Monthly Archives: November 2009
Happy Birthday Dad!
My dad would have been 100 years old today. I so wish that he’d lived a much longer life.
You Really Got a Hold on Me
Our Turkey Day plans included visiting one more waterfall. Our route took us up to the Blue Ridge Parkway and then down Hwy. 276. It was a beautiful day for hiking 2-3 miles to find Log Hollow Falls. There were actually two different falls–the first one being Log Hollow Branch and the second one is …
Happy Thanksgiving!
I hope you all have a very happy Thanksgiving and that you get lots of yummy food to eat. Since we had our meal on Sunday, the only traditional Thanksgiving food we’ll have is pumpkin pie. We still have some left over. Yummy! I think we may go waterfall hunting again today. We went yesterday …
Yesterday
Our friends, Julian and Sue, left yesterday morning to head back home. We had an enjoyable visit with them. Sue and I went shopping in Brevard on Tuesday and then met the guys for lunch at Dugan’s Pub. After filling our bellies, we headed out for more shopping. The plan was we would get back …
Don’t Pass Me By
After many, many years of not paying any attention to the waterfalls all around us, we decided to hunt some out on this trip. Because we needed to go to town for a grocery store run we headed across the mountain to Hwy. 276. Part of the road we travel is gravel/dirt. It’s actually a …
Day Tripper
We started out this morning for a day trip thinking we would head up to the Blue Ridge Parkway. When we left the house, we could barely see the mountain range. This is a small barn that is directly across the road from us. Unfortunately, the cows I was looking for were not there. I …
For You Blue
Before we left home, we went to see my surgeon to get the results of the latest MRI. Good news! The tumors are stable which means I have to do nothing until my next MRI in a year. YAY!! He is NOT spoiled! Well, OK, maybe just a little bit. But he makes us laugh. …
Rain, Rain Go Away!
It rained all day yesterday and all night last night. We’re expecting more rain today until probably mid afternoon. This was our view this morning about 8:00 a.m.
Fall Color at Home
We have some very pretty maple trees in our neighborhood. Wish they were in my yard.