What do you do when when you have left a over pork chop? You make a Cuban or in my case an almost Cuban. Porkchop sliced very thin, deli ham, bread and butter pickel slices, american cheese, a spicy mustard mayo sauce. Served with chipotle sweet potato fries and my award winning homemade honey mustard. … Continue reading Almost Cuban
Category: Adventure blog
One more late-season camping trip I thought. I first wished to photograph the milky way but then found that the inner part of our Galaxy is not very visible in November, December, or January but still a starry night would be fun to photograph and I knew the perfect tree to use as a foreground. … Continue reading A very cold November night
They say that people come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. This wonderful girl came into my world many lifetimes ago when I was around ten years old. Life has sent us in many different directions and yet after all these years, we are still friends. Today we made a long day of running the … Continue reading Lifetime friends
I was working on making my bucket list for the winter season and thinking about what I wish to accomplish. I need a theme, romance I thought, I WANT MORE ROMANCE! I looked up the definition of romance and what it meant. I found this definition that seems to be exactly what I was looking … Continue reading I NEED MORE ROMANCE IN MY LIFE
The coffee beans deep dark fruity chocolateness wafting in the air, the sparrows flirtations exalting a new dawn.Just cool enough for a blanket wrapped around, a squirrel dashes down.A lone crisp golden leaf dancing the final dance swirling and whirling don't give up my friend.Dont give up!Eventually it does, as everything does. To become part … Continue reading Morning coffee
All great quests start when a group of characters come together to answer the call to adventure. The lord of the rings had Frodo, Gandalf and Bilbo Baggins The Characters in our great quest included myself, a wonderful longtime friend and adventuresome hiker Emily And Savannah or van for short a fierce Protector, amazing navigator … Continue reading A journey of a lifetime starts with a single step
They were calling for a rainy weekend and monday also. I took monday of just so I could enjoy a rainy day on the parkway. I was not disappointed the colors were at their peak and were fully saturated in the overcast sky. The fog was there at times but for the most part perfect … Continue reading Blueridge parkway
I had plans to go to Black Balsam. It was so packed they were parking on the parkway and walking up. So my great idea was to drive 100 miles north on the parkway and go to Linville gorge. Turned out to be a wonderful idea. It was beautiful up there! Crank the music up, … Continue reading Linnville gorge fall trip
Let me rephrase my thoughts on this bar. Sort of tucked in on the long-forgotten side of town where industry once ruled. From the unpretentious exterior to when you open the door and cross the threshold it is like stepping back in time. Raw wood walls with a patina from a multitude of celebrations adorned … Continue reading Dive bars
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