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24 March, 2008Mountain weekend
Ahh summer. So close, yet so far away. We had a little trip to Roanoke to visit Jimmy’s family and our first stop on Saturday was a swimming hole he loved as a kid. The water was just a little too cold for me to even wade in. Jimmy got his feet wet though.
Goose Creek. We’ll be back.
Goats by the roadside. We had a regular wildlife weekend, saw deer, a flock of wild turkeys, a (dead) fox, lots of cows, and I fed carrots to the neighbor’s horses.
I love the downtown Roanoke market. I got some more basil seeds at Agnew Seed, which is a very old, family-owned seed house. They had so many awesome heirloom seeds but I didn’t have much time to look around and I’m afraid I already have started too many seeds as it is so I restrained myself. We also bought a ton of handmade soap, we both are slightly addicted to the stuff.
We hit up the Mill Mountain Star, where I found a letterbox (and my first hitchhiker!), then took a little drive down the Blue Ridge Parkway and stopped at one of the overlooks after crossing this bridge. It ended up having three trails that ran below the overlook. One went below the bridge, one looped around the mountain and one was a steep climb down the rocks to the Roanoke River and Niagara Dam.
Someone had an easter egg hunt on the rocks, ha! Such a fun weekend. We visited with family and hid eggs for Jimmy’s younger cousins. They use plastic eggs and hide money and candy in them. They even hide one big egg with around $40 in it! Fun times.
Comments
Looks like a lovely trip! We're freezing in Praha at the moment, so I'd love to be there in the sun!
Your photos are so fabulous. I wish I had known about Agnew Seed when I lived in Lynchburg. Roanoke was THE spot to those of us from the 'burg.
I always love your photos. Particularly the ones of the goats - I LOVE goats :D
Thanks! Jimmy took the goat picture!
the scenery around you always looks so lovely
looks nice! i bet it will look even nicer in the summer
ahhh summer! love it
yay! i moved to roanoke 4 years ago from virginia beach. i love it
It's dance from glitter! I saw you on you grow girl, and clicked your blog...and I grew up in Roanoke and was just at that overlook a little while ago! I loved seeing your photos, they're gorgeous!
I love your blog but miss the style section. I'm sure you are hella busy with wedding plans but big girls need fashion tips!
in exchange I offer you my wedding tips from my wedding: http://community.livejournal.com/antibride/504820.html
Hey! I've been reading you for a couple of years now through LJ. We were actually lj friends for awhile, although I don't remember under which names, but my name is Liz, and I found you through Mia (gangwaygirls)... I went by lizzola and liz007 for a good while.
Anyway, I got my own blog and site, and I just wanted to say I'm still reading, probably will be commenting more, and have linked you!
Hey! I've been reading you for a couple of years now through LJ. We were actually lj friends for awhile, although I don't remember under which names, but my name is Liz, and I found you through Mia (gangwaygirls)... I went by lizzola and liz007 for a good while.
Anyway, I got my own blog and site, and I just wanted to say I'm still reading, probably will be commenting more, and have linked you!
Hey! I've been reading you for a couple of years now through LJ. We were actually lj friends for awhile, although I don't remember under which names, but my name is Liz, and I found you through Mia (gangwaygirls)... I went by lizzola and liz007 for a good while.
Anyway, I got my own blog and site, and I just wanted to say I'm still reading, probably will be commenting more, and have linked you!
Looks like yall had fun! I really enjoy
Roanoake every time I visit. Beautiful countryside.
