Carter's Mountain, Charlotteville, Virginia. Follow Carter's Mountain trail to the orchard for seasonal fruit picking...You can also visit the lovely country store and bakery. One of the special treats they offer is apple cider doughnuts. So good! (You can buy apples already picked or go into the orchard to gather your own.) Michie Tavern Mitchie
Tag: Blessings
The Eve of September
Yellow leaves and golden sun... The September trees are set in a halo of light. Yellow flowers, like little stars sit upon the pumpkin vines just waiting to be pumpkins. It is too early for all of that... There is bliss in the September garden summer flowers holding on as if summer would never end.
Pink Clouds
I love the pink clouds in the morning... Cotton candy in the sky! It is a day at the fair upon the sea. My husband and I just returned from a cruise to the Carribean. We were blessed with good weather, and we visited a number of islands. My favorite was St. Lucia because of
A Summer Day in Winter
There were windows in the clouds today. Bright blue portals opened up so you could see clear through to the other side. Below, on the sound, the swans paraded about like lovely dancers, drifting across an aqua stage. It was a summer day in the midst of winter. I would like to glide like that,
November Snow
The green leaves of summer are gone; all that greenery, simply vanished overnight. Or is it that just the way it seems, when November dawns and a new chapter begins? We mark the pages with autumnal gold and write all sorts of notes in the margins. There are so many things we want to remember
Our Daily Work
God has blessed us with our daily work, which changes throughout our lives; it is not only our professional work, but the work of our hands and hearts in countless ways. It is said that the work of a child is play, because that is how they learn about the world. Perhaps, in adulthood, we
A Walk in the Garden at Dawn
The wind stirs; flowers dance; a parade of colors unfolds. It is the same with life itself; a newborn cries, no matter the color; it is love at first sight. We walk in the garden as children, by day or by night; moonbeams cast their glow; sunbeams light our path. Deep in the garden we
Detours
There is nothing quite like a detour in life to help us find our way. Many times, we think that there is only one road we should travel on to get us where we need to go. But then, we find ourselves on a country lane, with the most beautiful scenery. We discover things we
One Day at a Time
It is easy enough to become overwhelmed in life, unless we follow a simple rule; we have to take it one day at a time. If we worry too far ahead about a situation, we defeat ourselves. Worry never really fixes anything, and it robs us of the joy each day holds. Somehow, if we
Lessons in Love