My flowers have no clue it is November 28th! And the Wonderful West Virginia Mountains

It is November 28th and unseasonable warm for West Virginia. By this time of the year there isn't usually a flower in sight! I haven't even gotten out my winter coat yet! I just can't believe what it still blooming... Take a look!!

This is a new coneflower I planted from seed this summer, I planted them late never thinking they would bloom until next year. But here it is going crazy...

Of course all of my ornamental cabbages are doing great, they love the cold. But as you can see the sun was shinning today when I took the pictures. It will be almost 60 tomorrow, when Tom will be putting up Xmas lights!

I love the color the cabbage and Kales give your yard in the winter. Especially right by the front door...

This is my favorite, all that white and purple!!!


Than there was the wonderful hunting trip for my husband. He took my camera, that is why I didn't post this week. I couldn't take any pictures! He didn't shoot a deer but at least he got to bring home enough deer meat to make some deer Jerky one of the guys gave him! I told him he had to come home with enough for my Jerky I love it!!!

He even took a picture of a Tombstone on Shavers Mountain. This is who the mountain was named after Peter Shaver. I love the Tombstone " Killed By Indians 1781".

It finally snowed late in the week. They had T-Shirts on earlier in the week, all they wanted was some snow!!! This was at deer camp.

Isn't that beautiful, Seneca Rocks...

It is worth it each year if he just sees one Bald Eagle!!! and he DID!!!

This is the North Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac River...(did you get all of that!!! LOL) Just down stream from Seneca Rocks... It would have been prettier with snow!

Beautiful water...

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving, and survived Black Friday... We are really into the Holiday Season now!!!

Have a Good one...

Lynn

Beautiful Weekend Trip with Friends!

We went away this weekend and it was the best!!! It is always fun to getaway with a bunch of friends. We went to the mountains to a great little Inn. As soon as we all got checked in we decided to drive up the mountain to a ski resort. Our friends Paulette and Dave decided to ride the bike since the weather was so beautiful, unseasonably warm for November almost 70 on Saturday afternoon... and in the mountains that is really crazy warm! I haven't been on a bike in 28 years when we were kids and had our bike. So I ask Paulette if I could go with Dave??? She said sure and dressed me in all her leathers to keep me warm and away I went...
They made my weekend!

You can't tell I'm excited... Can You!!!

What a beautiful bike, Nothing like a Harley!!! Riding up that mountain with all the curves brought back many a memory!!! I had a great time...

Here is our group standing in front of the Inn on Sunday Morning

From left to right : Tom & Lynn - Dave & Paulette - Mike & Mary

Can you believe November 15 and 65 degrees... A perfect weekend to take a trip...

This is the owner of the Brazen Head Inn, Will on Bass. We really enjoyed hearing all his stories Will and Jill told us about the Inn & listening to the music all evening..

Tom & I...

It was an evening of playing dominoes with great friends.... Mexican Train Dominoes... Wonder who's winning....

Jill is on fiddle, her and her husband Will own this wonderful Inn.. They jammed all evening, while we were there. We all sang along to the tunes we knew. Such a wonderful place to just kick back and have a great time!!! I can't wait to go back!

Earlier Saturday evening when we drove up the mountain to Snow Shoe Ski Resort

What a beautiful place with a great view...

Elevation 4800 ft.

This is the girls sitting on the biggest chair I have ever seen in the Village...

Paulette, Mary and Me...

Part of the Village at Snow Shoe. But it was really quiet up there,no snow they don't open until next weekend. I'm sure there will be snow by than. But it was in the upper 60's this weekend. It was a perfect weekend...

After we left on Sunday we took a drive to National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Green Bank we got some great shots of it...

On Slaty Fork looking at the beautiful deer and scenery...

Now this is a country road... Beautiful!!!

Just looking up at that beautiful sky...
As we were coming around a curve this is what we saw. It about scared me to death! But it is fake the guy is all stuffed... But how real it looked as we rounded that curve. I made Tom turn around and go back to take pictures... LOL

This was right across the street...

Some beautiful barns, I love to take pictures of them...

Cheat Mountain in Randolph County on this beautiful sunny day...

The end of one of the best weekend trips we have taken in a long time!!

Lynn


PS We missed the rest of our croud that couldn't make it this weeend, but we will do it again!

Getting back into Knitting!!!

A few weeks ago I went on a school field trip and one of the teachers took her knitting to work on in the bus. She was knitting a beautiful scarf, I don't think I have knitted since my kids were young. Not to say I know much about knitting. I can cast on and knit or pearl and cast off. Not much more than that!!! So scarf making is right up my alley! LOL So I went out and got some new needles and some yarn. I had forgotten how relaxing knitting really is! This is the one I made for me, really fuzzy and warm. I wore it to school on Thursday. If you look really close at the yarn you can see the little extra piece of string wrapped around each piece of yarn. Yarn has really changed since I knitted last!!! Both scarfs that I made were multi colored and it made it's own stripes without even changing yarn... I loved it... This one I made for my mother for Christmas (nobody tell her!!!) All her favorite colors wrapped up into one big scarf. It should keep her warm!!!This yarn was all rippled and bumpy so it made a really great scarf. I just love these new yarns. Of course they probably aren't really new to all you knitters but they are new to me!!!

I am having a good time knitting, but I can't seem to get much else done, especially the chair I am suppose to be reupholstering for my daughter before the end of the month!!! But I will get it done! I PROMISE!!! (I know she will read this)... LOL

I want to get a few more done for gifts for Christmas I just hope I have time.

Have a Good One,

Lynn

Arts & Humanities 25 th Anniversary Celebration

The Marion County Arts & Humanities had their 25th Anniversary Celebration on Sunday afternoon. I was pleased to be invited as a past recipient. I received my award in 2000 as Artist of the year. I was so thrilled that year when they called me to let me know... Each year they give out awards for Art, Music, History, Drama,Teacher,Outstanding Students & a special Marian Satterfield Award. Here I am with a special friend John Fallon, who won his award in 1990 for Drama. He has preformed in so many plays over the years I have lost count. He is wonderful!!! From 1990-1997 we were both in the play Pickett's Fort An American Frontier Musical. It was preformed in an outdoor theater each summer for 2 weeks. My youngest played his daughter for a couple of years until she got to big for him to carry her on stage and my oldest was in the chorus. Those were memorable times. My mother thinks he is THE BEST!!!

While at the Celebration they had a duo called "Bridging The Gap". Here is what it said in our program:

"Bridging the Gap" duo Peter Wilson (click on the link to check out Peter playing)and Aaron Clay. This word famous duo was honored in the 2004 ceremony with the Music Award in recognition of their "outstanding leadership and devotion to the enhancement of the arts". Hailed by the Washington Post for "Superior arrangements and uncommon musicianship" the unique duo perform work covering the wide range of musical styles in venues from private homes and schools to concert halls and stadiums. Wilson and Clay are members of the President's Band and perform throughout the world. They have become frequent guests of the Millennium Stage at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts...

What a wonderful surprise to see them preform on Sunday. In 2004 when I was invited to the White house for Dinner, as an artist, they were playing. But at that time I had no idea one was from Fairmont (my home town) and the other 20 miles away in Morgantown WV.

To say the least I had a great day, I enjoyed seeing old friends and wonderful music and great food!!!

Have a great week,

Lynn