One of the treasures we have in the mountains is the Brevard Music Center. It is about a 45 minute drive from our place. Every summer they do a music camp where students come from all over to study and perform. The Patriotic Pops concert for Independence Day was fun. Student musicians performed the first …
Category: Mountain Living
June Flowers are Still Blooming
The blooming season just goes on and on here. Two years ago I received a white lily around Easter and when it finished blooming, I put it in the garden. It bloomed last year and again this year. Although it is well past Easter! Last week two of the flowers were out. It has three …
A Perfect Picnic
We have picnics quite often here in the lovely mountains where we live. We go to lots of shows and festivals through the summer and autumn, sometimes to show our car, and sometimes just to drive someplace pretty, or hike to a waterfall. We mostly enjoy just getting outside, seeing beautiful places and enjoying the …
Late May Morning
It is the last day of May, everywhere the garden and land are all so green!! The view this morning is sunny and bright. Last weekend, hubby and I got out on the veranda to scrub it down. No sense in doing this until the forsythias and azaleas are done blooming due to the layer …
A walk along the river
Last weekend was busy, but we made time to take a breather along the Broad River near Chimney Rock, NC. Sometimes you just have to stop, take in the beauty that is on this earth and breathe. Beautiful, isn't it? Spring is really coming along, the trees are greening up, as the flowers are changing …
Weekend in the Garden
It was a nice weekend, and time to get some clean up done. I pick up my torenias next week, and I plan to get some plants for both the garden and the veranda pots. The azaleas are coming into bloom! These white ones are my favorite, and are in the front of the house. …
Garden flowers and a walk in the park
Spring finally seems to have arrived, and Easter Sunday was a glorious day, warm and sunny. My garden is coming a bit more alive, and some of the flowers are still going strong. Others are beginning to stir. I am especially impressed with these tulips, still looking good, and the dark purple ones have come …
Happy Easter!
Hope you all have a splendid day! Enjoy my little Easter Rabbit train, it spells out Happy Easter. Aren't they cute?
Spring Flowers 2014
It is almost Easter, and maybe the warmer days are finally here. We had a freeze Tuesday night, and Wednesday night, and the higher mountains north of us got snow. Luckily, the apple crop is probably OK, only losing about 10% of the blooms. This county is a huge apple producer. On the plus …
Planting from the kitchen
Here in the mountains, our last frost date is in mid-May, yet the weather right now is warm enough to dig in the dirt. I really enjoy planting things and watching the flowers bloom. Every year my local garden center plants torenias by the flat for me, and I will pick those up in May. …
From My Carolina Home 