Vacation

Douglas Lake Douglas Lake is a man made lake. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) formed Douglas Lake from the French Broad River, in the early 1940's. Douglas Lake is approximately 555 miles of shoreline, with twists, turns, coves and bays stretching from the confluence of the Nolichucky, French Broad and Pigeon River in Cocke County, 8 miles west to the site of the Douglas Dam in Sevier County. While creating the Douglas Dam, the TVA spent one million dollars building a dike in order to prevent the Jefferson County Seat, "The Town of Dandridge", from being completely flooded by the water of the newly formed

	Douglas Lake. Today, nearly 60 years later, the Dandridge Dike has become a landmark on its own and an integral part of the town itself. The dike is located above numerous historical buildings, many dating back to the 1820's, and are today used as governmental offices, small businesses and the merchants of this quaint town.

Historical Dandridge Dandridge has every right to call itself Historic - having been incorporated in 1793, thus making it the second oldest city in Tennessee, and seeing plenty of history after and even before that. Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto passed through on his way to a Coosa chiefdom (now Georgia), the Zimmerman's Island which once held a substantial Chiaha Native American tribe is now submerged by Douglas Lake, the 1863 Battle of Dandridge was held here (on Christmas Eve, no less)... the town was even named after George Washington's wife, Martha Dandridge Washington. The status of "Historic" Dandridge has certainly been earned. It follows then that Dandridge is mighty proud of its place on the National Register and shows it by holding many special events such as the Scots-Irish Festival and the June Jubilee, a historic walking tour, downtown shopping that keeps quaint shops and restaurants and all kinds of things to go out and see. That's the way we like it over here, and we're sure you will too!. Angelos' At The Point Restaurant:  7,500 sq. ft. facilities overlook Douglas Lake and were designed to create the perfect setting for special occasions. We thoughtfully provide business and holiday parties, wedding services and receptions, romantic ambience and unsurpassed cuisine and catering. Angelos' offers nightly entertainment and specials throughout the week with music and festivities for all to enjoy. Our Dessert Menu perfectly completes our lunch or dinner experience. Bring the entire family.

	The Point has its own fully-stocked Marina to enjoy as well with boats, jet skis, shower bathrooms, clean water, fuel service and waste disposals, courtesy docking, a large picnic area and a big, beautiful lake to enjoy and a 7,500 sq. ft. restaurant at the top of the hill within walking distance. A big lake offers a lot to a visitor, and that's why over 2,000,000 of them visit a year. Dandridge Restaurants Dandridge offers some excellent restaurants up and down the area. You can find a worthy dish in any culinary establishment, for any range of foods offered, and if you take a look around you from your seat, you should be able to spot several people who eat there regularl Our place is the very popular and classy Angelos at the Point. A large, 7,500 sq. ft. restaurant with a polished look that's appropriate for a higher class of dining (Wedding, Business, Reunion), but also great to walk in, as you are, for a casual meal and a beer and enjoy it out over the expansive porch overlooking the Lake (also a Tiki bar). You can expect those worthy dishes we were talking about earlier to consist of Steaks, Seafood, Chicken, Pasta and an extensive wine list. And if you're going to be there a while, you can take a little walk on the dock alongside the lake. Angelo's offers something for everyone, so take a look at www.myangelosrestaurant.com to see what it can offer you. The Great Smoky Mountains and Sevier County Douglas Dam is not only your gateway to Dandridge and Jefferson County, it's also your road to Sevier County, home of The Great Smoky Mountains, Dollywood, Dolly's Splash Country, Ober Gatlinburg and dozens of attractions. A trip out to Pigeon Forge from Dandridge is about 30-40 minutes and a Gatlinburg trip is an additional 15 minutes; so if you're planning a trip out, it makes sense to make it a day trip and see as much as you can see out and about. Dollywood is a day trip in and of itself. There isn't an hour of operating time where a show or performance isn't going on, rides from gentle to genuinely thrilling, plenty of restaurants offering everything from home-cooked southern food to pizza and pasta and burgers and fries (plus veggies). It's built for people of all ages to enjoy. www.dollywood.com Wonderworks is another great place to spend more than a few hours, even if you didn't bring any children! It's a huge museum setting, in the inverted white house on the parkway, where you get to do things that you thought were physically impossible (riding a bicycle upside down and psychic competition for example?) and watch the Forces of Nature bend and twist for your amusement. Easily worth an admission ticket. You can see more at www.wonderworkstn.com Gatlinburg, which is another 15 minutes away, is at least a weekend (up to a week) of things to do as well. Consider that Gatlinburg is the gateway to the whole Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which means dozens of hiking trails and nature exhibits such as the Sugarlands Visitor Center on the way to Cherokee. Also consider www.gatlinburg-attractions.com which has listed all the many things there are to see and do in the great city. Sevier County from Dandridge isn't just a great trip to do several times in a row, so enjoy a whole day out if you get the chance. You won't leave disappointed! (Heck, you might not leave at all! A lot of people who visit here end up living here at some point.) Enjoy your day out in the Smokies!

