Ave Maria Grotto

Mrs. Leslie and I packed a lunch and headed an hour North of here to Ave Maria Grotto this morning. This place contains all sorts of buildings in miniature that were all made by the same Benedictine Monk. Some of the reviews I read said it was creepy, which I thought was odd. It wasn't at all creepy, but it was quirky. The materials he used to make the buildings were just a hodgepodge of materials, so they included random things such as marbles, broken glass, etc. It's not a place we will be revisiting any time soon, but it was worth the time.

We also stopped at a farmer's market and one of those Southern tourist trap food goodies places. We bought some cheese curds, fig jam, and chow chow. For those not familiar with chow chow, it is a relish-like mix that can be used on all kinds of stuff, but is best on hamburgers and hot dogs.

We finished the trip off with a nice picnic and then headed back to town so I could watch Bama vs. Duke, which is what I am doing now. Normally I would not be blogging during a game, but Bama is up 62-13. Not much of a contest. Our super hard stretch of games officially starts next week, so this will be the last non nail biter for quite a while.