Saturday, the British Car Club got together for a fun drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway. We call it a Progressive Drive, and it is an idea I came up with a few years ago to mix up participants during a drive. When everyone is in two-seater cars, it is hard to get a lot …
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Patriotic Cookout
It was raining on the 4th of July, and I had already invited friends over for a cookout. I decided to go ahead, but have the meal inside. So I set another Patriotic tablescape on the formal dining table. This time because we were inside, I used the red chargers on white Battenburg placemats, with …
Hiking Graveyard Fields
Taking a break from everything is easy here, with the Blue Ridge Parkway just minutes away. It took about 45 minutes to drive up to Graveyard Fields yesterday for a mind-clearing hike. We are so lucky to live where a vacation set of mind is literally a short drive away. We have wanted to hike …
Car Club Drive and Mary Alice’s Garden
Saturday was another perfect day to get together with friends and drive these beautiful mountain roads. We gathered in the parking lot at the new Asheville Outlets. Driving into old Asheville, we encountered tree lined streets with arbor-like avenues. Going up one of the mountains to the east, we stopped to see a beautiful view …
Oysters!
One of the best things about visiting the coast, is all the seafood you can eat. I love seafood especially shellfish, and spent the week eating as many oysters as I could, along with shrimp, scallops and crab too. The Pamlico Sound is home to a huge shellfish and fishing industry and I certainly wanted …
NC Lighthouses
We have returned home from a wonderful week of vacation on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. DH and I spent the entire week working our way from Currituck to Wilmington. Now, I know there are not many things more boring than other peoples vacation photos, and I promise not to bore you with the …
October 2014 Autumn Color
I have been taking lots of pictures lately, but none of them seem to capture the wonderful, rich color that is in the landscape this Autumn. The reds, golds and oranges are wonderful, but there is still a lot of green. I think we will not peak this year until into November. That's fine by …
Clouds Over the Mountains
Sometimes it is really amazing how the view from our home changes. I was sitting on the veranda, just enjoying the cooler air when I noticed how beautiful the clouds were over the mountains across the valley. The sun was setting, rain had ended a short time before and the light was fantastic. So, I …
September Hike
Saturday was a gorgeous day here in the mountains, temperature in the low 70s and clear. A nice change from the overcast days we have had lately with afternoon rain. We decided it was a perfect day to hike to some of our local waterfalls. We drove over to Dupont Forest, our favorite place to …
Blue Ridge Drive July 2014
We did a drive with our car club yesterday. The weather was just perfect, a beautiful sunny day in the 70s. The recent rains had cleared the air and the views were spectacular off the Blue Ridge Parkway. We met in a parking lot near the entrance to Pisgah Forest. This was a Progressive Drive, …
From My Carolina Home 