Peaches! Peaches! Peaches! Plus a Cobbler Recipe

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. Fresh peaches . . . we anticipate their summer arrival all year. Although they’ve been in season since June, we waited this year for the later ‘freestone’ variety that we prefer. This is the variety of peach that the pit can be more easily removed versus the ‘clingstone‘ peach that has pits that are {Read More}

A "Little" Blue Grass Music from the Mountains

I thought I’d post my humble little (and I do mean little!) video of the blue grass musicians who were playing on the porch of The Old Mast General Store during our trip to the North Carolina mountains a week ago. Please excuse my very amateur abilities at video recording with a regular digital camera. {Read More}

Blue Ridge Mountains Truly a Beautiful Treasure!

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. A gorgeous view along the Blue Ridge Parkway of the many ancient ‘layers’ of hazy blue-ish mountain ridges. . . the beauty is breathtaking and awe inspiring. God sure did a great job with this part of the planet, huh? .Our brief trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina has sadly come {Read More}

On The Road Again . . .

“On the road again . . . just can’t wait to get back on the road again!” (Willie Nelson).Well friends, there’s only one precious little week left of peace and quiet before fall semester cranks up again in the world of education. So that means that W.D. and I are off to discover a new {Read More}

Che Bella Echinacea in the Garden

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. , A Perfect Echinacea in the Garden (name: Sunset or Sunshine) Well, the new design is now complete! I want to give a huge shout out thank you to Emily from “The Blog Fairy” who worked so wonderfully along with me to ‘capture’ the look and feel of life on La Bella Vita farm. {Read More}