The Mountains of Boone, NC

It's only a few hrs. from our house to Boone, NC. The elevation is so high it's sometimes 20 to 30 degrees colder than at our house. Many Floridians have summer homes there. The scenery is beautiful and shopping is great in-between here and there.

We try to go there a couple of times a year. This is a quaint Bed and Breakfast that we stayed in once. The owner lives next door in a little log house.

Let's take a walk up the drive, shall we.

It's an old farm house converted into a B&B.

There were lots of pretty flowers on the property.

This is the little house the owner lived in across the parking area.

Some of the beautiful Daisies.

Are you still with me? I've got a lot of pictures in this post. Let's take a peek inside.

It was a lovely place to stay and Hubby and I had it all to our selves. Others had just checked out and we had just arrived. You can't beat that!

This next two pics are part of the LR and DR where we ate breakfast.

There were some antiques and some updated pieces. Very nicely decorated and clean.

We had the run of the house and could use the kitchen at will and help ourselves to a stocked frig.
We went shopping at the oldest operating Country Store in America. The original Mast General Store, located in Valles Cruies, NC in the Blue Ridge Mtns. It is extremely old, and looks it, yet it's open everyday. It started operating in 1883.

There is an operating post office inside.

The boards on the bldg. are waving and the building is resting on cinder blocks. You would think it's going to fall looking at it.lol

We shopped at a local antique store where the clerk had on a outfit from Lily's and I just had to take a picture for Miss Janice.

The views of the mtns. are incredible and very evident of God's handiwork. This is a view from my friend's deck and the valley below.

We stopped in Blowing Rock for lunch and the town's flowers were in abundant.

We found an old Mission that was turned into a restaurant and had lunch there. It was down a long path from the street, which hubby is standing on below.

It was gated and such a neat place off the trodden path. Very good food.

The side of the bldg. showing some of the foliage surrounding it.

A quaint little sitting area.

And if you're still with me here's one of the rooms inside.

There is more than 20 miles of furniture outlets on the way up to Boone in Hickory, Granite Falls, Hudson and more towns. There is Broyhill, LazyBoy, Bassett and many more companies represented there at prices that can't be touched in local stores. You pay no sales tax but you have shipping charges unless you can take the item with you.

I'll post real soon and show you some of the deals we walked away with.

Enjoy the rest of your week and I hope to see you soon.