Mountain Golf

The Smoky Mountain Country Club course.

I don't play golf, but since our cabbage is in a golf community,

 I thought I'd give it a try. How hard can it be? Ha!

I guess you could call the course challenging.

You can't even see over the hill when you tee off.

over the ridge

The hole is way down there...someplace!

Not the best spot.

Now, where's my ball?

Oops, lost that one.

 I soon realized that the part I liked best was driving around the beautiful course in the cart and having lunch at the grill afterwards. Some evenings we'd have a happy hour drive with our drinks and take the cart through the course. We always see friends along the way. It's a beautiful path, through the woods and over the stream.

Cheers!

Summer Screen Door

What's a summer cabbage without a screen door? A screen door is a summer must-have.  It lets in more light and the summer breeze. Ah! and that summer sound of a screen door slamming shut!

This closed door does NOT say summer!

We found a wood screen door for under $20 at Home Depot. Larry stained it with leftover trim stain he got from the maintenance crew. He added the hardware and  installed it no time. I love it!

Even the doggies love looking out now.

It looks very nice at the front deck.

And it looks very nice from the inside too.

Let there be light!

North Carolina Hummingbirds

One of the first things I do when we get

 to the cabbage is get the hummingbird feeders

 out. I clean them and fill them with fresh nectar. 

I have four feeders. Once they are hung on the 

deck posts we have lots of hummingbirds everyday.

It's very hard to get a picture of one, 

but they're here all day long.

That little grey blur on the left is a hummingbird. 

I make my own nectar, so I always have it.

Hummingbird Nectar

Mix 1 part sugar to 4 parts water (1C sugar-4C water)

bring to a boil, then let cool

do not add red dye

fill feeders

change water, clean feeders weekly or more often as needed.

A Pool in The Mountains

A good place to be on a hot day is at the Smoky Mountain Country Club pool. Meet the neighbors, read a book, swim, and relax. We sometimes have our neighborhood pot-luck get together dinners here.

Summer on the deck

Relaxing on the deck

The perfect way to spend an afternoon.

Summer breeze.

Lots of privacy.

Lots of visits from hummingbirds.

Overlooking the railing.

Seeing an occasional golfer.

Off the guest room.

View of Clingmans Dome.

You get more of a mountain view in the fall 

when the trees are not as full of leaves.

The lush green trees and the bright blue sky 

is a daily pleasure here.

Dining Alfresco

We have all our meals on  the deck.

It's our favorite place to be.

Its a large deck off the back of the "cabbage".

At night we light the hurricane lamps and turn on the little white lights.

Larry hung them under the railing.

Set for dinner.
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The Laundry Room-Before and After

It's right next to the kitchen leading into the garage.

Lots of cabinet storage and a little shelf. We installed a wood peg rack on the opposite wall.

We stained the peg rack the same as the wood trim and cabinets.

We painted the walls the same color as the kitchen, Behr's High Plateau.

added some art

wooden signs and plaques

and repurposed an old rake head as a hanger. You can see the new metal twig cabinet hardware here.

The lantern is used when we take the doggies out for their last night time walk. It's so dark in the mountains at night, especially if there is no moon. You should see the stars!

Kitchen-Before and After

The kitchen began nice and new. 

We did made few changes. 

To give it more of a "cabbage" look.

(cabin/cottage)

 We exchanged the cabinet hardware to a 

metal twig design. We exchanged the black

appliances to stainless steel. 

Changed the lighting and ceiling fan 

to something a bit more rustic. 

Antler motif to coordinate with the

 dining and living rooms.

The floors are slate.

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We painted walls, hung pictures, added a valance, 

baskets, pottery and a few favorite things.

The new lighting and fan.

Swapped to a gas stove and we added the

 new, more rustic stone back splash.

We painted the kitchen and adjoining 

laundry room High Plateau by Behr.

Top of the fridge. My apple cobbler pan hangs

 on the wall. I found it at a craft fair. 

I always make my apple cobbler in it

when we are here.

Granite counters

Local pottery from crafts fairs 

and of course, Longaberger baskets.

Colors pick up the gold tones.

coffee station

and tea

Kitchen sink window. Good morning bear.

Cheers!

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