Who knew that it would snow so much in Georgia? When snow is in the forecast, the anticipation can be felt in the air. The […]
cabin fever
we planned to go up to the cabin for one night. we brought one evening’s worth of food and one change of underwear. it was […]
heading home …
we had planned to head home today. in the morning, the girls and i packed all our stuff. then i read the ajc and facebook. […]
snow! in Georgia!
surprise, surprise, the weather reports were accurate. this afternoon it started to snow, right on time. the snow has now been coming down steadily for […]
frigid! frozen! frosty!
having just gotten back from Colorado, we shouldn’t be quite so affected by Georgia’s cold snap. But 25 degrees here feels much, much colder than […]
homebuilding
yesterday the girls and I went out for a walk on the roads and trails around the cabin. the girls spent the first few minutes […]
tuba christmas
today we headed downtown for “Light Up Blue Ridge.” Barbara had been practicing quite a bit to join the “Tuba Christmas” performance…. Not only did […]
light up aska
after going for our hike, we headed to Shallowford Bridge to the “Light Up Aska.” Santa arrived on a Fannin County firetruck; Chloe didn’t want […]
“hiking,” north georgia style
after spending the morning in the cabin, we headed out to go for a “hike.” With the slowpoke dog and the gimpy sister, we didn’t […]
playing in the park
on this my first day of a five day weekend, we (Phil, Barbara, Camille, Chloe and I) headed out for the afternoon. After lunch at […]
at the cabin
days working at the cabin are often much nicer than working at home. Even if there weren’t others around at the cabin to help with […]
in the woods
today, I finished up my work and other tasks by mid-afternoon and headed out for a short walk despite my back still hurting from when […]
Pappy’s Trading Post
As I’m sure she’d say, one of the reasons my mom likes to geocache is that is gets her to places she would not normally […]
walk in the woods
this morning we woke to rain falling quietly, soothingly on the roof. We all gave in to the peace and had a slow start to […]
entertaining corn
corn? entertaining? Yummy, perhaps. King, perhaps. But entertaining? Yes, in fact, it is. Our fall day in the mountains started out in Cherry Log at […]
Arts in the Park
Yesterday, we headed into Blue Ridge for the Arts in the Park Festival. I remembered to bring our soda mug for $1 refills. The girls […]
Geocaching
During this short break, Rob decided to work on ripping huge stacks of CDs on his computer, so he can listen to a greater variety […]
Fall Family Fun
Rob came home from DC for the weekend. While we didn’t have the weekend we had originally planned, we did have some fall fun! I […]
Nature Walk
The weather looked like it would rain, so my mom and I headed out for a walk this morning. We were approached by a loose […]
Arts in the Park
Yesterday we went down to the Arts in the Park festival. It was nice to see that gas prices did not keep the crowds away. […]