Foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains

 We were out browsing antique stores last weekend when this little wooden sewing machine case caught my eye.   Nope, I wasn't kiddi...

This purple wildflower growing in the pasture is ironweed. It's been used to dye wool a green color so I, actually, gathered some an...

We've cooled down a bit here in the foothills. August has been more like September, and I couldn't be happier. I'm really enjoyi...