Everybody knows that we love to spend a little time at A.J. Bush & Company's General Merchandise and Bush's Family Cafe when we head up to the Great Smoky Mountains. I have posted about it in the past
here and
here our visit last month was no exception. We left home later than we had anticipated and heavy traffic caused us to arrive later than anticipated at the Bush properties. It was late afternoon when we arrived and, alas, we did not have time to catch a meal at the cafe. We did manage a tour of the museum and store.
We walked straight on back toward A.J. Bush & Co. General Merchandise and Bush Factory Museum. We toured the museum first because we always enjoy going through there. We missed visiting last Fall and, near the end of the tour, we noticed they had changed the area where they offer to take photos of folks who visit them. Believe it or not, the picture is free of charge! Guests are photographed in a larger area now, so it accomodates more people in the photos than the previous smaller one. They also have a new scene as the backdrop for the picture. It still includes dear Duke the dog, but he now poses in front of a beautiful panoramic backdrop of the Great Smoky Mountains. The color quality has been improved too(not that I'm complaining because it is a tradition for our family). We always have a photo made on every visit to Bush's museum. It doesn't matter if it's the whole family or just the two of us on a romantic getaway. It's part of the fun of the experience and we are hopeless kids at heart! Folks, our family believes in making memories of treasured time spent together. Photographs are one way of making memories. In years past, our family of eleven, including our five grands and their parents, have crowded into that little spot to have our pictures made together on more than one occasion!
I promise no more photos of me in this post, but I thought you might like to see the gorgeous and colorful backdrop they now use in the FREE photo shots. Thank you, Bush for the memory!
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| Complimentary Photo taken at Bush's Factory Museum |
The Fall decorations outside the cafe, shop and museum this year are really pretty too. I had time for just a few photos before we continued on to our lodging in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
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| Fall Decor at A.J. Bush & Company 2015 |
As you might have guessed, Duke has taken front and center in the wagon decorated for Fall at Bush's. Isn't he quite the star of the show here? I think he is terrific!
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| Fall Decoration at A.J. Bush and Company 2015 |
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| Fall Decorations at the Front of the Walkway Leading to the Store and Museum at A.J. Bush and Co. |
And one last shot of Duke in the wagon near Bush's Family Cafe.
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| Fall Decor at A.J. Bush & Co. |
We always try to make time to follow the beans to A.J. Bush Visitors Center. I highly recommend a stop here if you are going to be in the area. The food in Bush's Family Cafe is always fresh, appealing and delicious. The factory museum, which includes a short video for those who have a few minutes to spare, is educational and tons of fun for the entire family. The shop with its wonderful collection of vintage inspired and nostalgic merchandise is very nice. They also sell shirts, hats and some outerwear there, as well. You can find out more about Bush's
here. There are lots of recipes for using Bush's Beans on their site andon their Facebook page.
I really appreciate your stopping by my blog and I hope you enjoyed reading about our last visit to Bush's. It was a short visit this time but it was still a lot of fun and well worth the time we spent there!
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