Tee and Joan are off to North Carolina for an Elderhostel. They generally attend several each year. An especially interesting one for the rest of the Walkie Talkies was one that the two of them attended in Pasadena, CA, last year. They studied the history of the Rose Bowl Parade and helped to decorate one of the floats. In fact, they purchased a flower vial with our group's name on it and it will be used each year in the parade. So--the Walkie Talkies are immortalized for years to come in the Rose Bowl Parade.
One of the things they will be enjoying this week is the Biltmore
Estate, America's largest mansion. George Vanderbilt was the son of the wealthiest man in America at the turn of the century, and his home, Biltmore, is an outstanding example of the country estates built during the gilded age. We're sure we will hear many stories when they return--about the estate itself, about Christmas at the Biltmore, and about the winery (Hopefully, they will be doing some sampling 
at the latter!).
