Jackson’s Mill Fall 2019

I spent this past weekend with friends at a spiritual Conference in West Virginia. It is always such a great time. It is held at Jackson's Mill 4H Camp and we try to go three times a year! I get to room with my awesome friend Laura every time and we are perfect roomies together!

This year was amazing weather the entire weekend! Hot and sunny and no rain at all! Perfect weather for walking around in the country and hanging with 300 of your favorite people!! Here is a picture in front of one of the old, original log cabins that stand on the site.

Below is a picture across the campus...this is the mess hall were we go to eat every meal. It is all included in the price for the weekend and the food is amazing!! It is served family style at each table so you pass the bowls of food around to everyone at your table. It is also all you eat so you can really overeat if you do not watch yourself...here is the menu everytime...

Friday Lunch - Vegetable soup, ham salad or chicken salad on bread or croussants and side salad.
Friday Dinner - Fried Chiken, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn
Saturday Breakfast - cereal, toast, oatmeal, eggs, sausage patties, sausage gravy and biscuits
Saturday Lunch - Lasagna and garlic bread and side salad
Saturday Dinner - Roast beef,mashed potatoes and gravy and green beans 
Sunday Breakfast - cereal, toast, oatmeal, eggs, bacon, sausage gravy and biscuits

Delish, right!?!?! See that theme...GRAVY! YUM!




This is the theme for the weekend!


A picture of some of my very favorite people! That lady that photo bombed in the back with glasses was hilarious! She is sooo super funny - one of my favorite people!


This is my friend and roomie Laura indicating the Lodge where we stay each time w go.



Here is another view of the campus...


And another...



I just instantly relax as soon as we drive up to these gates....


Every time we visit we stop at the Jane Lew Truck Stop to get a picture in front of this painting. It is a painting by Charlotte Gerlach of the Civil war with Jesus right in the middle of it with a gun. It is my opinion that it is Jesus but I have not confirmed that with the painter and many do not agree with me. But I make them visit every time and get a picture. This time, we added three new friends to the trip; Stu on the far left and Robyn in purple and Paula on the far right behind Laura. Paula agrees with me that it is Jesus...I only need confirmation from one and she is it! Someday I hope to connect with Charlotte Gerlach and find out for sure. Let me know if you know her! I am pointing to Jesus in the picture.


We stopped off at the Trans-Atlantic Insane Asylum since we were all out and about in Bruce's minivan.  The asylum in closed and they do historical and scary tours. We opted for historical since I wanted to sleep at night. Here are Bruce and Stu posing with a lovely cut out lady...

And here is our whole crew out front for a picture. If you have never been here; you should check it out. In the Fall they have a haunted house and also a fall festival going on out in front - it is awesome! If it is not fall, they still off tours all year round.

This is Laura waiting for our tour to begin in her favorite chair......

This is what they used to do shock therapy on patients...check out the sign....crazy that this was therapy!!! UGH!

Here is a close up of what it says...

Here is a photo from the inside of the grounds...the shorter right side of that building was built before the civil war and housed those injured by PTSD in the civil war (although it was not called that then)

Picture of the building that housed rooms and patients.

Another...

After the tour we went back to Jackson's Mill. That evening after dinner and speaker (which was Paula actually) we had an awesome sing along on the outside patio of the speaker hall!

It was a perfect end to a perfect weekend! I can not wait until the Winter Round Up!!

I hope you all have a fantastic week ahead!! HUGS to you all!