ADVENTURES - Where the Wind Blows Art

QUARANTINE CONTINUED...

Apr 24, 2020

36 days. 864 hours. 51,840 minutes. That's A LOT OF TIME. Time to think, to create, to clean, to workout, to cook, to worry, to deny, to fear, to believe, to hope...TO BE.And believe me, like all of you, I have done it all! Some days I have a ton of hope and some days I feel completely sad and it consumes me. Thankfully I don't have many of the sad days. For example today is a frustrating day. I'm still caught in the unenviable position of being caught in an unemployment ...

MAKING THE MOST OF THE QUARANTINE

Mar 29, 2020

What a difference a week makes. Our county fortunately does not have any confirmed cases of COVID-19, but we are all on mandatory 'stay at home' orders. It appears that on Monday at 5pm, the Governor will be closing the NC borders to any out of state or unnecessary travels. It is a scary time, but I'm thankful that we have the ability to be at home, at 3200 elevation, with no neighbors. By nature, we are in isolation!Mountain Mark has been working hard at getting rid of the ...

UNEXPECTED VACATION

Mar 20, 2020

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES! Like many, the CORVID-19 virus has wreaked havoc on our lives. No one could have predicted the school closings, mass hoarding and buying hysteria and the closures and temporary hours cuttings and layoffs that so very many industries and small business owners have had to face. I, like so many, have been given an 'unexpected vacation' from my part time work. After the shed of tears and much needed sleep, I have come out the other ...

ADVENTURES IN NORTH CAROLINA

Mar 12, 2020

Every day is an adventure with Mark. When I go to work, he is busy working around the house: using chainsaws (more on that later), dragging deadfall out of our trees with the 4 wheeler or even just mundane tasks like staining the front porch rails that he built. Who knew he had such mad skills???! After coming home one day to find both pant legs cut AND his earbuds cord cut it was decided that chainsaw activity should occur when we are both home for safety sake. So, back ...

THE MOUNTAINS ARE CALLING AND I MUST GO

Jan 08, 2020

After 29 years of living in South Dakota, Mark and I made the 1800+ mile move to the mountains of Western North Carolina! We have been looking forward to this chapter of our lives and finally the time has come. Our dream fixer up sits on top of a mountain at 3200 elevation just outside of the town of Waynesville in the Great Smoky Mountains. The move has us working hard on the house and property, unpacking more boxes than two people should ever have to deal with and ...