I might have mentioned a time or two or a hundred times that we now have a mountain retreat. When we first came to the house in the spring, we set up the house so we could stay here and also to get it ready for vacation rentals. This was our first visit since the spring. […]
Sneak Peek at the Vespers area
With Mr. CH missing the old family mountain cabin in North Carolina, that we recently sold, he wanted a bit of it here at the ranch. A short walk from the family cabin was a church campgrounds that had a charming little chapel area in the woods, no roof, just seats, a pulpit and a […]
Party Prep – Chinese Lanterns
Since we knew the wildflowers would be stellar this year, we offered our ranch as a location for Mr. CH’s office annual office party. They liked the idea so it’s “Game on!” Is it possible for my response to be Yay and Yikes at the same time? Mr. CH thought it should be no big deal, something […]
Twinkle Lights
One chilly night recently, I told my family I had a surprise for them. We rode down to the edge of the secret pasture (so called because it is hidden by trees and the entrance is almost impossible to see from a distance) and then walked through the woods to our creekside deck to find my surprise. I brought […]