Friday, October 31, 2014

By Tomorrow.....

..it should look like this...

One to three inches ... starting tonight and thru tomorrow...
It'll be gone by Sunday ... 'cause temps will be in the 50's again...

My kind'a snow fall....quick in ....quick out..!

..Hope is Forever..

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Who's in Who's Space....

Mom.....Dad....!!
Tell Buku that i was here first...!!

..Hope is Forever..

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Heading South....

...maybe that's where all the leaves are heading...
Beginning to look a little bare up here at the mountain park..
Still some color..but..not much..

..Hope is Forever..

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

That Word.....

...yes....that four letter word is being whispered by the weather gurus ..
something about a real cold cold front coming for this weekend and possible ____
flurries...

I'll keep you posted...!!

..Hope is Forever..

Monday, October 27, 2014

Guess..?

Guess who's hiding out at the park again this year...?
That's right..!!
It's almost time for the big feast...
sooooo
Their back..!!

..Hope is Forever..

Friday, October 24, 2014

Meet Bukukitty

Buku appeared several months ago..
first she came every 3-4 days...
munched a meal and then disappeared..
Then she came every other day...
Now i think she's living under Mom's front porch..
(in the old cat house)
and comes for breakfast and dinner...
She must have been someones pet...she looks well fed...is friendly.. and purrs a lot.
Lulabell is tolerating a new critter in her space...
maybe they'll become good buddies...
One more outside dog and we'll have a matched set...
2dogs and a cat inside...
&
2dogs and a cat outside..
 
Wonder if there's a tax break in there somewhere..
You know...... nonprofit animal sanctuary ?

..Hope is Forever..

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Look Ma...!!

No Snow!!
We must be a lower higher elevation...

..Hope is Forever..

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

They said it....!!

Yes.....Bloggerland...

The weather gurus said it last night on the 6 o'clock news...
the horrible four letter word...
SNOW...!!
Seems it will get cold enough tonight for SNOW in the higher elevations.

Now my questions is..how high is higher in this part of the woods?!
We're at 3600 ft.....is that high enough..?
Guess i'll have to wait and see...

ps....the kids were in Paris now they're headed for Budapest...

..Hope is Forever..

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

London...?

The FemaleChild posted this picture on Facebook last night...
Yep!
She and her all male crew were in London....now it's on to Paris...then Budapest...
they have missionary friends that live in Budapest...
Once they arrive at the friend's house there are all kinds of "field trips" planned...
You know....They are a homeschooling group....
Here's to education and a fun time...!!
the male crew

..Hope is Forever..

Monday, October 20, 2014

Riding in the Hay....

Yesterday the whole family..
(the parental units, the brother & SNL plus CityBoy)
ventured out to the 221 Access of the New River Park for the annual hay ride...
Then on to the best BBQ place in the the High Country...!
Yummmm....
The high winds from last week had blown most of the leaves away, but, what was left were and still are beautiful...
and there's nothing like a 1/2 rack of ribs to top of a perfect fall day...

..Hope is Forever..

Friday, October 17, 2014

They're back.....

we've had so much rain recently..
that the teeny-tiny waterfalls of Mt. Jefferson are back...!
They're little - but they're there - and make the greatest sound ..Ever..!!
We'll enjoy them to the fullest - while they last..

..Hope is Forever..

Thursday, October 16, 2014

What goes around...

...comes around...
One good thing about high winds and rain...
Wood for the winter...!!

..Hope Is Forever..

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Yesterday....

  • the beginning and the end of a slight migraine headache
  • 2.5" of rain and winds gust up to 65mph
  • an hour late for work...due to head and weather
  • Computers at work are not back from Raleigh yet...!!
  • But....we've still got lots of leaf color...pictures are from driving home in the rain yesterday...
It was a great day in the neighborhood...
 
..Hope is Forever..

Monday, October 13, 2014

Office Door.....

No little critter friends have come to visit me lately...
but
this is the view out my office front door...
We have beautiful color this year...
Come to the mountains  and play for a weekend...

..Hope is Forever..

Friday, October 10, 2014

TGIF...

..Hope is Forever..

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Thankful Thursday....

Thankful every morning for another beautiful sunrise..

..Hope is Forever..

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Almost Peak....

By next week we should be at peak leaf condition...
Lots of Fall Festivals happening...
Come on up....the mountains are calling!
 
..Hope is Forever..

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Introducing....

Papilio Canadensis
 
Found this little guy trying to get in the front door of the office yesterday....
None of us had ever seen a Caterpillar that looked back at us before..
So
I did a little research
and soon
the ugly critter will turn into a..
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail

Who Knew..?!

..Hope is Forever..

Monday, October 6, 2014

F.R.O.G. jam...again...

Some of you out there wanted to know where to find FROG Jam...
Well
I got mine at a little Amish Store in Abington, VA...
I'm gonna look in the gift stores here in town sometime in the next few days...
Cause..!!
My jar is almost empty..!!
If i find it locally....I'll let you know...
and will be glad to send you a sample...

Keep your fingers crossed...

..Hope is Forever..

Saturday, October 4, 2014

For Those Who Asked......

F.R.O.G. jam is made with....
Figs....Raspberries....Orange zest....Ginger....
Yummmmy....!!

..Hope is Forever..

Friday, October 3, 2014

Road Trip...

With CityBoy and Papa on their way to Florida for a week...
I decided to take a couple of days vacation and yesterday Mom and I went on a 
"Road Trip"
Took off for Abington, VA in search of a quilt shop up there...
Back roads all the way....saw lots of Fall color..
Abington is the home of the Barter Theater...one of the oldest working stages in the US.
Beautiful little town...!!
And the quilt shop was just 2 blocks from the theater...
But
The Amish shop is where all our money stayed...
Yummmmm....
Love that F.R.O.G. jam..!
Another road trip is in the works...
Closer to home this time 'cause it's getting COLD up here...!!

..Hope is Forever..

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Looks like.....

..a beautiful mountain Fall morning..

Not a bad day for an anniversary...
38 years..!
Who'da thunk it..??!!

..Hope is Forever..