It's March-where did the time go? Last checked in right after the new year began and the rest is a blur. Duncan and I spent time in January looking at properties in High Meadows Country Club at Roaring Gap, NC. It is a one hour drive from Winston, the homes have golf course or mountain views and we fell in love with the idea....so we are now proud owners of a mountain cottage that overlooks the #17 par 3 at High Meadows-we can see tee to green, the #18 fairway, the clubhouse in the distance and a bit of a mountain as well. It is a true golf community with lots of golfing activities for both of us. We are really looking forward to our weekend retreat. After purchasing the home that we could "just move into" - did we really believe that? - we are in the remodeling process and hope to be completed by mid April. The view..... more photos next blog.
With our extra winter time we had fun with friends: a weekend visit with Genia (Tyson family from SC) that included the W-S Symphony-such great girlfriend time-an Asheville weekend with Linda and Travis Jackson and friends to include a Big Band night at the Grove Park Inn....
a bullfighting rodeo with Jane & Paul Hendricks, dinner and bridge with Prudy and Tom Yates, a Super Bowl Sunday that included every hour of coverage, a wonderful trip to visit Nan, Tess, Jack and Pat Currie in sunny Florida, a week with my Mom to be sure her new pacemaker is working OK, a week at the beach to resupply for the season that included two of the coldest rounds of golf on record, dancing, dining and a spectacular evening hosted by David and Travis from River Birch Lodge-a four course wine tasting dinner with "dancing" friends that was incredible. (Same friends-different theme!)
Tomorrow we lose an hour that I desperately need! The time change mentally screws up my agenda but by the fall I will have forgotten all about it! Although I do love a project I actually may have taken on a bit more than I bargained for in the mountains-we are on a timeline to be completed by mid April so we are pushing each day to stay on schedule. When we are sitting on our deck in the late afternoon watching the last foursome of the day head to the clubhouse, it will be worth it!
Speaking of those starry nights, having grown up in the country I look forward to a night sky with the stars as the only light. Heaven!
Speaking of those starry nights, having grown up in the country I look forward to a night sky with the stars as the only light. Heaven!