Musings from the Mountains

Twice this spring we have been able to enjoy breakfast on the deck overlooking the mountains.  Last year it was so rainy I don't recall eating outside more than once or twice.  Of course this picture was taken later in the day when guests enjoy relaxing with a refreshing libation as they watch the sun set behind the mountains.

It's quite amazing with mountains all around, in the morning the sun rises from behind Doe Mountain and shines on Iron Mountain.  Then in the afternoon, the sun sets behind Iron Mountain and shines on Doe Mountain

Foggy mornings as the sun burns off the fog which rises from the creek at the bottom of the mountain.  Each day is a new "sight to behold" and one which I never get tired of.

The quiet is amazing.  Especially after being up north in New York City where no one ever sleeps - or at least it seems that way.  But what a fun place to visit if you can afford it!

My husband and I lived in a garden apartment on the upper East Side of Manhattan where we had to mow the law and water the plants.We often had barbeque parties out there.  One night while we were grilling there was a knock at the door.  I went to the door and there were 3 of the tallest firemen I've ever seen.  They said a fire had been reported and they had come to check.  It seems the super a few doors over with whom we had some disagreements (he wanted to dump his garbage in our yard) had reported us.

Once the firemen saw that we were taking care, they left to get to more important concerns.  I did ask them if all of the fire fighters were as tall as they were, but they said they were with hook and ladder and had to be tall to reach the high ceilings in some of the old buildings in New York.  Made sense to me.  Wonder if it is true?

But now I have the peace and quiet which you never find in Manhattan.

February Focus

Didn't get a chance to enjoy a Romantic Getaway with your sweetheart so far?  No problem, our Sweetheart Specials continue throughout February and then look for "March Madness" specials next month.

It's been somewhat quiet this month so far.  But that is a great time to catch up on my reading.  I listen to lots of books on tape since I spend a great deal of time in my car and the last two books I read were "Running in the Rain" and "A Dog's Purpose".  I'm surprised I didn't crash the car as I had tears pouring down my face listening to both of them.  I'm an animal lover so anything in which an animal dies or there is something sad...I cry.  But they are both excellent books told from the dog's point of view.

I've always had dogs and horses and cats in my previous life, but now I have cats.  I treat my cats as though they were dogs so that I call them by name, I pat them like you would pat a dog, rub their fur like you would a  dog and they respond like dogs,

Since I've been in Tennessee I've had 3 sets of cats and I arrived with two dogs.  Unfortunately the dogs were elderly when I arrived and they died a few years after we moved here from Connecticut. The cats lived a good long time and when they passed away my neighbor's cat had kittens so.....after giving it some thought I took two.  Then a third showed up on the driveway and moved in.  These were Frankie (blue eyes like Frank Sinatra), Fearless (because she was) and then Gray Cat moved in.  These were inside/outside cats who came in at night.  But even though they stayed around the Inn most of the time, something from the forest got them.  I'm sure it was either a coyote or a bobcat.

I debated getting more animals, but I missed the companionship so when I heard mewing from the garbage truck at the dump, I got the men working there to go into the garbage and bring Squeak out.  Pure white and ribs which stuck through the skin.  I don't know how she was still alive.  Took her the vet, got some food and brought her home.  What a wonderful friend she turned out to be!  Pure white and although she never learned to purr she was my boon companion.  We played tag, hide and seek and she loved to snuggle under the covers at night.

But I was concerned she might be lonely so I went to the animal rescue and found a black and white kitten to keep her company.  Mouse was very standoffish....didn't want anything to do with anyone even though she was just a kitten.  Can't imagine what trauma she had had in her young life.

And a year or so later up the driveway came another cat making lots of noise.  Fat, black and very friendly.  Although I asked all over the neighborhood no one claimed her so once again I had 3 cats because Noisy joined the family.  But these 3 cats are inside and out on the screened in porch only.

All 3 cats live on the Garden Level in my quarters so that guests at the bnb who are allergic don't have to interact with them.
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