Mrs. dpnewell wrote:^^^^Ewok, yes it is wonderful there. Imagine us going from a 50' x 150' lot on a heavily traveled main road in socialist NJ, to 2 acres on a dead end country road part way up the Blue Ridge Mountains. We can sit on the back deck and watch sheep and cattle grazing with mountains in the background, or sit on the front porch and watch the dozen or so horses across the street. We also are not "damn" Yankees who go south and then try to change everything. We like the way things are in our new southern community just fine. It will be great to finally be able to live around folk with the same values as we have. NC feels more like "home", then NJ ever did, even though both of us where Jersey born and raised. Hubby has always said that he wish we had been born in the south.
Ha! I have not heard the term "Damn" Yankees in ages. Granted NC and SC has always been home for me but I have to admit for the most part the folks that make up that area in NC in my heart are just super fantastic. There, folks seem to be caring and are very genuine to where in other places I have been it seemed more forced and fake. Yes going from that size lot to the area you are in now. The feeling of freedom I would imagine is astounding. Well, to me it was.
Tell hubby No need in being born in the south, it's just a mindset more than anything else. Well other than having a great childhood. Swimming in the creeks, Barefoot in soft wet moss, the smell of the woods. You just can not beat it.
Keep a close eye on the pastures and fields early mornings and at dusk, you will spot deer and turkey on occasion. The best view I had was while sitting on my back porch and the sun was coming up and a low lying thin fog was laying on the ground. I looked out at the pasture across the hill and I noticed huge horns. I realized it was one large buck standing on the peak with the sun behind him and I counted 21 doe all over the hillside. It was just amazing.
If hubby and yourself like to trout fish you can not beat the area you are in. Also about 3 hours from your current position out toward Pisgah is the Davidson river which is a freestone river. A great place to camp, hike and most of all trout fish. I hope that come fall we will get to see some photos of the area posted here on the forums? That way I can get more homesick than I am now.