so much.  If you missed that post, just go to https://bigdaddydavesbitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2024/11/its-about-thyme-fine-dining.html.

Now back to Culpeper and a brief look around this bustling small town.  Believe it or not, the original section of the large building shown above was built in 1820 by Revolutionary War General Edward Stevens.  The family of future Confederate States of America General A.P. Hill bought the home in 1832, enlarging it to its current size just prior to the American Civil War.  Timing is everything and the Hill family sold the property in 1962.  The building is referred to today as the A.P. Hill building.  Occupants include a wellness spa and a fashion boutique as well as at least one apartment.

Yes, Laurie did do a bit of shopping in Culpeper... I was more interested in this cat in a basket, even if she wasn't interested in me.  We both love cats, but between Laurie's allergies and the probability that over half of our family, (who have allergies or don't like cats), would never come to visit, deters us from any new feline member for our household.

The two photos above are general views of downtown Culpeper.  It is an attractive and active small town at one corner of 'horse country' in Virginia.  The building at the right side of the photo immediately above, is the Fairfax Masonic Building.  It was completed in 1902 and it currently is home to a real estate company and a gift boutique.

I borrowed this photo from the Internet.  The first Culpeper County Courthouse was built in 1750.  A replacement was built on the same site in 1808.  The second courthouse was torn down in 1871 and it was replace by this Classic Revival structure in 1873.  

There is a reason for all the good restaurants and shopping opportunities.  About 70% of the fast growing population of the county commute out of the county for work.  The town is 55 minutes from Manassas Virginia and just a little over an hour to Dulles International Airport.  How fast is this county growing?  In 1980, the county recorded 22,620 residents.  By 2000 there were over 34,000 and the 2020 census recorded 52,552 residents.

Factoids:  

• By the middle of the 1970s, Culpeper County was the last county in the Commonwealth of Virginia to desegregate its schools.

• Commonwealth Park in the county is the site for many world-class equestrian events.  This is where actor Christopher Reeve suffered the equestrian accident that paralyzed him in 1995.

This is a photo of the cookie display case at Knakal's Bakery at 146 East Davis Street.  This bakery has been a fixture in Culpeper since the 1930s and they offer a wide selection of donuts, cookies, pastries and cakes.  We did buy a couple of very nice cookies to take with us as a treat for later in the day.  This is my kind of shopping experience!

This is the oldest commercial building in Culpeper.  George Washington surveyed and plotted the town back in 1749.  The first indication of any structure being built on this plot of land was a deed of sale in 1790 to Thomas Reade Rootes...a lawyer and a member of Virginia's House of Delegates.  In the 1890s it was known as the Martin Furniture Company but it was originally built (ca ?) to house the post office, the Farmer's and Merchants Bank as well as Clark and Company Grocers.  

This structure has been used by a number of other businesses including a tobacco warehouse, stables, a tin shop, a Civil War jail for soldiers from both sides of the conflict and for much of the 1900s, as the Yarnell Hardware Store.  The structure survived the Civil War, two major fires and an earthquake.  Today it is the home of The Grass Rootes Restaurant, an upscale dining venue.  To learn about this restaurant, go to https://www.grassrootescu.com.

This is the oldest church in Culpeper.  St. Stephen's Episcopal Church was built in 1821 on land donated to the parish by Brigadier General Edward Stevens, a hero who led his militia in several key battles during the Revolutionary War.  Originally, this church was a relatively plain rectangular structure.  The slender steeple and the entrance vestibule were added in 1861.  Other renovations and additions took place ca. 1870 and it 1884.  This was one of the few churches in the area that remained unscathed during the Civil War.

Part of Culpeper's Central Historic District, the old Southern Railway Depot at 109 South Commerce Street was built in 1904.  It replaced another that had been built in 1874, which itself had replaced 2 depots that had been originally built by the Orange and Alexander Railroad.  Threatened with demolition in 1985, the community rallied to save it and then to renovate it.  Part of the structure at 111 South Commerce Street now serves as the Culpeper Visitor's Center.  Located at 113 Commerce Street, the Museum of Culpeper History occupies a larger portion of the structure.  To learn more about the museum, go to https://culpepermuseum.com/.

