Our Walk: Part Two.

I'm back with the remainder of our town tour.

I hope you'll come along with me to see the rest of the highlights--

Small town charm at its finest! :)
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You are now entering:

A little span of old buildings which sit between two traffic lights,
with a few other things mixed in like this:

This BBQ truck is always parked in this space between two buildings.
Not sure why.
For years, my kids would snicker every time we drove past it
(they're too old and mature for that now (wink, wink).

This collection of six store fronts proved to be very significant in my life.
This happened about where my girls are standing.

Oh, and this place?

Road signs, snowshoes and random taxidermy.

Antique marbles.

Primitive and exotic antiques, sombreros, metal detectors.
And this is just the tip of the iceberg!

Across the street is the old Eagle Tavern,
dating back to 1801 and possibly older.
Myths and legends abound regarding this place,
from being the most haunted building in Georgia
to being the reason the University of Georgia was founded 10 miles
down the road instead of in Watkinsville,
due to the drunkeness and debauchery that abounded here.
(how ironic would that be?)
Don't know if any of it's true,
but it makes a good story, doesn't it?!
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Our walk takes us off Main Street at this point,
to venture down to this location.

The buildings here at OCAF were originally the high school in Watkinsville.
This building now houses the Oconee County Cultural Arts Foundation.
Watkinsville is known for its art, particularly pottery.
This space is a wonderful art gallery
(my students will be participating in Student Art Month here in March)
and OCAF supports many community endeavors
such as Southworks (an artists' market in May),
Perspectives (a celebration of ceramics)
and outdoor art installations,
such as these:

The loop of our walk ends at Town Center,
a new development that offers some great dining options-
Mirko (a great pasta place), Barberitos (our go to quick Mexican joint)
and Chops & Hops (the name says it all).

This little section holds two gems--
the Big Easy, home of the zinger
(if you follow me on Instagram, you've seen more than one picture of these),
and the Granary,
where my dear Sierra is learning how to bake like a pro.
Don't even get me started on their chocolate raspberry scones!

If you're like me,
you may be thinking,
"Mexican-Italian? That's kind of an odd combo…"
But this place is flat out wonderful.
Chef Jose is well versed in many areas of cuisine
and will often ask if you want anything in particular
and then go make it for you.
How fun is that?!

And this?
This is the piece de resistance.
The supplier of rockin' coffee and the destination of our kids
on an almost daily basis.
This is where allowance is spent and study groups happen.
We are so thankful to have Jittery Joe's in our neighborhood!

As we complete our walk, Subway sandwiches in hand,
we count our blessings.
This is one sweet little town.
We're grateful to be here.

There's no place like home.