It has been seven weeks since my last outing with friends, and I am hitting a wall. The only activity we've had is going to the post office and grocery store once a week, otherwise we are at home. We did take a short drive to see the apple blossoms, but we were a …
Category: Mountain Living
Counting Blessings, and Safelight Winners
Strong storms roared through our area on Sunday night, with driving rain, thunder and lightening. The winds were howling up the coves on both sides of our home for some time, and the noise was frightening. The next day brought the damage to light. We were counting our blessings that we only lost two …
Blue Ridge Outing with the Car Club, and Another Idea
Last weekend, our British car club had an outing planned. There weren't any reports of the virus being in our area yet, so we went ahead with it. We practiced our new social distance, and I was using a Asian style bow for a greeting. I find that keeping my hands together reminds me not …
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Hiking Catawba Falls
Hiking in winter is wonderful when a warm day presents itself. There are views when all the leaves are off the trees that just cannot be seen when it is summer. This past week had one of those days, so we set off for Catawba Falls to hike. It was a new place for us, …
Downton Abbey Exhibition with Lessons in History
The Downton Abbey Exhibition at the Biltmore Estate was one of the most extraordinary events I've ever seen. I came to realize that Julian Fellowes is more than a genius author, he is an amazing historian as well. Each character and setting in the series was grounded in historical facts, with a unique view of …
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January in the Garden
January in the garden is not really very colorful, but here and there we find some things to make us smile. The geranium didn't know it was winter when it bloomed in December. And it still didn't know in January, as it is still blooming. I have high hopes of overwintering these again. They are …
Fun at the Mountain State Fair 2019
The NC Mountain State Fair ended yesterday, and I will be picking up all my entries today. On Labor Day I turned in my projects in crafts, quilting, and photography, but due to our trip I couldn't enter the gardening competitions this year. I got home just in time to enter the last three cooking …
Here’s the Plan, and a Couple of Questions for You
I hope everyone is enjoying this lovely holiday weekend. It is Apple Festival time here, and the fair starts next weekend. The King Apple Parade will be tomorrow afternoon, and we'll be down there again to enjoy this uniquely small town event. You can see my previous posts on this fun weekend with Apple Festival …
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Getting Ready for the Fair 2019
One of the benefits of writing a blog is that I have a record of what I did and when. With the North Carolina Mountain State Fair, all the entries have to be created within the past year, so I have to be able to tell what was made after September 1 of last year. …
Carolina Panthers Training Camp
It is getting close to football season with the Hall of Fame game last Thursday night. Once again this year, DH took me to Spartanburg to the Panthers Training Camp for a first look at the new rookies, and some veteran players injured last year. This time I took my good camera, and had a …
From My Carolina Home 