Getting sick Though it was difficult living in such a bitty space with its attendant challenges of noise, low light and wildlife, it paled in comparison to that last week when both Pat and Chelsea got sick with fevers and upper respiratory infections. They both awakened sick on that Monday morning after we posted our …
Not much changed in the short ride from Oconee campground back to Pat’s place. We were still hot, tired, in need of cool showers and fresh clothes, and to add to the mix, we were disoriented. Our books weren’t up for sale yet, we’d run into technical snags that needed to be solved, we still …
Given that it’s now high season here in the foothills with a major summer holiday quickly approaching, Pat, Chelsea and I took a quick run out to the State Park to find and secure a campsite. After several rounds around the campsite loops and several conversations with the rangers in the office, we picked our …
I’m having a near death experience, but I think I see the white light at the end of the tunnel. I hope it’s heaven, because I’m sure ready for a heavenly experience. With a massive desire to be caught up on our blogs and photos, then waylaid by the work necessary to bring out our …
We’ve been here three months today. Things have shifted and changed, so we will likely be heading out in two weeks or so. We’ve loved being here. As always we’ve loved the kindness and generosity of our hosts and of the locals. We’ve gotten caught up on hundred and hundreds of photos; we caught up …
Our first take on being here was the fact that it was really winter, as in a real season. The trees were all dry and bare, we could see forever into the trees, and there were very few birds. That all changed immediately. We spotted bits and pieces of green popping out here and there …
Field Trips In the early days Jim would take us along on his errands, providing us with a chance to see the surrounding area. We called them our field trips. Our first outing was to Clayton, Georgia, just down the road a ways. Jim’s favorite Mexican restaurant was full with the lunch crowd by the …
South Carolina – Learning the Area, Mini-Adventures, Holidays Read More »
Managing a sixty acre farm with four buildings on it is no small job at any time, especially when you’re a loner on your farm like Jim is. He relies on local guys to fill in what he can’t do, so he’s always got odd jobs he’s farming out. Jimmy is a local guy who …
We spent the next weeks in an American Picker mode, hunting for furniture in Pat’s basement and workshop, Jim’s Big House, the chicken shed storage areas, the barn, and around Pat’s house. Everything we found had to be thoroughly cleaned, as most of it had years of accumulated dust. We gradually put together the kitchen, …
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Getting There When we last left you three months ago, the Traveling Roses were happily tooling down the road in luxurious comfort with Kenneth and Krisy, headed to a meeting with Pat in Alabama. We’d left Gueydan, Louisiana around six-thirty. With the time change, it was still quite dark. Sunrise was an hour away. Anxious …
