Up To The Mountains

My construction company is located up in the mountains and yesterday I had to drive up there to pick out the stone for my new kitchen island.  The island itself is going to be a fun project and I needed just the right stone.

I'm always looking for an excuse to head to one of my favorite areas.

We passed quaint country churches.

And wonderful farms.

We visited some horses.

 

And we saw beautiful barns.  I could live in this one!

Living in the city makes it hard for me to imagine how peaceful living on these farms must be.

This is the one I liked best.

If you click on it for a closer look you will see that the barn is painted with the Mail Pouch tobacco advertisement.  Sorry I don't have better pics but most of the farms sit far back from the road and I am driving as I snap them.

Red is the color of choice for barns in this area.

Hello cows.  We stopped to talk to this group and they just chewed their cud while checking us out.

It took me literally 5 minutes to pick out my stone and then we headed back home.  We did stop to buy local peaches, corn and black raspberries. We will be returning to this area soon for Fall festivals and pumpkin buying.

On the way home I stopped by the guest house to check out the new cement work along the side of the house.

And to check out my re-routed plumbing.  For years, as projects were done, workers placed plumbing and electrical anywhere that was convenient for them in the old basement.  When you do a project like this, everything must be condensed and made accessible. Little by little I am getting there.