[Kenna]

Ohhh this isn't helpin' my homesickness!

Originally Posted by PearlsNLace

Since the blue ridge now dominates my skyline, i figure I can check in on role call here.

Asheville, North Carolina here- Paphigleo just moved in, and Ive been here about a year and a half. We had apple butter for breakfast last week.
And theres a GREAT lesbian owned cafe downtown called Early Girl where you can get fried green tomatoes, tomatoe gravy, and if you like that sort a thing, even grits. Im um...not quite comfortable with grits just yet, but Pa-fig will happily eat my share i think.

Im ready for the parkway to open! I want the hiking and the camping to begin allready!

I gotta find me a bed and breakfast in your hometown! Momma makes the best fried green 'maters but I haven't had 'em in years...and my "little Gramma" always put butter and brown sugar (lots'a brown sugar) on our gritts. Gritts and a few other southern favorites are comfort foods to me now.

Originally Posted by christie0918

I just might happen to have the homemade apple buttah in the pantry. Much to Jess's chagrin, I took to canning last year...

There is also peach buttah... spiced peaches, and strawberry freezer jam.

Christie...darlin', would you trade me some homemade apple butter for some big soft sugar cookies? Or homemade pumpkin and/or nanna nut bread? I'd be ever grateful!

Originally Posted by Sachita

and I pulled out one of those freezer jams you made last year and gave it to J for breakfast! I told him it was yours from last year.


I live an hour from the parkway in Southern VA. I love this whole region. There are many days, during winter, that I threaten to move to Costa Rica but when the spring starts popping the daffodils and cherry blossoms I fall in love all over again.

I was around WV a few years ago tubing on the New River. That was pretty awesome. I'd like to do that again.

The Cherry blossoms are AMAZING!! IMO..the best in the world! Wish they lasted all year 'round. Spring is just breathtaking all along the Blue Ridge... I really miss going to the parkway and Skyline Drive - especially Big Meadows and the Lodge - seeing the deer with their spring babies and a few momma black bears...and I've spent countless hours picking wild blueberries on the Blue Ridge.