Showing posts with label Three or More Tuesday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Three or More Tuesday. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Three or More Tuesday

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Monday was such a grand day.. it was the   first day that  we could  just say... 'hey,  wanna  go do something fun"... just because we could!!
The sun was  glorious and even though the leaves were well past their prime,  the  bright sun shining on  the  forests  ,  the hardwood bark glistening  ,,,, it was glorious all the same...
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We had always heard of Paint Bank, a  wide place in the road  really  right  up in the mountains on the West Virginia line...  but had never been anywhere near  it...  so we  headed up  Rt 311 knowing that  we were on an adventure and in store for a treat!
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 It seemed  that  the  road  was on a gradual incline  from the very beginning as we  traversed  a couple of counties .   Paint Bank is only 45 miles from home,   but  the terrain is so remote  and the  crooked mountain road  seemed like  it was  much further  away...
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  We   climbed Catawba Mountain   right where the Appalachain Trail passes  across the Blue Ridge,
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  and  sailed  down in to the  gorgeous Catawba Valley   but we had  hardly left home  .  We had  much  further  to go!
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We continued our  uphill climb  and the  terrain  and environs  became more and more remote.
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 After a  while we were obviously  making a steady, almost grueling  climb to the summit   after many  switch backs and  hairpin  turns...   ears popped and  after a time  one  could only  dread  the thoughts of  such a  huge descent  we'd be making on our return trip... hoping for  good tires and  reliable brakes and  no one  behind us  making  us all the more  nerve wracked...
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At 3500 feet    the bare  limbs of the trees  were  ghastly   skeletons  and  the  whole  ambience  was changed....
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After about 10 miles of steady climbing,  we wondered what  the  descent might hold in store...
 yet,  we had nothing to  worry about  for  after  just a tiny bit of  downhill   we were there...  at a beautiful    valley  on an apparent  plateau...  our destination came into view...  Paint Bank..  a total of about  4 buildings   but   oh how marvelous....
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ON the one side  The Depot Station  now  a  lovely bed and breakfast...
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The Old General Store

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  and the Swinging Bridge Restaurant  was on the other...
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We hurried inside   so happy indeed that  they were still serving breakfast....
an adventure like ours   will  really make a  fella and  his gal  pert near starved!And we could tell  the food was going to be terrific!
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The decor  in the restaurant  was  completely  authentic  mountain lodge...   we  even commented  we felt  we had  crossed the  Great Divide and  were dining in Colorado at least...Photobucket
We both had worked up a heapin'  big  appetite and  we werent to be disappointed....
but the ambiance  was   just so much fun...   I dont know  if we  really filled up on the f ood or the  cozy  aura of the  place..
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Even the   indoor Johnny was   the cutest  place...
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  I loved  looking  every which way
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 there was always something to see..
  And as we  enjoyed our  country  breakfasts  we  talked abut  dreading the  drive back over the mountain so  we  took out our trusty Virginia State map and  discovered  by going  45 miles sw  from  there were, we  could reconnect with  RT 460  and  return home
     This would take us through the most  gorgeous  valleys  we, neither of us, had ever seen...  right through the heart of Craig and Giles counties  with a  bit of  the Greenbrier  thrown in to boot... hunting country  extraordinaire!....  Anyway,   we were on an adventure...
the scenic byway  was   exactly that!
  Scenic!!!
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  and  it took us  by  a lovely  bridge site  Lynn had helped to design   years and years ago....  he'd been wanting to see!PhotobucketPhotobucket
The old truss was still standing sentinel  by the newer  version.
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 Seeing this  made it all worthwhile to  dear Lynn  who loves a  wonderful  bridge project!!!
By this time  I was  ready to nap  which I did  on the long way home!!!
 Tam at The Gypsy's Corner  who hosted this theme each week  as  taken a break  but  her site is still
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Three or More Tuesday


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This autumn surprise  awed us  this past month..  The ground all around  our  newly planted maple tree    was exploding  with  amazing  formations   of all  shapes and sizes....  
 Tam at The Gypsy's Corner  who hosted this theme each week  as  taken a break  but  her site is still
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Three or More Tuesday

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Signs of the times....   as summer  begins to wind down, and  autumn    considers    making its grand entrance.....
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 Tam at The Gypsy's Corner  who hosts this theme each week  is breaking for the summer,  but you can still visit her site for more  TOMT. 

