Our recent trip to Pickens, South Carolina found us on Main Street where Brock’s Department Store is located. A visit to this store is a step back in time and a fun place to wander around. Chris and I visited on a slow Tuesday and Continue reading →
Off The Beaten Path – Pickens, South Carolina
I would imagine that Pickens, South Carolina is not a place that most people would seek out for a day trip. Chris and I were on an adventure and needed a coffee place and that is why we ventured into Pickens. It is located in Continue reading →
Waterfall Wednesday – A Glimpse at Some Favorites
Western North Carolina is famous for waterfalls and our county (Transylvania) boasts over 250 waterfalls. You can imagine how many people visit our county just to see the waterfalls. Chris and I were initially enamored with all of this natural beauty surrounding us and as Continue reading →
Glimpses of Spring
Spring is coming. I promise. I see glimpses of it everywhere I look. Today I saw more glimpses than I photographed. There were daffodils and trees budding. It’s coming. Honest. I captured a couple of flowers on the Lenten rose plants that the deer leave Continue reading →
A Glimpse at Just a Little Bit More – The Biltmore
When I visit the Biltmore I always take a lot of photographs. This last trip was no exception to that and I tried to capture a few pictures of things that may not be photographed as frequently as the beautiful exhibits. These first pictures were Continue reading →
A Vanderbilt House Party – The Gilded Age at the Biltmore
It’s no secret that I love visiting the Biltmore estate in Asheville, NC. Chris and I have been season passholders since we moved back to North Carolina and I take any opportunity I get to stop by and visit. The great thing is that they Continue reading →
A Marriage Made in Heaven: Battery Park Book Exchange and Champagne Bar
Battery Park Book Exchange and Champagne Bar located in the Grove Arcade in Asheville, North Carolina is as close to a perfect marriage as you can get. Books and champagne just naturally go together and when Chris and I walked into the Book Exchange and Continue reading →
St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease – Frogmore, South Carolina
A recent trip to the Lowcountry in South Carolina found Chris and I driving to see some historical places. One place that we just happened to find was St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins. Located in Frogmore, South Carolina on the way to Fort Continue reading →
Are There Ghosts in St. Augustine? You Decide.
Ghosts and St. Augustine, Florida apparently go hand in hand. Who knew? The popularity of ghost tours in historic cities is a growing tourist industry and Chris and I have never done a ghost tour when we visited any of the places that offered them. Continue reading →
A Trip to Pat Conroy Literary Center – Beaufort, South Carolina
This is what drew me in. I spied a Little Free Library while we were walking to our car in Beaufort, South Carolina and immediately stopped. Poor Chris is getting pretty used to my swivel head when it comes to spying Little Free Libraries. But Continue reading →