Photos of Greenville and the Blue Ridge Parkway
I made a slide show at Picasa of recent photos I took around Greenville and into NC. You will see the Biltmore Estate grounds, Greenville, Furman University, Paris Mountain, Caesars Head State Park,...
View ArticleIt’s so nice to be liked
Just a quick post to give you a chuckle. A couple weeks ago we went on a wine tour. We were sampling wine at a beautiful winery near Tryon, NC, about 50 miles from our house. It was called...
View ArticleA day in the mountains
I took the 1 3/4 hour drive up to Cashiers in the mountains in NC. Cashiers is an absolutely charming little town with many lovely stores and what looks like many good restaurants. Very well...
View ArticleChateau Elan weekend girls trip
I am behind on writing about my adventures. Kind of hit a month or so when I just didn’t feel like doing much of anything so I didn’t. My theory is I was just so tired of the heat and being cooped...
View ArticleInspiration House, Hilton Head, Daufuskie Island, Gullah people, Parties
Inspiration House is an 11,000 sq ft. new home (8000 sq. ft. living space plus basketball court) being built for a young family. The family in cooperation with the builder and many contractors opened...
View ArticleRenaissance Festival
One of the things Minnesota does so well is the annual Renaissance Festival. I just discovered that NC has one too. It’s a couple hours from our house. I don’t know if we can make it this year but...
View ArticleNew England Wine, Lobster and Food Motor Coach Vacation
We just returned from a six night, 7 day Road Scholar trip. Road Scholar used to be Elder Hostel. We left from Providence RI and traveled up to Main, across New Hampshire and into Vermont....
View ArticleFay and Bob’s First Cruise
A couple weeks ago we took our first cruise on the new Norwegian Escape. We went to some Caribbean islands. The ship is immense. 1069 feet long, well over 4000 passengers and 1700 crew. The cruise...
View ArticleFurman classes and National Tiger Sanctuary
I am taking two classes at OLLI this term and love both of them. Both have excellent funny instructors. The Greenville History of Textile Mills has 150 people. Learning about the dozen or so mills...
View ArticleTop of the Rock Branson MO
This incredible private park can be toured with a quiet golf cart. 2 1/2 miles of beautiful scenery including a couple caves you drive through and about half a dozen waterfalls. We have never done...
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