After our last “Hike from Hell” we decided to take an easier hike to Ranger Falls. Pam and I hiked to Ranger Falls last year from Cliffside Lake, but we decided to return to Ranger Falls via a descending hike from Flat Mountain. We met at Ginie’s House, but Ginie was sick and couldn’t join us. Bummer! But we had a group of four hikers ready to go: Sally, Margaret, Pam, and me. First, Pam pulled off to a little path on Flat Mountain Road which she said led to Pinky Falls. I was very excited to visit there. Our church has had baptisms at Pinky Falls but I’ve never been and I have been wanting to see it. We entered the woods and walked a short path to our destination... The walk was easy and we quickly emerged at Pinky Falls. What a delightful place! We walked along a very short path and emerged at a large sandbar which would be a perfect place for a picnic! There was even a bench for visitors. Such a lovely place... We all agreed it would be a perfect spot to bring our grandkids for a picnic and a swim. I’m sure we’ll all return. We walked back to the car and continued down the road to the Ranger Falls Trail. The path was well maintained and well marked. Note the sign here: More Difficult. It was one mile and it wasn’t a bad hike at all, but this path does descend to the falls and you know what that means... it’s more uphill coming back. Still, we all handled it without difficulty. The wide path was fairly level at first. We came to an area or two where we used stepping stones to cross wet areas. Another couple of places had rhodie limbs we had to go under. And then we arrived at Ranger Falls. Pam pointed out these rock cairns which had been made by earlier hikers. They were interesting... I read about them after my hike and this little snippet of info below convinced me that we don’t need to add this activity to our hikes... We lingered at Ranger Falls taking in the beauty. We took a few pictures including a selfie and then returned to the car. The mile hike back to the car was a bit more troublesome because it was uphill, but I still wouldn’t call this a difficult hike. We drove to Main Street and enjoyed an outdoor lunch at Wild Thyme. What a perfect way to end our hike! I love hiking with these ladies! Pam, please start planning our next Girls Only Hike!
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A couple of years ago we brought this old secretary desk from Alabama to Two Holt. It’s not an antique, but it was a piece that I had in my bedroom as a teenager so, for sentimental reasons, I wanted it. I wanted to place it in a guest bedroom, but the color just didn’t work. The guest bedroom is navy and burnt orange (War Eagle!). I asked Phil to paint it and he agreed. First he scuffed it up a bit with sandpaper. Then he primed it... Then he painted it navy blue with orange as an accent color. I was waffling at this point as I thought the back wall should have been orange and the shelves navy so I asked for opinions on Facebook. The feedback was evenly split between ‘leave it as it is’ and ‘repaint the back wall and shelves.’ We made the decision (well...Phil made the decision) to live with it as is for a few weeks and then decide. Translation: No more painting! Phil spray painted the hardware with a black undercoat and then sprayed with a copper color followed by a oil bronze layer. Because of the layers if the hardware paint is chipped from use, the other layers of paint will show through instead of the original white. Finally it was time to put it all back together and move it upstairs. I love it and, as Phil can attest, happy wife—happy life! On to the next project!
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