WINTER FRIENDS
WINTER FRIENDS From my favorite chair in the great room, I can prop my feet up, cuddle down into a fuzzy blanket and look out the window at the incredible view of our winding driveway as it snakes between the woods. I can watch as the deer cross back and forth and eventually come down […]
IT’S FALL Y’ALL
IT’S FALL Y’ALL It’s fall y’all and my favorite time of the year. I love the cooler days and crisp nights. It means wrapping up in blankets to sit on the deck and drink morning coffee and grabbing a jacket to take Freddie for long walks along the creek. Pumpkins, leaves of reds and oranges […]
FREDDIE LOVES TO PLAY BALL
FREDDIE LOVES TO PLAY BALL Freddie loves – loves – LOVES to play ball. Since he became a part of our family, our bulldog, Shonie has been his best buddy and playmate. Recently though, Shonie was diagnosed with bone cancer in her left shoulder. It has left her unable to put any weight on that […]
MEET OUR NEW BABY
MEET OUR NEW BABY Meet our new baby! I looked out the window and saw this proud mom leading her young fawn down the driveway. She held her head high, sniffing the air for any sign of danger while her fawn danced round. This was the first time she had brought her new baby out […]
RED FOX
RED FOX I spotted a small red fox in the yard and thought she was just taking a nap in the sunshine. I grabbed my camera and when I went to snap the picture she raised up and I realized she had a small squirrel in her mouth. Since Owlbert, our resident horned owl, has […]
OUR POOR LITTLE INJURED DEER
OUR POOR LITTLE INJURED DEER One of our regular deer had been missing from the group for a few days. When she returned she had a huge injury on her side. It was open, raw and appeared to be quite deep. We didn’t think it was a gun shot as she probably would not have […]
BLACK BEAR ALONG THE ROAD
BLACK BEAR ALONG THE ROAD Bobby had to go to a job site in North Carolina and while driving up a mountain road he saw a black bear partially hidden in the tall grass. He stopped and slid out over the hood of the truck and began to take several pictures with his cell phone. […]
CADES COVE BEAR SIGHTING
CADES COVE BEAR SIGHTING Although we travel to the Gatlinburg/ Pigeon Forge area on average of twice a year, it had been several years since we had driven out through the Cades Cove area. We used to drive out through every time we came down when the boys were young. They loved to hang out […]
STONE FIREPLACE
STONE FIREPLACE Nothing makes a home as cozy as a stone fireplace. Cuddling up in a wool blanket and listening to the crackle of the fire as the smell of burnt wood permeates the air just sooths the soul and the senses. For me, the stone fireplace declares the time of year, the passing from […]
SPRING TIME!
SPRING TIME! AHHH, SPRING TIME! I never hear those words that I don’t think of a friend I lost to cancer many years ago. Springtime was her favorite time of year. Having grown up a farm girl and being a huge animal lover she looked forward to all the baby critters born on the farm […]