Today was a busy day…it started at around 7:00 am when we loaded a van with two bus drivers (one me and the other Roy who has been driving for us for almost ten years) and two van drivers and headed to Kuykendall to pick up the older girls from Pineview. It is close to … Continued
Last night’s thunderstorm left an amazing day in its wake, if not a good bit of leaf litter from the hail that preceded it. The guys spent most of the day blowing and raking up twigs and leaves that covered the ground after the BIG BLOW. When Mother Nature reaches in to her bag of … Continued
I “get” the fascination with this spring’s royal wedding. Though I would deny this to my mountain bike buddies, or the crowd I count on to watch the Super Bowl with, I logged a few hours of coverage myself. We all need a good party to distract us once in a while. Life’s a celebration … Continued
Western North Carolina is pretty “crunchy.” Nearby Asheville attracts a pretty eclectic crowd, from the granola set to outdoor enthusiasts, artists, sustainable livers (not the organ)…you name it and you can probably find it in Asheville. There is a big movement in these parts to buy local foods, raised or grown in our own backyards. … Continued
I’ll have to admit, I was eyeing the radar screen surreptitiously on the old iphone, hoping those bright greens and reds would move right into our path right before dinner. What I wasn’t expecting was the loud BOOM that started the squeals and screams from all corners! A good old-fashioned summer thunderstorm. In the mountains, … Continued
Some of you may not know about the Sliding Rock Challenge. A trip to this natural rock slide in the Davidson River is part of every Illahee girl’s session. I like to accompany every trip…they’re just that fun. Despite the silliness and pure pleasure of watching so much fun, I like to make sure we’re … Continued
It’s interesting to me that the more complicated our lives get, the more we yearn for simpler times. There are websites and magazines dedicated to helping us simplify, and they are BIG business. I’m pretty convinced that a lot of the angst in the world is born in these layers of complication. For me, the … Continued
Technology moves a heck of a lot faster than we do, but it is fun to utilize some of it to give you all a glimpse of all the fun we are having. With that in mind, here are a couple of items of interest: we will try to upload pictures in almost real time … Continued
But, this morning felt a lot like I remember Christmas feeling when I was Hillbrook age. Yesterday, I was dead-tired from the last “push” to get ready and then got “schooled” by my sixteen year-old on the Butter Gap trail on mountain bikes last night…(we left at 6:30 PM and rode until almost nine and … Continued
It’s going to be the BEST staff ever for the best summer ever. Veteran Nurse and camp “mom” Denise was chatting with Gordon and Laurie this evening and said, “you all got all of the best ones back”! Indeed. It’s a “who’s who” of camp favorites and one is going to be YOUR counselor this … Continued
