Off again – a mini-tour this time, only one week. First, Jackson, Mississippi. Took I-55 North and a pebble shot up from a MAC truck, shattering the passenger side window (where I was sitting)! Sigh. Shattering…not just cracking. But we rolled on, just like the river. This hwy is also an evacuation route during hurricanes. Saw signs of the recession everywhere–rest stops closed, Recovery Funds working with 15 men standing around a bucket. Lunch in a waffle house – hashbrowns capped, diced, scattered, covered, peppered, smothered, and all the way!

There are mucho bookstores in Jackson, Mississippi and Amazing Grace had a ball sending us on wild goose chases all over town. We missed some because of that. She wasn’t cooperating at all! Her best trick was changing addresses to Jackson, TENN. rather than MS. Couldn’t get the car fixed–window has to be ordered. So we drove on with shattered glass. We stopped to visit lots of stores but finally fled. Needed a TREAT. Grace wore us down after about 6 hours of spinning in circles, but not before stopping by Lemuria, one of the best independent bookstores in the south. Don’t miss it if you’re there. You have to walk through the coffeeshop and head upstairs to find it. Lots going on.

Check out the full post on Pamela's blog!