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Three or More Tuesday

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All in a day...
last week  I took my tea to the porch   as the morning  sun   cast its  lovely  charms over the  landscape    and before the humidity and heat of the day   would  drive me  back indoors...  It  was a time of  dreaming as I  enjoyed my  Taste of Summer  tea  and perused my English Home magazine....and speculated about what my new neighbor  was up to in his landscaping project.....  which has ,  by the way,  been   quite lovely this summer!   
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 My dreams  turned  to wondering about our own  yard that  had  been seeing  a bit of  stress in the summer heat  when  all of a summer a storm  popped up  which did indeed drive me into the house      and when I ventured out  later in the day  was  so  happy to experience the break in the humidity and  see the  happy foliage  singing  out  praises of their own to God....   He is  such a marvelous provider of all good things!!!!

 Tam at The Gypsy's Corner  who hosts this theme each week  is breaking for the summer,  but you can still visit her site for more  TOMT. 

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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Three or More Tuesday



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I  have to admit I really do  love my  summer  header  I  put together with this lovely background  at
 ElegiasGarden.blogspot.com.   As I was  looking through the photos  for a header photo  I ran across these taken  a couple of years ago at Glebe Hill... a wonderful  garden  nearby that  specializes in every variety of day lily and hosta..
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A wonderful  venue for relaxing  from the  strains  of   frantic  traffic,  blazing sun, and   the general hullaboo that  pervades our  days.....
 Tam at The Gypsy's Corner  who hosts this theme each week  is breaking for the summer,  but you can still visit her site for more  TOMT. 

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Three or More Tuesday

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While I am at it  I  may as well share  what I had for  my lovely birthday dinner last Friday....
to begin  we    shared this lovely  Mediterranean Sampler  appetizer...
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Hot & Cold Mediterranean Baked oysters, clams casino, yaprak dolma, borek, kofta, babaganush and green shell mussel. 
   Following this  delicious  starter  I  ordered my favorite  house salad with  homemade  bleu cheese dressing.

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And  for my main course, I  love  this  dish....
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Veal Saltimboca Proscuitto ham and mozzarella cheese sandwiched and simmered in a brown sauce with Marsala wine and onions, served with spaghetti.


And I enjoyed my take home  box  the next day for lunch....   the portions are so huge!!


Lynn and I  shared  from each of our  desserts
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 served with  coffee   was  delectable!  YUMMMMM!
Happy birthday  to me!!!
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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Three or More Tuesday

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  Everyone asks   me  when they hear that  I toured  Newport, Rhode island,  did you   take in the many  mansions   there.     Newport  being  the playground of the  wealthy  entrepreneurs of the past  hosts  many amazing  historical   summer cottages and    some time I would love to  tour  the insides of these  gorgeous properties... but  alas  my visit there  last week  was limited..
   Some we saw  by sea,  are as follows:
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  Still others  we viewed  as we  drove down  Bellevue Drive:
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So  to answer   the queries  not yet  no,  I havent  toured  these  marvelous homes,,,  but hopefully,  some  day... yeah!!!!

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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Three or More Tuesday

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As I  am getting prepared to go see our daughter in Boston,  I am    thinking of  some of my  very best friends and  the wee little loves of their lives....   however,  they  don't have to  leave home to  embrace  their  "kids"!
Dottie   has her  wee bundle of    love  in  lil Cricket!
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  David  in  his  lovely, Emi,
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  and  Gerri  in her  precious  Tiffany...
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