My Sister lives in Chattanooga

And now that she does I am learning so much more about the town. I have a reason to go there more often and she has already taught me how to use the interstate to my advantage. What used to take me one hour and twenty minutes has now been cut down to one hour and five.

Before I got to her apartment I needed to visit McKay Used Book store which is an amazingly wonderful place. I learned how to stay on the interstate until I came to the just the right exit and was there in a twinkling, compared to winding down always congested roads. McKay’s has a great set-up, kinda like a library. One can buy books, read them at leisure and return them for a reduced refund. I got a bunch last week, read them and returned them and got a bunch more. Like 15! Some were as little as 50 cents and others as much as $5. I found a new writer (John Lescroart) to collect and got his whole series, minus three, but certainly enough to distract me from housework and art making for a long time.

Brooke lives right smack dab in the best shopping area, and right behind her is the on ramp to the interstate which of course takes us everywhere in town and also to Knoxville and Atlanta. Yesterday we planned to go to the evening Choo Choo quilters meeting after a brief foray to TJMaxx, so I could replace my frying pan with a new one and maybe get some new sandals. She and her husband were celebrating their 18th wedding anniversary, and shopping was primo with them too, so off we went. She knows a backdoor shortcut, which means never having to drive on the busiest streets…Fantastic! I got what I wanted and she got her hoped for ottoman/coffee table. We were both way happy.

The weather started getting dark and stormy looking and I decided that going to the quilt meeting in a possible storm and then getting back home late in the dark and rain was suddenly unappealing, so I bid them adieu and got back on the interstate and zipped right home. We’ll try again next month.

One other thing…I never call anyone, being phone-averse, but I now have my sister’s number on redial on all my phones, and just hit one button to summon her. It doesn’t need to be anything important, but just to be able to so easily hear her voice is wonderful. Again, way happy.