Blue Ridge Parkway, A Real American Story

You might call it a 469-mile piece of paradise, maybe an American feat of ingenuity and beauty, or perhaps a story of putting people to work while building a lasting national treasure. Whatever you want to call it, if you have a bit of time and want to see something...

Housesitting

As previously mentioned, we are enjoying our first caretaking (or house sitting, if you prefer)  job here in rural Western North Carolina. We signed up for a two-month stint, which is ending October 2. We found this opportunity via the Internet in a listing posted on...

Pigskin Sunday

We have been house/pet sitting at a beautiful cabin home in Western North Carolina for the past 6 weeks. It is our first caretaking “job” and was found via the Internet. When we arrived, the household included two dogs, three cats, four roosters and a hen....