Sometimes, when I make a call for a story, more interesting things happen on the phone than I'd expected. Today, I called Mrs. Julia Norris, who is a co-chair of publicity for the 41st Annual Pike Road Arts & Crafts Fair. All I needed was a little of the history of the fair, then to remind her that I'd be there tomorrow.
Among other things, she told me that when she moved to Vaughn and Bell roads, her direction to people was: "we're the tenth house from Rosemont gardens." Not only that, but when she moved there, Vaughn was gravel.
Mrs. Norris has been with the Pike Road Fair since the very beginning. Once this whole weekend is over, I'm tempted to bug her some more. She's been at east Montgomery's crossroads for sixty years... I'm dying to hear her stories.
As it is, I'll meet her tomorrow. She said she'd be in the kitchen. I have a feeling she'll be doing much more than that.