The best part about this old depot is that it is still served by passenger trains.  Options include: Amtrak's 3 time a week round trip service (the Cardinal line) from New York City to Chicago; the daily round trip service (the Crescent City line) from New York to New Orleans and; the twice daily Amtrak Northeast Service from Washington D.C. to Roanoke Virginia.  The Commonwealth of Virginia provides financial support for the Northeast Service.  In 2023, the Culpeper station served 17,386 passengers.

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Thanks for stopping by for a visit! 

Take Care, Big Daddy Dave

Food, a Purchase, and More

You knew that I wouldn't stay away from one of my favorite topics...food...for very long.  No restaurants this time though!  This isn't one of my more cohesive themed posts, that's for sure.  In addition to food, I've included a birthday photo, the latest photo of the new house diagonally across from us, a cat and a club meeting, featuring a plethora of mostly old guys.

You may or may not recall the side dishes of "Mexican Street Corn" that both Laurie and I had with our meals at Bonefish Grill.  Waste not, want not!  Add cream cheese and some seasoning to the leftover corn, then side it with a little fried deli sliced chicken and then add to easy over fried eggs.  It was a substantial and satisfying start to the day.

Here is yet another makeshift/make-do breakfast.  We'd made a quick meal using some pasta, garlic butter sauce and canned chicken (drained, seasoned and fried in butter).  Since there were leftovers, all I had to do was reheat the pasta and chicken in a frying pan and then add a couple of easy over eggs. 

Laurie has been working on weight loss and lowering her A1C as well.  She's been using Mounjaro and her appetite has been significantly reduced.  This is an example of one of her smaller and healthier meals.  Half a ham and cheese sandwich and 2 slices of locally raised tomato, a little blue cheese dressing and fresh basil.  She has lost a lot of weight!

Moving back to the not so healthy, we spotted a new cookie shop in Farragut's Turkey Creek shopping area.  It's name, as you might guess from the box, is Crumbl.  Our feedback is that while the cookies were tasty, they were also small...and at about $2.90 each with tax, they were ridiculously expensive.

Laurie and I love gyros, schwarma, donair, al pastor or doner kebab, whatever name you prefer.  We purchased these pre-packed gyros at Costco...and we were hopeful.  Good gyros are hard to find around here.  I heated them in a frying pan with a little butter...grapeseed oil would have worked to.  After browning them up a bit and frying some pita bread that we'd purchased at Food Lion, we plated them over cucumber slices and diced tomatoes.  Laurie added sliced onion to hers...  

This was my serving of gyros.  We had also purchased a big tub of tzatziki sauce while we were at Costco...and we both lathered it on!  Of course I added Tabasco to my serving.  Conclusion...this was a very satisfying gyros experience and we'll do it again... 

I'll bet that you'd never guess what this group is all about... Note the age of the attendees as well as the preponderance of males.  It is a meeting of the Knoxville Philatelic Society...i.e., stamp collectors.  While it is a satisfying hobby, most stamp collectors are old guys.  In addition any stamp collector that started out collecting stamps as a long term investment has been badly disappointed.  Unless you bought high end stamps, (like the upside down US Airmail), this is a satisfying hobby with no hope for a financial return.  Despite this fact, it is estimated that there are about 5 million stamp collectors in the USA. 

I think that Laurie likes my stamp collecting efforts.  It 'keeps me out of the bars' and she has come to an agreement with me that whatever I spend on stamps...she spends an equal amount on stuff she wants.

We love cats and dogs...but we like them best when they belong to other humans.  This is "Tiger" and he belongs to our friend Glen.  Laurie took this photo the last time we paid Glen a visit and went out to lunch.

I'll end this post with an important milestone.  Our friend and neighbor Sue recently celebrated a significant birthday.  We were happy to be part of the celebration... Happy Birthday Sue!  We're looking forward to our next outing with you and Steve.

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Thanks for stopping by for a visit!

Take Care, Big Daddy Dave

A Little of This and a Bit of That

Staying local… It’s about friends, family, food, fall season and critters, both feathered and furry.

Our new neighbors, Steve and Sue, invited us over for dinner.  They fled from California to retire here in East Tennessee, aka “Paradise East”.  They live right across the street from Laurie and me…

Steve and Sue were dog sitting for Sue’s sister so Laurie and I got our dog ‘fix’.  Cinnamon is a border collie.  She really likes women and tentatively tolerates men she doesn’t know.  Do you think she wanted Sue’s undivided attention?  Cinnamon couldn’t have gotten much closer to Sue without getting on her lap!

