A Visit With A Friend

I told you I was going to visit a blogging friend. If you visited her blog today then you know who it is already. I set out early in the morning to drive to her home. I drove toward the mountains

And finally arrived at this gate and as I walked up to the door, out she came. What a surreal moment. It was like walking on the set of your favorite TV show and the star is right there to greet you! And when we went inside it was fun to look around and see how all the things I had seen on her blog fit together to become a warm welcoming and gracious home.

I had only seen Penny on my computer screen a couple inches tall and there she was larger than life! Here we are in her dining room standing in front of the wonderful china cabinet she painted red.

It was like we were long time friends. You know when you get together with an old friend you just sort of pick up talking from where you left off last time?

Penny's house is even more beautiful than her pictures show! And she is just as sweet as can be. We visited for awhile at her home and then headed into town. It is a charming town with lots of interesting shops and restaurants. We had lunch at the Living Room. Our lunch was a comedy of errors, everything I tried to order they didn't have and then when they finally brought our meal they brought me the wrong thing! It was quite comical really. After lunch, we checked out a couple of antique malls and a few thrift shops. We both bemoaned the fact that thrifting in NC is not as good as some of y'all have. As we were roaming through one of the antiques malls, Penny remarked that we weren't very good bloggers because we forgot to take a photo of our lunch! Oops!

Penny gave me a gift wrapped in red toile paper and black and white checked ribbon : a darling little blue and white plate in a pattern I'd never seen before and some of her fragrant lavender soap. I didn't take a picture of it either!

It was just the loveliest day ever!
Rhondi xo