This is a transitional time in the year for me, still too hot to be considered autumn, but September doesn't feel like summer either. This weekend should be the annual Apple Festival, but the downtown street festival is canceled this year. Instead, the apple orchards are doing individual sales of their apples this weekend, allowing …
Category: Mountain Living
The View and Visitors At Our Place
It was an extraordinary morning just yesterday, with an abundance of wildlife in the early morning fog. I didn't get photos of the five deer that were grazing in the meadow, as they went into the forest before the camera could boot up. Fog is a frequent morning visitor here, and I love how it …
A Safely Social Drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway
We always enjoy drives in our beautiful, western North Carolina mountains, and even more so with our MINI clubs. We actually belong to two, one based in North Carolina and one based in the Upstate of South Carolina. This time, the Upstate group planned a safely social drive where the route came very close to …
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Figuring It Out, Safely Social
Does it seem like this isolation is never going to end? As much as I know that someday it will, and we will be able to get back to our fun times, meetings and social events, for now we just have to find a way to bridge the gap. But boy, is it a big …
Hiking Connemara
A short drive from our home is the 260+ acres of the Carl Sandburg estate called Connemara, in Flat Rock. He purchased the home in 1945, and continued to write and publish here until his death in 1967, producing almost a third of his life's work in that time. His wife raised goats, and they …
Being Distantly Social
Bee-bee-beeeeeep! "We're sorry, but the person you have reached has been disconnected." Yep, that's me. Disconnected. Forgive me while I vent for a moment. Just skip this paragraph if you want. My usually busy schedule is now blank, no quilt meetings or shows, no retreats, no classes, no sew-ins for charity or anything else. Quilt …
Having a Picnic at the Arboretum
Last weekend, we had a bit of a bright spot in our otherwise isolated lives. Finding ways to see people safely can be challenge these days. We planned a picnic with social distance to get a few of our car club buddies together. Unfortunately, none of our MINI friends we personally invited could make it, …
Hiking at the Arboretum
Early summer is a great time to go hiking. The weather is not too hot yet, and the trails are full of flowers. We like going to the NC Arboretum property, as it has a number of trails, and none are very strenuous. Recently, the Arboretum opened up a few trails again after weeks of …
Venturing Out
It was such a delight to get dressed to see friends yesterday! Getting to put on a pair of cute shoes and spring clothes, get some takeout and have a meal outside was such a lift to the spirit. I had to wear a spring hat too. Three of my friends and I got takeout …
Making Connections
A couple of weeks ago, I was chatting online with blogger buddy Vicki, and she mentioned having driveway chats. She invites a friend/neighbor to bring their own chair over to sit in her driveway to have a visit while maintaining social distance. I thought this was a brilliant idea. Phone calls are nice, and video …
From My Carolina Home 