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Tiny Flower Days

May 24, 2013 By Gwen Brown Leave a Comment

As soon as the weather warms up, and before the grass needs to be cut is my very favorite time of year.  It’s the tiny flower days.  Before bugs come out, and pollen starts to rain down.  It’s the perfect time for an adventure. So we went out to picnic on this fine day in…

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The Biltmore Estate Architects Tour

June 14, 2011 By Gwen Brown 1 Comment

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My man and I went on a little overnight get-away back in February.  Why, yes…I’m a wee bit behind on my blogging.  *ahem* The Biltmore house We got to enjoy a day at Biltmore Estates in Ashville, North Carolina.  Biltmore is the historic home built by George Vanderbilt in the 1890’s.  It’s an amazing home,…

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Filed Under: Reflections Tagged With: sightseeing, summer fun

Exercise with Mr. Darcy

April 15, 2011 By Gwen Brown Leave a Comment

Since the weather has gotten warmer, we’ve moved the Wed/Sat. bath night to Tues/Thurs/Sat (and whenever the kids are too stinky and or dirty to crawl in bed). My smart man also wisely suggested that we fit in a family run/walk/woggle on those evenings, so we all get some good exercise in. Excellent! I do…

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Filed Under: Reflections Tagged With: summer fun, the Mister

Country Garden Farms

November 5, 2010 By Gwen Brown Leave a Comment

This was the perfect afternoon…the kids and I went to Country Garden Farms, our local dairy farm/nursery/organic farm.  It’s such a fun and gorgeous place to hang out for a little while on a late summer afternoon. Enjoy these glimpse of late summer with me… On the way… we spotted a family of Canadian Geese….

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Berry Fun

July 9, 2010 By Gwen Brown Leave a Comment

Bring on the fresh picked strawberries!  I’m a little behind in posting photos, but this is how we started our summer quest for fresh berries.  Here, you see, the taskmaster overseeing the field workers.  The little one is asleep in his pouch, so I wasn’t much help with the berry picking. My idea of a…

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Filed Under: Reflections Tagged With: field trips, foraging, summer fun

Outside!

May 3, 2010 By Gwen Brown Leave a Comment

Warm weather has arrived here at our house. We’ve had picnics And adventures, Shared moments in the shade And in the sun. The flowers are blooming, and the bugs aren’t out…yet. Life is good.

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