Hermitage, Tennessee — The Hermitage

Monday: The Hermitage is the big house museum to-do in Nashville.

Problem is, it costs $16 per person and you also need to carve out two hours of your time to see the place.

I’m sure the Hermitage is totally worth it.  I mean, if the brochure tells us anything, it’s that this is one classy place.

Hazel the dog was with us, looking forward to walking around the grounds.

But merely to explore the grounds with the dog (in the rain) would have set Susie back $16, while I was inside for two hours.  Gosh, we were looking for a house museum, not a really nice historic penitentiary that charged admission.  A soggy soggier dog wasn’t appealing at this point, either.

They do have a nice fleet of trucks with Andrew Jackson’s signature on the back.

I’m thinking about buying a fleet of trucks for the Wren’s Nest and putting Joel Chandler Harris’ signature on the back.  Consider it an investment.

In the end we said thanks but no thanks–the Hermitage may have been a little too rich for our blood.

Topics Discussed — Railroad Tracks In One’s Yard, The Song We Think Is Called “Rough and Ready Is Our Battle Call,” Whether Said Song Has to Do with Andrew Jackson.