Greg's birthday was two days ago but we got the chance to celebrate with him today. Looks like everyone's overanxious to get their hands on his cake!
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Hoping for a Deck
We cancelled invitations to Deck Day knowing that the house wouldn't be ready for a big party but we still have some family members coming for Memorial Day weekend. We hope we will have a deck by then...
Greg Graduates!
On Thursday we flew from Asheville to Boston to help Greg celebrate his graduation from Boston College with his Masters in Mathematics. We'll stay a few more days and continue to enjoy the ambience of Boston and leisure with Greg and Rachel.
CJ and Phil Visit
With the semester over at USF, Phil and CJ climbed in the car and made the journey to visit us for a belated CJ birthday celebration. It's a visit of living amid the mess of constuction, running errands related to construction, and catching up on one another's lives....
Life Feels Upside Down
With all the furniture except the bed stuffed into the library and the studio, there is nowhere in the house to sit down. Camp stools and our temporary dining table give a little comfort but nonetheless everything feels upside down.
Busy but Stormy
With all the activity going on around the house, Sam the neighborhood dog came to visit and spend the day. Trouble is, he's terrified of thunderstorms so when a ferocious one rolled in at midday we broke our rule of no dogs in the house and offered shelter to Sam....
A Tribute to Chip
We made a quick overnight trip to Cincinnati. Steve's cousin Chip passed away unexpectedly on Saturday. We drove six hours through messy conditions to get together with family in Montgomery last evening and to participate in a wonderful celebration of Chip's life this...
Yucky and Messy
What were we thinking? The house had plain drywall painted contractor white until Steve painted it back in January/February. Then we had the opportunity to strip the popcorn off the ceiling and add texture to the walls. We decided to go ahead but didn't realize that...
Bad News Good News
Came home yesterday to the news that we had a water damaged ceiling but today's new is that it was limited to a very small section, easily repaired, and that the attic and galvanized roof are in excellent condition.
Butterflies
They are a beautiful iridescent blue and black. They've been spending as much time as possible sitting in our driveway and on the road apparently drinking. We drive carefully down the road to give them time to flutter out of the way.
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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Tryon Palace
Once considered to be the finest building in the American Colonies, Tryon Palace was constructed between 1767 and 1770 during the reign of King George III to be the seat of government and home to the family of the Royal Governor of the Colony of North Carolina. After...
Birthplace of Pepsi
In truth neither one us had much pondered the history of Pepsi Cola before our first visit to New Bern, North Carolina in 2014 but the fact that we'd have the opportunity to visit the Birthplace of Pepsi was one of the reasons for our return to this historic town....
Misty Morning Ostrich Ranch
What a delight to awaken to the sounds of a rooster heralding the morning, the sight of horses grazing outside our camper, and memories of last night’s experience of helping candle and place ostrich eggs into the incubator as well as getting up close and personal with...