Beach House in the Burbs

I swear, this is the last post about our weekend trip to the NC mountains. You'd think from all the pictures I took that we traveled half way around the world or spent at least a week there. But it was so peaceful and green! Cashiers has a walking trail around the town. It goes in and out of the woods, through a park and around the shops. We walked it Saturday morning, enjoying the easy path and cooler weather. (It had been 104 in Atlanta that week.) The trail is well marked and an easy walk. It goes through a park with a yoga statue. I couldn't help myself. It meanders past a lovely pavilion. Tin roof ... RUSTED! (with thanks to the B52s) I loved the deck rail around the pavilion. They had banners all around the park, just right for handsome men to pose under. I don't know who the woman was who inspired this bench, but it was lovely and fun, with poetry and pictures of dogs and flowers in the top. This building was in downtown Cashiers. It looks like...

We decided at what was maybe not the very last minute, but at least the last hour, that we wanted to go somewhere for the weekend after the 4th of July when everyone else in America also wants to go somewhere. Fortunately, someone at a party had just told me about airbnb.com , where you can rent homes/cabins/rooms/apartments from total strangers, who you have to hope aren't axe murderers, but, since they're hoping the same thing about you, you gotta figure it's safe. And it was! Our place and the people who owned it in the North Carolina mountains were lovely! It was easy and inexpensive and seemed like our very own mountain cabin for two whole days. Here are some pictures. We stayed in the basement apartment. It was great! Cozy, cool and very comfortable. It had this fabulous whirlpool tub built for two! And these practically furry sheets that I can't imagine using at the beach house in July, but were purrfectly cozy in the mountains in July. Our first ...