Exploring: Hikes, Gardens, Trips, Featured

We all know that with every rule there is an exception. In this case, it is an exception to the “No More Meatball Bushes” rule. Meatball bushes are the shrubs that are sheared into submission and spend their sad, shortened life in the shape of round green globes…landscape meatballs. And once in awhile you have the great […]

Yesterday I visited the NC Arboretum near Asheville and boy was it worth the trip! Wow! Here is a sneak peek of a few things my friend Sandy and I saw. I will put up a proper post in the next few days! Happy Friday!

I’ve missed two Watchful Wednesdays in a row, but I have a very good excuse…I was out watching. So take that, Watchful Wednesday! I spent yesterday hiking Raven Cliff Falls trail in Caesars Head State Park with some ladies of Trail Dames. If you haven’t hiked the Blue Ridge Mountains, then strap on your hikin’ […]

Real-life success stories with humble beginnings are the most inspiring stories. Recently I visited Hatcher Garden, a small public botanical garden and woodland preserve located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. What makes this garden extraordinary is its humble beginnings as the small backyard of two retirees to its current ten acres. In 1969 Josephine and Harold Hatcher […]