My husband has enjoyed capturing the beautiful sunsets we have here in the mountains… His photos have become quite popular on my facebook page, and have been featured at Blue Ridge Parkway Daily. …and a…
View PostI truly love Thanksgiving. While I was in the Air Force, I spent every Thanksgiving away from home, and spent several far away entertaining troops in Turkey, Korea, Germany and Bosnia. Maybe that’s why I…
View PostOne of the *extras* that resulted from putting in the wormy chestnut countertops was trading a cabinet for open shelving, which I made from old wood I found here. I really am not missing the…
View PostBack in the summer I was contacted by the editor of Country Woman magazine about featuring my Christmas kitchen. After the shock wore off and I got up off the floor, I went to work…
View PostThere is something about autumn here… …something special in the air that I look forward to all year. Colors so intense they wrap you in their warmth. Sounds so crisp… …words cannot describe Velvety, black…
View PostSome of you all asked me where the dining table went when the grand piano moved into the dining space, which you can see HERE if you missed it. Well, here it is in its…
View PostThe colors have been several weeks late here in the North Carolina mountains, but we are getting some in spots…finally. Blue Ridge Parkway near Balsam… We had a barbeque at our house for my choir…
View PostI love apples, and I LOVE apple cake…homemade apple cake, that is:-) I found a recipe in a local cookbook years ago, but have adapted it and perfected it over the years. The original recipe…
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