LOTS OF GOODIES FROM THE MAGYK SERIES

VICTORIA MAG SEP ISSUE

DRESSES MADE OUT OF PAPER REPRODUCED FROM HISTORICAL DRESSES. UNBELIEBABLE

27th Anniversity

I stopped at 27
I pulled the plug
tore up the paper
broke the promise.

today would of been39
i knew i would look back
and i thought i would be
so happy.\

starting flyte

Sunday evening in bed starting the 2nd book in the series called Flyte.    It was a surprise to find the CD in it and the cool map. I am really enjoying this flight of fancy in these books.  This day went way to fast.  

Flyte

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Flyte
Cover art for Flyte by Angie Sage
Author(s)	Angie Sage
Cover artist	Mark Zug
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Series	Septimus Heap (Book 2)
Genre(s)	Fantasy novel
Publisher	HarperCollins and Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date	March 2006
Media type	Print (Hardcover Paperback)
Pages	521 pp (Paperback)
ISBN	ISBN 978-0-7475-8449-0 (UK Paperback)
OCLC Number	77796267
Preceded by	Magyk
Followed by	Physik

Flyte is the second book in the Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage. The cover is modeled after the in-story book: How to Survive Dragon Fostering: A Practykal Guide with the Flyte Charm lying on top. The book was released worldwide on March 2006.^[1] The book received positive reviews from critics and even appeared on the New York Times Best Sellers list for 2006.

Contents [hide] 1 Plot 2 Characters 2.1 Other characters 2.2 Dragons 3 Charms and their incantations 4 Awards 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Plot

Septimus has become the apprentice to Marcia Overstrand, the ExtraOrdinary Wizard. and a year has gone by. Septimus' older brother, Simon, had run away after an argument between him and Sarah/Silas Heap about Septimus, who Simon disliked. He comes back and kidnaps Jenna on his horse, Thunder. Septimus goes to search for her and he is assisted in his search by his brother Nicko, who helps build boats at Jannit Maarten's boatyard. But Jenna runs away from Simon's observatory in The Badlands and makes her way towards The Port. Eventually Septimus is able to rescue Jenna with his elder brother Nicko's help from the Port but they are tracked by Sleuth, Simon's tracking ball.
They make their way to the Marram Marshes where they take the Dragon-Boat from Aunt Zelda's cottage and fly her to the Castle. However, they are pursued by Simon, who used a Flyte Charm to fly in the sky. Simon drops a huge Thunderflash on the Dragon-Boat's wing and it drops over Jannit Marten's Boatyard. Septimus, Jenna and Aunt Zelda are able to revive her through the Transubstantiation Triple spell.
Septimus is also in search of the long lost Flyte charm. He finds the separated charm and unites it along with the small pair-of-wings Flyte charm that Marcia had given him as a token for his apprenticeship. Eventually he is able to fly and even warns Simon never to harm Jenna again. Also, the rock that Jenna gave him at Aunt Zelda's cottage turns out to be the egg of a dragon and eventually it hatches. Septimus absolutely adores the dragon and names him Spit Fyre. The dragon, based on the seeing-is-believing basis, identifies Marcia as his mother after yelling at him on the dragon launch pad.
Septimus rescues Marcia by identifying the shadow that has been trailing her. He also finds out that the ShadowSafe Marcia is developing contains, unbeknown to her, the bones of destroyed Necromancer DomDaniel, which, once reassembled, tried to kill Marcia. With Septimus's help, Marcia is able to Identify him and he is once again destroyed.^[2]

