Awhile back we took off for a few days and headed over to the Blue Ridge Mountains. We rented a little cabin with the most amazing views. Jason had only had his fancy dancy camera for about 6 months at that point, so he spent the majority of the trip messing around with it. He swears he took this photo...but nope. That one is all me and my iPhone skillz baby. Don't the dogs look super zen and contemplative? I think they are just exhausted from running up and down the hills, and Fred's multiple (unintentional) barrel rolls off the deck. OMG.
After a day of sight-seeing and traveling up and down the Blue Ridge Parkway, this place and its great deck was the perfect place to unwind, drink a little vino and just chill. The kitchen was fully stocked with all the tools necessary to whip up a meal. We brought plenty of breakfast food with us. When we travel to places like this (with kitchens) we tend to bring German breakfast stuff...brotchens, german lunch meats, cheeses, mustard, hard boiled eggs, cucumbers, radish, etc. It is one of our favorite breakfasts, and always reminds us of the little pensions we stayed in while we lived in Germany.
We had a lot of fun shopping and dining in Blowing Rock. There is a fantastic yarn shop, Unwound, tucked into a little courtyard. Somehow during this particular trip I missed the shop, but we were back up in the area a few weeks ago and i found it...along with some great Noro yarn that i plan on using for some fun one-skein cowls.
In the photo, Fred is asking if he can haz ice cream. Anyone who has been to Blowing Rock will now that it comes from Kilwins. That shop is a MUST if you are in the area, and you just kinda even LIKE ice cream. YUM.
We were lucky enough (mustve been a week day?) to score a table for brunch at The Village Cafe. Oh wow. pan sautéed trout. So good! I had scarfed it down before i got a photo of it. I never remember to take my food photos when they first put the food in front of me, and i hate to take photos of half-eaten food. You know those ones you see on Yelp? They look more like an autopsy than anything food related half the time.
In the photo, Fred is asking if he can haz ice cream. Anyone who has been to Blowing Rock will now that it comes from Kilwins. That shop is a MUST if you are in the area, and you just kinda even LIKE ice cream. YUM.
We were lucky enough (mustve been a week day?) to score a table for brunch at The Village Cafe. Oh wow. pan sautéed trout. So good! I had scarfed it down before i got a photo of it. I never remember to take my food photos when they first put the food in front of me, and i hate to take photos of half-eaten food. You know those ones you see on Yelp? They look more like an autopsy than anything food related half the time.
After sight-seeing and touristing, it was time to head back to the cabin and relax. Shortly after I took this photo, Jason had coaxed unsuspecting, trusty little Odi up into the hammock with him. And then shortly after that I heard the unmistakable sound of knees, elbows and heads colliding with wood, and they were both lying in a heap underneath the hammock. Real smooth Kenneth. Odi wasn't hurt. I wasn't real concerned with Jason at that point, but I assume he is fine. Odi thinks twice now when approaching a hammock. Kinda. He got awfully close to me in the hammock on our most recent mountain adventure.
All in all, this cabin...called Hawk's View and located outside of Spruce Pine and near the Penland School (you can find it on VRBO) was absolutely perfect for us. We plan on heading back to the mountains for fall colors in the coming months, and had tried to book again, but sadly they are only accepting week-long bookings at the moment. I love it up in the mountains, but I am not sure I could do an entire week at this point. Pretty great deal though if you are attending Penland, and are there for an extended period. I wish I had taken more interior shots (maybe Jason did?) that shows the awesome handmade ceramic sinks, and quirky fun artwork throughout the cabin. None of the kitschy "this is a cabin...see, we have cute bear-moose-deer stuff!" cabin decor a lot of the rentals specialize in.
All in all, this cabin...called Hawk's View and located outside of Spruce Pine and near the Penland School (you can find it on VRBO) was absolutely perfect for us. We plan on heading back to the mountains for fall colors in the coming months, and had tried to book again, but sadly they are only accepting week-long bookings at the moment. I love it up in the mountains, but I am not sure I could do an entire week at this point. Pretty great deal though if you are attending Penland, and are there for an extended period. I wish I had taken more interior shots (maybe Jason did?) that shows the awesome handmade ceramic sinks, and quirky fun artwork throughout the cabin. None of the kitschy "this is a cabin...see, we have cute bear-moose-deer stuff!" cabin decor a lot of the rentals specialize in.
All loaded up and ready to go!