UNWRAP IT

UNWRAP IT

One thing I've learned and had reinforced during this move is that every day is a gift:

SO- UNWRAP IT!

Time seems to pass so swiftly, and the one common denominator I've found in the Mountains of NC is that people don't care! About time I mean. It has stopped, and in some cases gone backwards. What a wonderful throwback to where everyone has time to stop and chat, people wave every-time you pass anyone in a car- (I have glued a rubber hand to my steering wheel and just pull a sting to raise the fingers in the Mountain Salute as you pass!) and speaking to total strangers is as natural as if they were family.

I have had to learn to reset my SC Clock to NC time and allow and extra hour or so for every errand I run! It is my kinda Place, and my kinda Pace!

Hope you have a great day. I PLAN TO!

 BLOOM WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED, EVEN IF YOU ARE TRANSPLANTED!!!

MY FIRST PEONIES EVER! I LOVE THESE FLOWERS!

YOU ARE LOVED!

JMc

FIRST NIGHT

FIRST NIGHT

After several months of refurbishing, refinishing and repairs I am finally going to spend the first night in my new home in NC. It is a gorgeous evening and my Lab, Hope and I are settling in for a great nights sleep.

It truly feels comfortable already.

Going fishing in the morning--I know- but someone HAS to take one for the team, and I volunteered!

Check out this mixed Turkey that walked through the front yard!

LOVE TO YOU ALL!

JMc

HOME IN NC!!!

HOME IN NC!!!

AFTER A GREAT MOVE AND TONS OF WORK I'M ALMOST READY TO SPEND THE FIRST NIGHT IN MY NEW HOME IN NC.

I HAVE A FEW FINISHING TOUCHES TO DO, BUT I HAVE FURNITURE PICKED OUT AND READY TO BE PICKED UP.

THIS HAS BEEN A PERIOD OF EXTREMES! EXTREME JOY AS WELL AS EXTREME SADNESS ON THE SUDDEN PASSING OF MY BROTHER IN LAWS DAD. LARRY- YOU ARE MISSED!


AS I SETTLE INTO A ROUTINE OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS I HOPE TO BRING SOME NEW OUTDOOR AND WILDLIFE PICS AROUND MY NEW PROPERTY. ALREADY I HAVE SEEN DEER, GROUNDHOGS- (KNOWN HERE AS WHISTLE PIGS), TURKEY, COYOTES, RABBITS, AND TONS OF NEW BIRDS, LIZARDS AND VARIOUS OTHER CRITTERS.

LOVE TO YOU ALL

JMc

BYE SC- HELLO NC

BYE SC- HELLO NC !!

NEXT POST LORD WILLING WILL BE FROM MILLERS CREEK NC!

AS SOON AS I CAN GET INTERNET SERVICE AND CABLE INSTALLED.

ONE LAST IRONIC POST FROM SC..... THESE SOLDIERS THAT SECURED OUR FREEDOM ARE HEADING OFF TO HELL ON EARTH......

LOOK AT THE SIGN IN THE VERY FRONT OF THE LANDING CRAFT BETWEEN THE TWO SOLDIERS SHOULDERS...!!!!

NO SMOKING!!!!!

REALLY???  I MEAN REALLY?????????

LOVE TO ALL AND I'LL SEE YA SOON!

JMc

MOVING!

MOVING

THE ART OF GOING THROUGH EVERY ROOM IN YOUR HOUSE, AND TWO OUTBUILDINGS TO LOOK AT CRAP YOU HAVEN'T SEEN SINCE THE LAST TIME YOU MOVED AND DECIDING THAT "I MUST KEEP THIS!"

"THIS" BEING SOMETHING YOU HAD TOTALLY FORGOTTEN ABOUT AND HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO USE FOR.

I'M TAKING THE MINIMALIST APPROACH- IF I AM NOT GOING TO USE IT TODAY- IT GOES TO GOODWILL!

THIS REALLY BRINGS HOME THE CONSUMER MENTALITY THAT WE HAVE ARRIVED AT IN AMERICA. I'M MOVING TO A PLACE WHERE A TRACTOR HAULING HAY IS CONSIDERED "FAST". I DON'T THINK MUCH OF MY "STUFF" WILL REALLY FIT IN UP THERE.

LEAVING TRAFFIC, RUDENESS AND ISOLATIONISM (BY CHOICE), TO GO TO A PLACE WHERE TRAFFIC IS A TRACTOR AT 7 MPH, RUDENESS IS HONEY BOO BOO AND THE KARDASHIANS ON TV, AND WHITE LIGHTNING- YES- FROM A MILE DOWN THE ROAD, AND BLUEGRASS MUSIC AROUND A BONFIRE IS ISOLATED TO A MOUNTAINTOP BOTTOM, COMPLETE WITH A STREAM!!

NEIGHBORS ARE; FAITH RULES, HELPING IS MANDATORY, AND YOU ARE LEFT ALONE UNTIL YOU DECIDE TO GET TOGETHER FOR THAT  CAMPING TRIP BONFIRE, I DON'T REMEMBER A DAMN THING ABOUT IT WEEKEND. OR SO THEY TELL ME.

