Tag: north carolina

  • Visiting Biltmore

    Visiting Biltmore

    We stayed on the Biltmore estate last weekend in Asheville. It was a last-minute choice as a kind of summer farewell long weekend and definitely a bit of a splurge, but well worth it. Spectacular place. I could stay there forever. The estate (created by George Washington Vanderbilt – of the ultra-wealthy Vanderbilt family) was…

  • Fall camping pt 2

    Fall camping pt 2

    Two weeks after our first camping trip, we did it again! As good as the first trip was, this was even better.

  • Fall camping

    Fall camping

    We had our first camping trip as a family ever last weekend. It was a toe-dip in the water type of camping trip. Just one night at a state park is all. Everyone loved it. It felt like the start of a new tradition.

  • Overexcited for spring

    Overexcited for spring

    Spring is here, and we got a bit overexcited acquiring new plants for the new house. They look amazing, but now a big cold front is expected, so I spent a good chunk of the afternoon moving them inside or covering them.