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Mother Nature is doing her part, providing warmer days and a glorious curtain of green all around our deck. We're trying to do our part. Now that the finish on the deck is dry we've moved all the furnishings back in place and set up the canopies with spiffy...
It's Saturday. It's May. It's strawberry season in the mountains. We scurried to the Sylva Farmer's Market this morning to snap two gallons of strawberries from Shelton Farms then headed to Dillsboro and the Seconds Sale at Riverwood Pottery for some coffee mugs for...
Today was Day One of the Franklin Gem Show. We were there bright and early with our friends Brant & Karen. We came home with some more goodies for the "treasure chest" up in the studio and with inspirations for more of Steve's jewelry creations.
This week's project has been The Deck. Monday morning we cleared it of all furniture, rugs, and potted plants then cleaned it with chlorine bleach and deck cleaner. Tuesday we let it dry. Tuesday evening we started staining it. All told it took four days, two quarts...
On this day in 1971 on Pass-a-Grille Beach, we became officially engaged to be married with a diamond ring as an outward sign. We both still had two more years of college studies at different schools before graduation but with Karen's parents' announcement that they...
This week Riley built a tea cart with from an Erector set that has been used and loved by four generations before her. The original pieces to the set date back a hundred years. They and the "newer" fifty year old pieces are kept in a box built by her great great...
It's Easter Week. Riley & Peyton have no school. Although their Dad is off work he needs to study. So this morning he went to a quiet coffee shop where he can concentrate. Nana and Grandpop got to stay with the girls and make Pancakes with Sprinkles for breakfast...
From the time they were ten or so each one of our kids began receiving regular gifts of Craftsman tools. By the time they were on their own they had a full complement of household tools and the skill to use them. Today we gifted Riley with a toolbox and a few basic...
This morning Dave & Amy treated us to a visit to Hartville Market. It's this great indoor/outdoor farmers/deli/flea/craft market. Mostly we wandered but we did come home with some tricolor pasta, handmade chocolates, and fabric. But Dave & Amy's great find was...
We've been iOS users for only three years but in that time we've become quite comfortable with many of the features and capabilities. There's always something new to learn and we love learning it. We also enjoy sharing what we know. Sunday Sherri, Gretchen, and Wendy...
Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.
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Hooray! We were able to resume our treasured tradition of hosting Deck Day every Memorial Day. Good citizenship and public health concerns caused us to cancel in 2020 and 2021, but now we're back on track for the twenty-ninth version of this gathering of friends and...
It was a quick visit with family, just Thursday evening to Saturday morning, but it was packed with satisfying moments. We had a chance for some quiet conversations with Riley & Peyton talking about their upcoming plans and while they were at school, rehearsal,...
West Virginia is along our route today as we trek north for a quick visit to Ohio to watch granddaughters dance this weekend. As always we were marveling at the landscape and this time really delighted in the Redbud trees blooming at the edge of the woods all along...