This post about patio doors is sponsored by Milgard Windows and Doors. All opinions are my own. Ever since we found our retirement house in the mountains, I’ve been dreaming of a wall of glass doors. I would love to take advantage of our view. This is our view from the deck. I think it […]
Deck Before and After
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 […]
Living Room in the Trees
I finally got my benches and chairs set up at the creek. Mr. CH even came down to help. (Any chore at at the deck apparently is something he can get into.) Try not to notice the mud stains on the floor. While we were assembling the benches and chairs, it started pouring a few weeks ago. […]
Picnic on the Deck
The deck is finished and I wanted to share our picnic with you. Since everything has to be carried down to the deck, I decided that regular dishes and glasses would not be a good long-term solution to outdoor dining at the deck. So yes, I did it. I bought more dishes. These are camping […]
Creekside Deck update
We are making progress on the deck. I first did a post on the deck, here. It is essentially done. The contractor is just coming back to put in some additional supports to keep it from bouncing slightly as we walk across it. My friend Caroline (Sweet Caroline) came up with me to check on […]
