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Several mornings this past week had such colors at dawn that I had to step out to the freezing cold to take pictures. This day had purple clouds low on the horizon, almost looking like a second mountain ridge with the sun coming up in front of them. The birds seem to like the new …
Continue reading A New Year – Cookies, Embroidery and Mountain Living
This past week, My Sweet Babboo had to replace our bird feeder. The old one was falling apart due to constant assault by a pileated woodpecker. He would sit on top of it and jackhammer the plastic with his beak. The plastic tube that held the seed was a bit old and had a crack …
It has been a wonderful holiday week, with a slower pace, more time with friends, and the last of the shopping. Settle in with a cuppa for a long and picture heavy post. The gifts are under the tree, and the stocking stuffers are hidden for when Santa comes on Christmas eve. Handmade cards were …
It has been a crazy busy week this past week. Every one of my clubs had their holiday event, and one club had two. Tuesday night we went to a party, Wednesday was our guild tea, Saturday was a car club breakfast, followed by a drive out to Balsam Mountain for a party and overnight …
Fall color came into its peak at our place this past week, and was gone just as quickly. Early one morning, as the sun came up over the mountain to the east, the oranges and golds were glowing in the light. The colors were beautiful down the driveway and around the street. Gracie, our resident …
November is showing off its colors in our area as we hit the peak this past week. Beautiful russet and gold adorns the view from our veranda. The colors are not as vivid as they have been in the past. Mainly this year was too dry in the late summer, and the winds picked up …
With Fall Fortnight beginning in just two days, let's have a chat today. Autumn is slowly arriving, with some varieties of trees already turning, but most have not begun yet. Late October is generally our peak for fall color, so it is a bit early yet. Plus the weather needs to get a lot cooler …
Continue reading Sunday Chat on Friday – Wildlife and Moody Blues
Yesterday, our MINI club participated as a group in the Autumn in the Mountains car show. Knowing it was coming up, I found some autumn theme ducks for the cars and tied little cards I made to them as a sort of party favor. They were so cute with their fall leaf wings and acorn …
Tomorrow marks the one year anniversary of the worst disaster I've ever lived through, Hurricane Helene. You can read my original post on the aftermath as we were living it on this post - Hurricane Helene Dealing With the Aftermath. Three days of rain before the hurricane arrived had already softened the ground and swollen …
Every fall, our car club's Appalachian region does a multi-day event of drives and parties called Appalachian Adventure. This year the event was held in Kingsport, Tennessee. We spent several days having fun with friends, and meeting new ones from other regions. We got there early on Thursday to work the registration desk, then enjoy …
From My Carolina Home 