We started the month playing golf with Alice & Doug at Beech Mountain. What a pretty course, but tough! I think I went through 2 sleeves of golf balls. Nonetheless, it was nice to visit a different course and spend time with them.
We've been doing lots of gardening, planting all sorts of flowering plants that attract butterflies. Not the easiest thing to do when you're digging into the side of a mountain. :) However, things are starting to look good around here!
We've both been playing lots of golf and I played in the 9-Holers Championship last week. It was a lot of fun and I came in second place! Thursday morning, I played in the Queen's Tournament. What a riot! 18 women all tee off together, follow each other to their next shot and so on. 2 people people are eliminated each hole. Fortunately, I wasn't the first one out, but I wasn't the last. It was great fun and everyone had a good time.
We prepared Thursday for the Holley Clan's arrival on Friday. Unfortunately, Christopher wasn't able to come. It's too bad because he would have had lots of fun and laughs. Upon their arrival, the girls went for a hike up to the Hound Ears Rocks. That seemed to be quite an adventure for them and they had a good time.
Saturday morning, most of the family went horse back riding while Lori, Frank and I went to the Farmer's Market. What fun! We got some fresh produce, home made apple bread and some more plants. We are kicking ourselves for not getting the good homemade jams! Guess we'll go back on Wednesday.
On Sunday, Chris and Frank played golf and I joined them for 9 holes. The morning started off on the cooler side but then warmed up. Everyone had some good shots and we all had some not-so-good shots. So that the guys could have a little peace and quiet, all the girls went on a little adventure. We were headed to the outlet mall when we got side tracked and decided to go visit a local flea market. Well, let's just say that one visit is enough and if we were to go back, we'd probably see the same stuff that Bubba and JimBob were selling. From there we headed into town and walked through some of the shops. When we got back, Andrea had arrived from Asheville and we were able to spend some time catching up with her.
Monday morning, Chef Frank prepared a hearty breakfast of pancakes (sweetpotato, blueberry and plain) and bacon because the family was heading out for a day of white water rafting. I'm sure they will have lots of fun! Early this morning, Frank announced there was a mama deer in the back yard and a little fawn. I tried to snap pictures, but they came out blurry. The mama deer was pretty big and she spied us looking at her and probably saw the flash. Soon enough she and the fawn were headed back up the mountain.
A big family dinner is planned for this evening before the Clan hits the road in the morning. Maybe we'll get to play a game too!
It's been a fun visit!
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