Autumn in the North Carolina mountains is usually a glorious time of blazing color. Some Autumn color would fit right in with the Autumn Jubilee event this year, reminding us that with the quilt along, sew along, stitch along, new recipes and projects, there should be a day to just enjoy the season. So today, …
Category: Mountain Living
Museum of Natural Science North Carolina
There was so much to see at the Museum of Natural Science in Raleigh, that I had to go to two posts. Today will concentrate on the North Carolina specific exhibits. Like the history section moving from earliest prehistory to more recent history, the North Carolina ecosystem exhibits moved across the state from the mountains …
Museum of Natural Science in Raleigh
On a recent trip to Raleigh over a weekend, DH and I spent an entire Sunday at the Museum of Natural Science downtown. Sunday was a great day to go, parking was easy, traffic was low, and the cafe was open before the Museum so we could have lunch before the visit. Two multi-story buildings …
Blueberry Competition at the Mountain State Fair
The last competition I entered at the Mountain Regional State Fair was a Blueberry recipe competition sponsored by the NC Blueberry Council. The rules for this competition were a bit different, as the focus was on the health benefits of blueberries, not their use in sweets. In fact, for scoring purposes, healthy was 50% of …
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More Fun at the Fair
Going back to the the Expo Building at the State Fair while the judges tasted the offerings in the cooking competition, I wanted to search out the two quilts I hadn't found on my previous visit, and get some better pictures. Be My Carolina Neighbor was hanging with its second place ribbon. The Scrap Dance …
Fun at the Mountain Regional State Fair
With the prospect of Irma coming into the mountains, my friend and I decided to hit the fair on opening day rather than wait until Monday as was our original plan. The forecast on Thursday night was for Irma to end up here with an 80% chance of rain all day increasing to 100% later …
A Visit to the Kentucky Arboretum
I finally have a day to post the last of my visit to Lexington, Kentucky. The State Botanical Garden of Kentucky is located on the University of Kentucky campus Arboretum and is open on weekdays. It has a 2-mile paved walking path that I enjoyed early one morning to try to avoid the heat of …
Preparing for the Mountain Regional State Fair
Turn-in day for entries into the Mountain Regional State Fair is Monday, and I am getting all my entries ready. I have decided to enter 14 crafting, quilting and photography competitions this year. This means getting hanging sleeves on the larger quilts, and labels on all the entries. Scrap Dance Two Step is finished up …
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A Visit to Burntshirt Vineyards
Our car club has been fairly active this summer, and there just hasn't been time to show all the fun drives we have taken. This one was special because of the gorgeous scenery at the winery. Burntshirt Vineyards and Winery is named for a mountain legend. In days past, the farmers would burn their fields …
An Awesome Day
After months of anticipation, the Eclipse day finally arrived. Knowing we needed to get up early, DH set the alarm for 6 am. But, sleep was elusive due I think to a mixture of anticipation and dread. I dreaded the heat and humidity, hours of what I thought would be boredom, uncertainty of the weather …
From My Carolina Home 