Cracker Barrel

When we travel by car I try to make sure our hotel has an indoor pool, so I can get some exercise once we get out of the car. It is necessary because I'm not used to eating lunch and dinner out each day...and usually the choices aren't anything like what I would have at home. 

On our second stop (Bristol, VA) Jerry wanted to have the catfish dinner at Cracker Barrel. We had stopped for lunch and I wasn't really hungry, so I just had a salad. That gave me a little time to sketch the decor in my little pad of paper. For those of you who have never been to a Cracker Barrel Old Country Store it is a bit of an experience. You enter the restaurant by walking through a "general store" that sells clothing, toys, pottery, knick-knacks, etc. You can't bypass it. Once you are seated you notice all the decorative old objects and paintings on the walls, most of which are copies of items that were around in the 1940's. While Jerry was eating his meal I had time to sketch a bit of what was on the far wall.

All the hotel rooms we had this trip had RISs (roll-in showers) for Jerry. Each was a little different so we experienced assorted situations and probably flooded the floor a bit in each bathroom. lol This was one of the showers. Jerry needs to be seated when he showers because he removes his prosthetic leg. I am fairly sure that most of these showers were designed by someone who has no experience in using them. The new thing is to have the shampoo, conditioner, and body wash in containers hanging on the wall. Some have pumps and some you squeeze, and some have these containers located either far from the seat provided or behind where the person is seated. I was prepared and brought along a bar of soap in a knee-high stocking that I attached to one of the grab bars. (Thank you youTube for your suggestion!) That is what he uses at home. If he drops the soap he can get it back without my help.