We enjoyed a weekend getaway to North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains last weekend, to enjoy the crisp mountain air and fall foliage. The North Carolina mountains are a short two hour drive from the lake, so it’s a favorite destination for a weekend getaway, to beat the heat of summer or to drink in the scenery.…
Happy Monday! Can you believe the Fourth of July is a week from today? I set a table in anticipation of Independence Day, and in celebration of the Red, White and Blue. North Carolina’s High Country and Blue Ridge Mountains are a two hour drive from the lake, making it a favorite weekend destination in…
Happy Sunday! You’re invited to “scroll” along as an armchair traveler as I take you with me to to Charleston, South Carolina, a favorite weekend destination. We visited Charleston, SC with friends the first weekend in March. The last time we were there was almost exactly two years ago, right before the world as we…
Enjoy the beauty of Spring in Bloom at The Butchart Gardens located near Victoria, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. One of the world’s premier “not-to-be-missed” floral show gardens with over a million bedding plants. Happy Sunday! We’re springing forward with the arrival of Daylight Saving Time, but falling back to winter with a freezing 20…
Happy Saturday! Here’s some weekend mountain views from North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains. There are still pockets of color in the lower elevations around Boone and Valle Crucis. At higher elevations at 4300 feet in Banner Elk, fall color is waning with the trees are losing their leaves and there were snow flurries on Thursday.…
Happy Sunday! I’m sharing some weekend mountain views, as it’s leaf-peeping season! The North Carolina mountains are a short two hour drive from the lake, so it’s a favorite destination for a weekend getaway to beat the heat of summer or to enjoy the scenery. We were fortunate to visit two weekends in a row,…
Rod and Rowena visited the North Carolina mountains for some fall leaf peeping last weekend. The foliage was glorious but weather was brisk! It was 36 degrees and breezy. . . Rowena was chilled to the bone! Rowena doesn’t remember it being this cold in October the last time she visited the NC mountains. .…
Happy Saturday! We enjoyed a long weekend getaway to North Carolina’s High Country recently. The Blue Ridge Mountains are two hour drive, making it a frequent destination and getaway for the change in scenery and escape from the summer heat. At an elevation of 4300 feet, the temperature drops 15 – 20 degrees, providing some…
Happy Sunday! I’m sharing some snowy scenery and weekend mountain views. We enjoyed a long weekend in the North Carolina mountains recently. . . A short two hour drive to an elevation of 4300 feet where temperatures are easily 12 degrees cooler. If the snow won’t come to you, you can go to the snow.…
Happy Weekend! I hope you’re finding ways to stay cool and beat the summer heat! We escaped to the NC mountains for a Blue Ridge getaway several weeks ago. The High Country of North Carolina is a short two hour drive, making it a frequent getaway to enjoy the fresh mountain air with its change…