Opportunities on an overcast Sunday

March 24, 2013

The rain started around 2 AM and continued non-stop until 8 AM with several hours of heavy downfall.  Guess you could say it is raining ‘cats and dogs’ with snow predicted Monday.  Speaking of cats, Slippery (aka Slip Jig) is bamboozled by the mountains, rocky ground, bare trees, and rushing stream aside our new home.  

So it was a mountain grey day with fog hanging in the bare trees and mountain tops.  Did I mention we are nestled in the mountains at an elevation of 2800 feet?  To a gal from Florida this is fascinating.  Even the cold is tolerable with our furnace, oil-filled radiator, and heat strip in addition to plenty of layers, blankets, and Slippery.

Today I began work by cleaning a cute little cabin and was almost finished when I noticed a flood on the floor.  Mopping the water was the easy part, reporting the leak was not as pleasant but the owners smiled and scurried off to investigate.  In short order the leaking pipe was replaced.   

The remainder of the day Billy and I were busy around the homestead.  I played a few waltzes on the harp and started learning Morag's and Mr. & Mrs. Snowden.   Cooking a pot of beans sounded good and allowed time for us to walk around the area.  As we returned Chad's fire was inviting which led to conversation and with he and Pam (refer to the cast list).  

Pam asked us to attend an Easter Cantata and covered dish dinner at a local church so being neighborly we did.  The musical program was inspirational, the people friendly, and the food excellent.  One way to learn and area is to dine with locals and a covered dish dinner is tops.  Corn must be is popular in Cherokee as there was corn on the cob, corn bread, corn muffins, corn pudding, corn casserole… did I miss one?  Of course there was bean bread (a local tradition), ham (Easter tradition), and fried chicken (southern tradition).

It is getting chilly so I’d best snuggle under the covers till the morrow.

Stay tuned for more adventures... and maybe pictures.