The mountain laurel is in bloom now, and we have two large shrubs on our property. One is behind the house, the other on the edge of the meadow. I love these pink-tinged flowers with the red lines radiating from the center. My bargain New Guinea impatiens have doubled in size and are blooming well. …
Category: Mountain Living
Sunday Chat
An early morning view from the veranda this past week showed fog in the valley, and low clouds. We so desperately need rain that this was a welcome sight. The fire danger in this area is huge, as the downed trees and dead limbs from Helene are still prevalent all over the county, and may …
Garden, Drive and Scraps
Spring finally seems to be here. I know that our last frost date averages April 15, but it always seems to take its sweet time. I showed some of the azaleas before, and now the prettiest pink one has bloomed. The deer stopped by one morning. Three were grazing in the meadow. This one was …
Welcome Spring
Oh, finally, some days warm enough to run around in my roadster with the top down! Now that I am feeling better, it is lovely to have the trees leafing out and my azaleas blooming. I adore white flowers, and these are pristine this year. They had not formed buds when we had our last …
Just to Let You Know
I wanted to start today's post with a lovely photo of my bleeding heart which has begun blooming. The delicate pink flowers are coming out in a plume of blooms. I want to let everyone know that I will be taking some time off of blogging due to a health matter. I have an infection …
Sunday Chat
I know I've been quiet lately. It seems like I have been busy all week, but I haven't had one thing to blog about. It is mostly mundane stuff, nothing exciting or even just interesting going on. I'm working on the Quilt of Valor that I've shown you before. Other than that, just doing a …
Sunday Chat
This past week was busy with retreat, and some work around the house. So, I don't have much for chatting today. We finally have a few flowers coming out as the weather warmed up this week. My one little clump of daffodils did produce some pretty blooms. One little crocus is trying to bloom. The …
Sunday Chat
It is finally March, and I am ready for spring. The birds have been here a lot, getting their fill of seeds. It has been so cold, and they really need the extra calories. There are so many, they've been going through a feeder-full every two days. I need to get a couple more suet …
Sunday Chat – Mountain Living
Our first drive with the MINI club was this weekend. Everyone was excited to get together again and drive our mountain roads. Even with it still being winter, with no leaves or flowers yet, the countryside is still beautiful. It had been raining up to half an hour before our meeting time, and the skies …
Quilts of Valor and the Bird Count
With more time to sew this week, progress was made on the Quilt of Valor begun last week. When we left off, the top was assembled and ready to quilt. It uses a panel with six star blocks and large sections of a patriotic print. I loaded it on the longarm frame, and began auditioning …
From My Carolina Home 