[edit] Characters

[edit] Other characters

• Marcia Overstrand: The current ExtraOrdinary Wizard. An extremely powerful wizard, Marcia is known for her short tempers and ambition. She has Septimus as her apprentice.
• Alther Mella: The ex-ExtraOrdinary Wizard whose ghost now helps Septimus to look for Jenna and also gives advice to Marcia.
• DomDaniel: Ex-ExtraOrdinary wizard and Necromancer. DomDaniel was destroyed by Marcia in Magyk, but his bones were placed in Marcia's ShadowSafe to make a Placement on her.
• Billy Pot: The Palace gardener who is also the inventor of the Contraption- a machine used as a lawn mower.
• Ellis Crackle: Once an apprentice to DomDaniel. DomDaniel Reduced him into a Shadow.
• Hugh Fox: The Chief Hermetic Scribe at Manuscriptorium. He has had secret dealings with Simon Heap. He is the one who gave Simon the half of the Flyte with Simon Heap.
• Merrin Meredith: He thought he was Septimus Heap. He was once an apprentice to and then later Consumed by Necromancer DomDaniel. But Aunt Zelda saved him from being gone forever. He was apprenticed to Simon Heap near the end of the book.
• Morwenna Mould: Current Witch Mother of the Wendron Witch Forest Coven.
• Nurse Meredith: The landlady of the Doll House after Florrie Bundy, the old landlady, drowned in a drain after having a Shrink Spell done on her by Linda, one of the witches in the Port Witch Coven. She was the Matron Midwife who snatched Septimus Heap from Sarah for DomDaniel.
• Lucy Gringe: She is in love with Simon Heap, and often fights with her parents about it, as they despise all Heaps.
• Professor Weasal Van Klampff: The professor in charge of constructing the Shadow Safe.
• Sleuth: The faithful servant to Simon Heap. He used to be a bald, old tennis ball in a dumpster, but then Simon dug him out and enchanted him.
• Stanley: Once a message rat, he is now employed in the Secret Rat Service. He is sent to find Jenna when she is kidnapped.
• Una Brakket: Weasal Van Klampff's grumpy housekeeper.
• Gringe: Gate keeper
• Rupert Gringe: Gringe's son
• Sally Mullin: Dock side cafe owner

[edit] Dragons

• Spit Fyre: A young green dragon that hatches from a green rock that Jenna, the Queenling, had given Septimus. Spit Fyre is able to breathe Fyre and he has had his FirstFlyte with Septimus and Jenna, the Navigator. Spit Fyre seems to be a fun loving and very clumsy dragon. He loves to eat.
• The Dragon Boat: A half-dragon, half-boat. Many years ago, the dragon's master, Hotep-Ra, was fleeing from people who wanted to dispose of him. The dragon made the once in a lifetime Transformation into a boat to save her master. She is permanently a boat. Jenna must visit her once a year on Mid-Summer's Day, the time when the dragon's magic is the strongest.

[edit] Charms and their incantations

• Chocolate Charm: "Take me, shake me , and I will make thee: Quetzalcoatl's Tchocolatl."
• Reverse (Bother): "Bothersome Bother, Bother no more, Forget what you're created for."
• Silent Unseen Spell: "Not seen, not heard, not a whisper, not a word."
• Darke Door open Spell(Simon's): Open to you commands, Master your, Nomis. (This spell is actually said in reverse. If read normally it would read Simon, your Master, commands you to Open!)