In case you’re puttering about the ol’ www looking for Fairwinds Mountain Cottages – you found it…well almost. That’s what the property now known as The Retreat at Sky Ridge was called for over 25 years. In case you’ve forgotten, the logo featured a big white Goose, a wreath, flowers, and pink and blue ribbons. [...]
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The Purge
Some people are gatherers – they acquire stuff and cluster it around them, like armor. Perhaps it makes them feel safe, or rich, or prepared. It makes me feel suffocated and closed in and trapped. When I got here and looked around, I felt like I was drowning! Have never thrown away so much – [...]
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The Retreat – Literally and Figuratively One cool but sunny May day in 2009, 3 sane adults well over 21 did this really crazy thing…. we packed a couple suitcases, loaded up 4 dogs, 9 cats, and 16 turtles and drove to Arkansas – the corner better known as “The Ozarks”. When we got there [...]
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