There were 3 couples for dinner, counting Steve and Sue.  Everyone contributed to the meal.  Steve broke in his new grill by barbequing pork ribs.  They were very tasty!  The other couple brought a very satisfying casserole dish full of corn pudding.  Laurie and I brought the rolls and the coleslaw. 

The plate of food shown above was Laurie's.  Mine is never as photogenic and it might have had a bit more food on it.  It was an enjoyable evening…

Recently we had a nice lunch at The Café by LeeEllen in Loudon Tennessee.  I’ve written about LeeEllen’s before so I’ll limit my photos to the food we ordered.  Laurie had a quiche sided with fruit and I enjoyed shredded chicken with dumplings.  Both of us were very happy with our choices.

LeeEllen continues to struggle to find and keep wait staff, kitchen help, etc. and she’s had to change up her schedule and menu to continue operations.  We like this place and we hope that it survives.  The Café by LeeEllen is on Facebook at The Cafe by LeeEllen | Loudon TN | Facebook.

Once or twice a week, when it comes to dinner, we just ‘wing it’.  Laurie tends to favor peanut butter and crackers or cheese and crackers as she doesn’t like most leftovers.  What’s not to like with my ‘leftover dinner’?  Leftover pot roast, carrots and potatoes…all heated in a frying pan and accompanied with a nice soft roll.

We like cats as much as we like dogs.  We don’t have a cat because Laurie is allergic to cat dander as are various member of our family.  We don’t have a dog because they tend to really tie you down to a schedule, require a kennel for trips, etc.  We had cats for years and learned that Laurie’s ongoing allergies were significantly impacted only after our last cat died.  Subsequent exposure to a neighbor’s cat revealed the problem.

Given all of that, we do like our dog and cat ‘fixes’.  Recently we visited Glen, a friend of ours in the Maryville Tennessee area.  He has 2 cats, one that is rather shy with strangers and then there is Smoky, who isn’t shy at all.

I think that Smoky really enjoys the attention he receives from Glen.  The look he’s giving is “I love you daddy”!  “Please scratch me some more…and don’t stop! 

Our son David II and our grandson David III recently traveled to Starved Rock State Park in Illinois, to spend some quality time together.  David III will be moving out of the family home in the near future following his graduation from New York University. 

Starved Rock State Park is located along the Illinois River just south of I-80, right between Peru/LaSalle and Ottawa Illinois.

Knowing my ‘thing’ as regards taking photos of old railroad depots, they stopped and took these photos of the old Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad station in Ottawa.  That railroad is now part of the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad. (BNSF) Thanks guys!

Laurie took this photo of our late fall foliage from our deck.  It was a little past peak colors…but I still like it.  It’s a ‘feel good photo’…

One of our village neighborhoods was recently visited by a wandering bobcat.  Quick thinking and reflexes captured this photo!  Rumors occasionally pop up that we have mountain lions in the area but I haven’t seen any photos so far.  There have been a few confirmed cougar sightings in western and central Tennessee but there is no evidence of an established population in the state. 

Our big old oak tree in the back yard produced a bumper crop of acorns this year.  We have had frequent visits from the local deer population.  They love to feed on the acorns… I’m surprised that the deer still show up with all the construction in the area.  There is a fringe of wooded area and a wooded lot behind our house.  One side of our home is also still fully wooded.  Laurie took these photos.  I love the deer peeking around from behind our oak tree...

Laurie spotted this visitor at our ‘bird watering hole’ that we have mounted at one side of our front porch next to a large magnolia tree.  He/she wasn’t bothered by her attention at all and she was able to take several photos.  After a bit, after chilling by the water, the crow just flew off…

We were talking about going out to eat one day…and it dawned on us that we hadn’t been out to Tellico Grains in Tellico Plains Tennessee in quite some time.  So off we went!  She had her favorite sandwich, Joe’s Italian.  It consists of Genoa salami, pepperoni, Benton’s prosciutto, pesto mayo, pepperoncini peppers, black olives, red onion, deli-style mustard, lettuce and tomato on an herb flatbread roll.  Laurie could only eat half of this beast of a sandwich…but despite her dislike of leftovers, she did have the other half a day later.  It was as good as always!