YOUR YARD IS MOWED WEEKLY AND IT IS DONE FOR YOU IF YOU ARE SICK OR PHYSICALLY CAN'T DO IT--AT NO CHARGE!

SEE YA IN THE MOUNTAINS!!!!

SEE YA AFTER THE FINAL MOVE OF THE BIG STUFF!!! AND YES, I HAVE 2 NEPHEWS, 3 NIECES, A SISTER AND BROTHER IN LAW DRIVING DOWN 2 HOURS TO HELP ME MOVE!

TRY TO FIND THAT KIND OF HELP THESE DAYS!

FAMILY RULES

LOVE TO ALL

JMc

NC BOUND!

NC BOUND

I HAVE FINALLY PURCHASED A HOUSE WITH 3.5 ACRES IN NC! i WCLOSE ON IT ON THE 11TH!

WILL BE ON AND OFF WHILE PACKING AND MOVING.

 VIEW FROM ROAD AND TOP OF DRIVEWAY.

 KNOWN AS "THE GARDEN". WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SPOT TO PLANT!

 VIEW FROM BACK OF HOUSE TO OLD BRICK BUILDING THAT IS ALSO MINE.

 VIEW FROM TH BACK LOOKING INTO UPPER PASTURE.

 VIEW FROM UPPER PASTURE OVERLOOKING MOST OF THE PROPERTY!

GATE TO UPPER PASTURE, IT GOES OVER THAT HILL.

I SURE FEEL BLESSED TO HAVE IT. WEANT THROUGH WITHOUT ONE HICCUP, FROM START TO FINISH!

SEE YA'LL SOON

JMc

NC BOUND?

NC BOUND?

AFTER MOVING FROM PLANT CITY, FL. TO LEXINGTON SC IN 1972, I HAVE LIVED HERE THE PAST 40+ YEARS. 

I AM NOW THINKING ABOUT BUYING SOME LAND WITH A SMALL HOUSE ON IT IN NC. ABOVE BOONE AND A LITTLE TO THE EAST- IN WEST JEFFERSON AND MORE SPECIALLY: MILLERS CREEK.!

THIS IS 3.5 ACRES WITH A 2-1/2 BEDROOM 1 BATH HOUSE THAT WAS BUILT IN 1954 AND ADJOINS MY SISTERS PROPERTY.

THE PRICE IS RIGHT! AND THE TIMING IS PERFECT!

THIS WAS THE REASON FOR THIS SIGN ON MY LAST POST. IT IS NEAR CHICKEN HOUSES AND CATTLE FARMS AND SMELLS LIKE THE COUNTRY LIVING I WAS RAISED AROUND MY FIRST 18 YEARS IN FLORIDA. THERE IS SOMETHING PULLING ME BACK TO THE BASICS AND BACK TO MY ROOTS AS I GET READY FOR THE HOME STRETCH OF LIFE.

I HAVE NO PLANS TO GO SOON, BUT I DON'T WANT THE REST OF MY DAYS TO BE SPENT IN, AND WITH REGRET!

I CHOOSE HOPE, POSITIVENESS (?WORD), AND I TRULY BELIEVE THAT THIS MOVE WILL ACTUALLY EXTEND MY LIFE AS WELL AS THE QUALITY OF IT!

WINTER DAMAGE TO SKIN

INSTEAD OF STAYING HERE ON MY OWN, I CHOOSE TO MOVE UP CLOSE TO FAMILY AND LIVE OUT MY LIFE IN FULLNESS AND WITH ALL THE JOY I CAN. I CHOOSE TO BE PUSHED AROUND IN ONE OF THESE,

INSTEAD OF A WHEELCHAIR, AS I TEND MY LAND, WATCH MY DEER, AND WATCH THEM EAT ALL OF MY VEGETABLE GARDEN, AS I HEAR THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS ON THIS PROPERTY! 

HOW COOL IS THAT?

ALSO, THIS TREE FULL OF BATS ALLOWED ME TO SEE ANOTHER VALUABLE LESSON......

OK, SO IT'S NOT BATS, BUT LEAVES... JUST USE YOUR IMAGINATION HERE....AND THAT MEANS I SHOULD LEAVE HERE, TAKE UP MY ROOTS, BRANCH OUT AND TAP INTO ANOTHER AREA! HOPE I'M NOT BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE, BUT I ALREADY FEEL A PEACE AND JOY ABOUT THE ENTIRE SITUATION!

A GLIMPSE OF MY NEW PROPERTY!

 THE OLD CHICKEN COOP BUILDING IS MINE TOO. TIME TO TEAR IT DOWN AND RECYCLE ALL THE OLD WOOD AND CEMENT BLOCKS! (IT'S GETTING VERY UNSAFE!)

ACTUALLY, THIS IS CAROLE'S PLACE TO STAY WHEN SHE VISITS!

LOVE TO ALL!

JMc

FARM LIVING

FARM LIVING

SINCE WE ARE SEQUESTERED AFTER FALLING OFF A FISCAL CLIFF, I JUST WANT TO FEED THE CHICKENS, MILK THE COWS AND RELAX.

A LITTLE FARM HUMOUR- VERY LITTLE!

HERE'S 10 SECONDS OF YOUR LIFE YOU'LL NEVER GET BACK!

LOVE TO ALL!!!!

JMc