Blue Ridge Fest and Cherokee Vally tours

Blue Ridge Fest is quickly becoming an annual event and friends, Buddy and Ginger Clamp accompanied us this year.  A little rain couldn't dampen the spirits of classic car enthusiasts.

Later that weekend they gifted us with a tour of the golf course at Cherokee Valley.  Since we are not golfers,  this was a new adventure for us and we were awestruck by how truly beautiful our neighborhood is.  We live at the base of the Blue Ridge mountains, simply gorgeous!!

Honey bees

Who knew that 8,000 honey bees would follow the queen wherever she went, creating a large swarm in our backyard?  Who knew that our neighbor Larry could not only lure them into a bucket with his bee keeper suit and smoke can, but also would find a new home for them?  And who could believe that hours later my curiosity would get the best of me and when I went out to check out the scene a very angry bee that was left behind would tangle with my upper lip!!  We ended up with a great story and a pint of honey from the new owner of these little guys.