It is early morning - 8:29 am on the East Coast; 7:29 am back in the home state of Kansas. I am, once more, seated at a comfortable table at the local Panera Bread in Charlottesville Virginia. I enjoy it here because the food is good; the coffee runs plentiful; and my time is always well spent. I can sit here and write, or read, while people walk passed in their to and fro moments, sauntering off towards whatever will speak for their days.
Myself? When I eventually depart from here, my plans are for an early lunch at a business called 'Michie's Tavern'. I visited this period restaurant the last time I was here, December of 2010; and again, the food was good, the time was well spent, the experience was well worth it.high--
The place is not difficult to find, resting comfortably on the road leading to Monticello - perhaps a mile out.
Just thought I would take a moment to report on an observation I just had. One characteristic to Panera Bread that might be one of the additional draws is its blend of both white collar and blue collar individuals. Businessmen and workers, they both frequent these elegant, yet decidedly un-aristocratic halls. I could quite easily envision some highfalutin CEO, with ironed socks, creased slacks, and starched shorts, spending time here, meeting with others, working on business, etc. etc. Just a quick observation of things...
Back to my own business at hand - I am looking forward to my early lunch at Michie's Tavern, where they feed a soul well, before driving on down the same road to Ashland, President James Monroe's home. Only God Himself knows when I will be able to return to the area. The opportunities availed me, I need to take advantage of them.
Following my visit to Ashland, it's off to Montepelier in Orange Virginia, the home of another famous Founding Father and President of the United States, James Madison. Again, it's all that "taking advantage of the opportunities availed thee". In a practical sense, I should be heading west; but 'practical' never made for the interesting life.
One last thing, in regards to accommodations for this evening. I discovered a nice bed & breakfast in the Montpelier area where they are offering a loft bedroom for an excellent price. As B&Bs are always superior to the stale conditions of the square-roomed hotel room, and as the cabin I stayed in the past two nights at the KOA campground here was less than appealing (my previous two stays at other KOAs was exceptional), this showed itself as another opportunity not to be passed by.
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