We both think that Tellico Grains makes the best pizza in the Knoxville metropolitan area… I ordered the wood fired pepperoni and Italian sausage pizza.  Excellent!

We ‘might have’ purchased scones, cookies and more during our visit.  All good!  Website: Tellico Grains Bakery – 105 Depot Street, Tellico Plains, TN 37385 (tellico-grains-bakery.com).

Another great source for ‘pizza’, aka flatbread posing as thin crust pizza, has turned out to be the Publix grocery store in Farragut Tennessee.  At $9.99 each, these came out to cost about the same as a pizza in any of our local establishments.  They are in the deli area of Publix. 

We both added parmesan cheese to our flatbread pizzas.  Laurie also put olives on hers and I put jalapeno pepper slices on mine.  Then we heated them in the oven.  It was a very tasty and satisfying dinner!

One last food item… Our Weber grill was out of action for more than a year.  The squirrel’s kept eating through our propane hoses and, as I’m not at all handy, I had no idea how to fix the problem.  We were saved by our friend Morrie…  He and Jodie, his better half had been over for dinner and the topic of the grill came up while we were sitting on the back deck.

Morrie is very handy…and has helped many villagers with home maintenance issues.  He thrives on home care problem solving.  So, he put his mind to work, purchased the necessary parts including connectors…and then put it all together. 

I’ve once again started grilling!  I started with some pork steaks that I purchased at our local Food Lion grocery store.  The result was so much better than I could manage on the stove top or Laurie could produce in the oven.  The photo above shows Laurie’s dinner plate with mashed potatoes, some cantaloupe and a gorgeous grilled pork steak.  It was seasoned with a dry rub and then I painted it with Famous Dave’s Sweet and Tangy BBQ sauce as I grilled it.  Wow!  We’d forgotten just how good it could be…

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Thanks for stopping by to see what’s been happening!

Take Care, Big Daddy Dave

The Road Home from Kentucky

Following our October 2021 exploration of attractions around Lexington Kentucky as well as the State Capital in Frankfort and the many craft and artists shops in Berea, Laurie and I headed home.

As is our nature, when there is no hurry to get somewhere we take the roads less traveled.  Instead of taking I-75 south toward Knoxville, I followed US 25, which runs roughly parallel to the Interstate.  We drove through the town of Mt. Vernon and then along a scenic stretch along the way…the next town we would come to was London Kentucky.  However, before we got there, I had to hit the brakes and make a hard left turn!

Who could resist one more opportunity to shop…especially at a truly out of the way location in the middle of nowhere.  The Rockcastle River Trading Company and Riverside Gardens is located on a 50 acre parcel of land that is the actual homestead for the Carloftis family.  Southern Living Magazine stated that “The Rockcastle River Trading Company is definitely worth the stop.”  We agreed that it’s not just a shop but the grounds are a touch of Eden…

This historical plaque is close to the sign for the Rockcastle River Trading Company.  This ‘trace’ or ‘trail’ stretched north to the “Falls of the Ohio”…aka Louisville Kentucky.  This was a widely used route through Kentucky and it became part of the Wilderness Road.  This trail was named for a “Long Hunter” named Henry Skaggs.  On 10/21/1861, the first Civil War Battle in Kentucky occurred near here…

I did have to find out what was meant by the term ‘long hunter’.  It refers to an explorer and hunter from the 1700s who made expeditions into the American frontier for as long as 6 months at a time.

We parked off to the left side of the Trading Company…and the first thing that I noted was this old Packard automobile… I don’t recall what the owner told me regarding the model or year, but it appears to be a 1940 or 1941 Packard Special Super-Eight Special Sedan.  It is still being driven regularly… Laurie and I both love old Packard automobiles!  This automobile shelter is adjacent to an old blacksmith shop.  A potting shed, once the centerpiece of the Southeastern Flower Show in Atlanta Georgia…is situated at the right of the store.

