A lovely English village?

Designed after an English Village, I found Fearrington Village to be lovely. Simon felt it might be a bit too lovely. It reminded him of Midsommers, the most dangerous village in England, Fearrington, famous for its Oreo Cows, Tennese Fainting Goats, also with the black and white motiff, and its sculptered sheep. Fearrington does have an amazing Inn, where we had an English Tea complete with scones and clotted cream and finger sandwichs. Simon especially like the port and choclate at bedtime. Our room, which was upgraded to a suite, had an old elegance about it and the view of the gardens from our window was really lovely
The bookstore was state of the art with some of the top writers in the country appearing monthly.
The homes in the village, many in wooded areas, were very nice. While looking at one we saw young deer and there were wild turkeys in the area also.

A family that reads togather

Alex loved having grandma and papa read to him. I think he preferred papa Mon, as he calls Simon. It must be the English accent. We had a very nice visit with Melody and Blaine, and of course the highlight was Alex. He introduced us to the Wilkesboro library and we introduced him to the Oreo Cookie carmel sunday at Burger Kings. Seems like a fair trade.

I'd rather be green

We just returned from North Carolina, and it was beautiful, beautiful and green. It was also very very hot, 96 with nearly 100% humidity. That is why it looks so green and lush. The Dorris Duke Garden on the campus at Duke University was quite splendid with its manicured lawns, terraced gardens, ponds, and flowers of all colors It was a feast for the eyes.
When we flew out of North Carolina, we were again struck by how green it all looked. Needless to say when we landed in LA, we did not have the same feeling, however the weather was much more conducive to life.