Today is the last day of Mardi Gras. The day before Ash Wednesday and the start of the 40 days of Lent for those of a western Christian beliefs. Donna grew up in New Orleans and remembers while in high school actually participating in some of the parades.

When Donna and I lived in New Orleans in the middle 80’s my idea of a Mardi Gras parade was more of the ones put . . . continue reading]]> http://www.mr-miata.net/2012/02/happy-fat-tuesday/feed/ 0 http://www.mr-miata.net/2012/02/14000-orange-trees/ http://www.mr-miata.net/2012/02/14000-orange-trees/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:08:22 +0000 Brian the Red http://www.mr-miata.net/?p=11285

The return trip from the Land of Orange Trees was an adventure. First I forgot to create a pocket query for the three remaining counties we wanted to get in south Georgia. Then we couldn’t find free Wi-Fi anywhere for me to get online to make one. When we did find free wi-fi at Mickey D’s the charge on the laptop battery was so low it was insufficient to get the query information . . . continue reading]]> http://www.mr-miata.net/2012/02/14000-orange-trees/feed/ 0 http://www.mr-miata.net/2012/02/covey-of-cousins/ http://www.mr-miata.net/2012/02/covey-of-cousins/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 01:29:17 +0000 Brian the Red http://www.mr-miata.net/?p=11264

You met my cousin Louise, the woman on the left, back in January when she passed through South Carolina on her way to Florida. The woman on the right is Martha, AKA Muffy, the other half of my known universe of first cousins.

Muffy is down in Florida visiting her sister, so we all met at Donna’s sister’s house. Friday evening we got together for dinner and drinks and then again on . . . continue reading]]> http://www.mr-miata.net/2012/02/covey-of-cousins/feed/ 0 http://www.mr-miata.net/2012/02/13000-geocaches/ http://www.mr-miata.net/2012/02/13000-geocaches/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:21:41 +0000 Brian the Red http://www.mr-miata.net/?p=11255

Well, we are 1/13th of the way there after today. Our 1,000th find came in the town of Eastman, GA at a historical home that is now a museum, open only by appointment. The find happened in typical fashion, the GPSr led us to the base of a tree with a nice bit of shrubbery all around its base, the . . . continue reading]]> http://www.mr-miata.net/2012/02/13000-geocaches/feed/ 0 http://www.mr-miata.net/2012/02/old-govemors-mansion/ http://www.mr-miata.net/2012/02/old-govemors-mansion/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 02:46:21 +0000 Brian the Red http://www.mr-miata.net/?p=11247

This is the first Executive Mansion of the state of Georgia and it filled that capacity from 1838 to 1868 until the state capital was moved from Milledgeville to Atlanta. It is still open for public tours.

If you ever find your self in Milledgeville, a great place to eat is Buffington’s. I can personally vouch for the Cry Baby Burger (ground Angus beef, roasted jalapenos, caramelized onions with white American cheese) . . . continue reading]]> http://www.mr-miata.net/2012/02/old-govemors-mansion/feed/ 0