The Trading Company and adjoining gardens are located along the banks of the Rockcastle River and the property is surrounded by the Daniel Boone National Forest.  Of course, being as we were visiting this site in October, it was well past the peak season for any garden in this climate.  However, it was still very calming, colorful and eye catching.  The barn-red store faces the Old Dixie Highway and has its back to the river.  Note the small and beautiful ‘allee’ of trees and color that invites visitors to enter the store…

As anyone who follows my blog site or who knows me is aware, I am not a shopper.  However I do appreciate any retail establishment that separates itself from the pack with a quality selection of products and/or has a special setting/ambiance for its customers.  The Rockcastle River Trading Company has both products and ambiance going for it!

Featured items include candles, luxury items for the home such as fine sheets and bedding, Italian pewter tableware, frames, bathroom accessories, cookware, table and floor lamps, perfumes, glass bell jars, as well as French milled soaps and lotions.  In addition, the store offers one of a kind antiques and artisan wares.

This cat helped us shop… He helped wrap our purchases by lying on the counter on the bags and tissue paper.  He was a stray who decided that this was his domain.  Advantage: No mouse issues anymore!  Our furry friend was very entertaining and he made it clear that this was his store! 

The real owner of the Rockcastle River Trading Company is Jon Carloftis, a well-known rooftop garden creator who has enhanced many penthouses and rooftops in New York City.     

Jon and his mother were the one’s responsible for creating this little Eden near Livingston Kentucky.  Jon has final say over the products offered at the Trading Post.  The photos shown above were taken from the back of the store.  Spectacular gardens…even as late as it was in the season.  We’ll have to drive up for a visit this spring, about mid-April.

We were told that this dog is also a stray who has decided that the Rockcastle River Trading Company and its gardens are his new home.  At some point in his life he has apparently been abused.  He is very curious about people but won’t come close to them or let them approach him.  Our host told us that just recently this handsome pup had come close enough to sniff his hand…and he’s the person who feeds the dog.

The Rockcastle River Trading Company is open from April through December, Tuesday – Saturday from 10 AM until 5 PM.  Our host, a family member, was most gracious… The Trading Post is located at 13855 South Wilderness Road near Livingston Kentucky.  It is just off of I-75 at Exit 49.  Phone: 606-843-0854. 

FYI, Jon Carloftis’s garden creations have been featured in Southern Living Magazine, Garden and Gun, Kentucky Monthly, Traditional Home, Country Home and other publications.  To learn more about the Rockcastle River Trading Company and Jon Carloftis, check out the following websites: Rockcastle River Trading Company | Livingston, Kentucky - Jon Carloftis Fine Gardens | What's New What's Next and Jon Carloftis Fine Gardens - Jon Carloftis Fine Gardens | What's New What's Next.

As we continued south on US Hwy. 25, we passed through London Kentucky where I took this photo of the Federal Building and United States Courthouse.  This Italian Renaissance style building was constructed in 1911 and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  When it was built, it was designed to house the U.S. Post Office, U.S. District Court facilities and other Federal offices for the district.  The post office moved to a new facility in 1961.

The U.S. District Court for Eastern Kentucky was established by Congressional Act in February of 1901.  The Eastern Kentucky District is comprised of 67 counties.  The court first convened in London Kentucky in November of 1901.  Based on expanding postal business and burgeoning court activity, (the latter mostly centered on illicit distilling/moonshining cases), it became readily apparent that expanded federal facilities were needed.

As we neared Knoxville’s northern environs, it was time to find somewhere to grab a quick dinner.  We settled on one of the few restaurants we saw along this part of US 25, Charley’s Pizza.  I liked the fact that they had been in business since 1976.

The dining area was large and as it was a bit early, the restaurant wasn’t very busy.  We studied the menu, placed our order with an indifferent waitress, and then read all the ads imbedded in the table top.  In addition to pizza, Charley’s offers hot and cold sandwiches, spaghetti and lasagna with garlic toast and a couple of chicken dishes along with some sides.

The pepperoni and Italian sausage pizza was OK but certainly nothing to write home about…just about average for the Knoxville area.  The sausage was bland and the pepperoni was passable.  However, having been in business for 46 years as of this year, it must have many loyal patrons.  To learn more about Charley’s Pizza, go to Charley's Pizza Parlor - Jacksboro, TN - Pizza place | Facebook.

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Thanks for stopping by for a visit!

Take Care, Big Daddy Dave