Yesterday after appearing in court on two cases and settling both (at least temporarily) I had two closings to complete in Columbus and Wilkinson County (near Macon). Cindy decided she had not had enough time with me, so she volunteered to come along. For the first time, Cindy joined me on my nocturnal travels to close loans in peoples' homes. So, around three thirty, we hopped in the car and headed to Columbus. Cindy got to see the view one can find when travelling south on Ga 85 from Woodbury over the spine of Pine Mountain to Manchester. She got to see the southern route through Harris County into Muscogee County. We got to see the stars from Ga 80 through West Central Georgia, and finally made it to Macon, where I deposited her at Dillards while I headed down the road toward Ivey, Georgia.
Ivey, Georgia? I had no idea. Apparently, Ivey is the recreational area serving the rest of Wilkinson County. In the darkness, where I couldn't see much of anything, I headed eastward toward Milledgeville, then headed west from South Jones County toward Gordon, Georgia. Yeah, me neither. Anyway, when I got to Gordon, the residential homes were suddenly supplanted by a huge outdoor industrial facility that I couldn't recognize. I headed into town and saw an old train depot. I assumed that Gordon might be the county seat of Wilkinson County, but I couldn't pick out a courthouse. My borrower met me in the center of town and we headed eastward out of town toward Ivey. Ivey? The factories disappeared and we came into a more residential area, punctuated with a lawyer's office (the only one I saw)and then could spot a lake over which we drove. Coming to the other side, I saw a convenience store which looked like the perfect place to buy a six pack, some cans of potted meat and maybe some bait.
At any rate, not needing any of that...wait, maybe the six pack, any way, we turned left and I came upon a small yellow two story house, with the shadow of a giant snow man covering the front. I looked down and discovered a small snowman with flood lights shining on it from below. The three foot tall plastic snowman was casting a twenty foot shadow. Pretty cool.
Anyway, we continued on to the borrower's house and sat down in his great room to go over the documents. I asked about the factories and he informed me that they processed chalk there. Apparently, I was in a big kaolin area. Kaolin is the substance used in paper, sheetrock and other products. It does have quite a lot of uses. However, apparently the old folks used to eat kaolin to leach out impurities in their systems. It was once common to find older people in this area reaching down and grabbing some of the greyish clay to eat in order to make themselves feel better. This concept is doubtful, but it was once a common practice in areas where kaolin was found.
Later, I headed back into the darkness, back to Macon, back to the Barnes and Nobles in North Macon and Cindy. I left Wilkinson County and the clay-eaters behind and Cindy and I got to eat ribs and listen to blues music for our late suppers. I think we both had a good time. As much fun as could be found on a dark Winter night in Wilkinson County and its environs, it was nice to drive through the area with Cindy, holding hands and listening to Christmas music. It was even better to get home.
It is now a dark morning. I have finished my cup of tea and the dog is asleep on the couch. Later, we will drive up to Dunwoody to celebrate my birthday. A day early. La de da.
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