Who loves getting fresh-cut trees for Christmas? Last year at Alpine Lake was the first time in my adult life that. I’ve had a live tree and it was absolutely amazing! It smelled divine and it was prefect in every way. This year we set out for Mountain Top Tree Farm again to find the…
Month: November 2018
Thanksgiving
Ever since we bought our home at Alpine Lake, we’ve been spending holidays here. It’s a homecoming of sorts since I actually grew up here in Preston County. Sometimes life finds a way to lead us home, doesn’t it? My parents and brother came up to celebrate with us and feast on another one of…
Autumn’s End
It’s been an unusual fall this year; the leaves have clung to the trees far longer than any autumn in my memory. There was a huge difference in the landscape this past weekend. What a difference a week makes! Luckily, we haven’t had much snow so far; it’s the last thing you want with leaves…