I sharing my photos of the Carolina BalloonFest from last year. I haven’t had a chance to edit my 600+ photos {gulp} from this weekend’s 39th annual Balloonfest . A colorful, fun event and the Carolina Balloonfest is second oldest hot-air balloon festival in the country~ with 50 Hot Air Balloons and Mass Ascensions, a Balloon…
Category: Travel
Harkers Island
We were fortunate to enjoy a little fall color in the way of sunrises & sunsets~ courtesy of Mother Nature and her paint brush at The Outer Banks with friends last weekend. We took a 7 am ferry over to Cape Lookout for a day of fishing and to see the lighthouse and were treated…
Udderly Charming- RagApple Lassie Vineyards
BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE, Governor of the State of North Carolina, hereby proclaims September 2012, as “NORTH CAROLINA WINE APPRECIATION MONTH” and commends its observance to all citizens. As commended, we took a trip a couple of weekends ago to observe :) and visit a few wineries~ You can enjoy Bottled Sunshine from our visit to Raffaldini…
A Maple Leaf Boat Tour
We went on a whirlwind tour of Victoria when we visited Vancouver, British Columbia in May. The day we tiptoed through the tulips at Butchart Gardens, we walked through downtown Victoria. And on a lark, down to the marina~ A boat owner coming off the water, saw me with my camera, peering through the gate…
No Matter Where I Roam…
I was fortunate to visit Vancouver, BC the beginning of May with my husband, to attend a business conference~ Our first trip, enjoying the beauty of the Pacific Northwest. The highlight of our trip was visiting The Butchart Gardens~ You can tiptoe through the tulips, here. We also spent a few days in Seattle, to break…
Scatter My Ashes at Butchart Gardens
I had the good fortune to travel with my husband to Vancouver, British Columbia for a business conference~ our first trip enjoying the beauty of the Pacific Northwest and a chance to visit our neighbors to the north in Canada. The Butchart Gardens were on the “not-to-be-missed” list, accessible by a float plane or a…
The Will of Wisteria
The Will of Wisteria **** by Denise Hildreth Jones I’m joining Jain at Food for Thought, a delicious blog for readers with an appetite for the written word. “Four headstrong siblings must satisfy their father’s dying demands–or risk losing his fortune. Let the clash of wills begin. Charleston blue blood Clayton Wilcott ‘got religion’ late in life; so late,…
A Coastal Reunion
I had the good fortune to be invited to the beach for a weekend reunion with former roommates & suitemates to celebrate our milestone birthdays this year. . . The six of us happy & lucky to have a friend/roommate with access to a beach house. . . Enjoying the scenery while reminiscing on our college years . .…
Up, Up and Away!
We attended the Carolina BalloonFest two weeks ago~ our second year enjoying this annual weekend event held in Statesville, NC and a short drive from the lake. A colorful, fun event and the second oldest hot-air balloon festival in the country~ with 50 Hot Air Balloons and Mass Ascensions, a Balloon Glow, Tethered & Hot Air rides,…
Celebrating the Grape
Our celebration of the grape continued in observance of “NORTH CAROLINA WINE APPRECIATION MONTH” as decreed by the governor of North Carolina. We were more than happy to guzzle taste wines in appreciation & compliance~ making our way to visit a few wineries from the Yadkin Valley area. You can see the other wineries we visited~ Shelton, Raffaldini…