Lynne's Visit Part II: Birds and Burgers

Lynne, being a better guest than I am a host, found Wing Haven Gardens in Charlotte, NC and suggested a visit there. Click here to go to the Wing Haven site. 

Wing Haven is in a residential neighborhood. It's a house built by Eddie and Elizabeth Clarkson in 1927 as well as the gardens they created over several decades. It was a lovely way to spend a chilly morning, very peaceful and relaxing.

A couple things of note: you enter the house to pay for your tour and get info. There was also the tiniest powder room I've ever seen or used. Seriously, it was smaller than an airplane restroom and filled with knickknacks from the 20s and 30s. It made the RV bathroom seems spacious. And sadly lacking in knickknacks.



Before we toured the gardens we watched a video about the Clarksons, who seemed to be a lovely, if a bit eccentric, couple who were devoted to each other, their gardens and birds. They were so devoted to birds that they raised an entire family of bluebirds and one in particular slept inside their house, on top of a book in their bookcase. Afterward Lynne and I had the same thought: what about the bird droppings? Ewww. 

We enjoyed our walk through the gardens and I was glad that we were able to go at our own pace and not follow a guide.

After our adventures in nature, went in search of lunch. We stopped at a shopping center with an interesting assortment of stores and happened upon Sir Edmond Halley's Restaurant. Lynne had a turkey burger and I had a French Dip. Both sandwiches got good reviews as well as the roasted brussel sprouts we each got as side dishes.

All in all, a fun day and a much needed visit from a friend. Thanks Lynne!