Porch Patrol is on duty 🐾🌄

Four Yorkies, one Appalachian yard, and absolutely everything to investigate. Sunbeams, fallen leaves, mysterious squirrels, and important smells all require immediate attention. Not to mention pee breaks. Patrol routes have been established, perimeters checked, and morale is high. Zac (17), Auggie Doggie (8), The Baby Sharks: Buzz and Gracie (1).

Appalachian security system: small, fluffy, fearless. On the look out for Cali and Smoky Cats and something to bark at. ✅

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First Snow at the Bungalow ❄️🍂🐾

The mountains gave us a little magic overnight with our first snow of the season. Ok, maybe not a full snowstorm and more like a dusting of the yard while fall still held tight to her colors. 🍁 The pear trees are glowing in orange and crimson, the burning bushes are blushing pink along the fence line, and tiny snowflakes danced between them like sparkles from another world.

The Yorkies were beside themselves with their noses to the ground, chasing every flake like it was a mystery from the sky. 🐶💨 Their little paw prints dotted the frosty grass in their little puppy backyard. But, alas, the sun peeked over the ridge and melted it all away.

There’s nothing quite like an Appalachian morning when autumn and winter shake hands. It was a magical moment watching it in the silence around Tiger Mountain. I am truly blessed this morning. 🌄🍂❄️

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After decades of dreaming, planning, saving, and so many weeks (ok, actually months) of #renovations than we can count… we’re finally here. Where is "here"?: The #Appalachian Mountain Bungalow in the #BlueRidgeMountains.🍂🏡✨

Our Appalachian mountain home is officially finished with the big projects, just in time for fall to paint the mountains and the hollers with plenty of colors of green, orange, red, and yellow. The fresh mountain air, golden leaves, and quiet mornings sipping tea on the front porch make every bit of the work worth it. But, if I were completely honest, these major renovations had me thinking, several times, "Why did we buy this 100 year old place?!??!"

Here’s to new chapters, slow living, and soaking in this season of peace and gratitude in the mountains. I am so incredibly thankful for every day I wake up and walk this property with the Yorkies. 🐾⛰️

As the masterful Ray Charles sings it, "Just an old, sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind" https://song.link/i/1543969353

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Some folks measure #home renovations in square footage… in Appalachia, we measure it in empty jars and bottles.⛰️ ✨ One sip for courage (Ole Smoky), one for inspiration (Cabernet), and somehow the old place starts looking brand new.

Now the real question is — where did the contents go? 👀🍷🌄

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