My husband and I were lucky enough to spend a night in the beautiful, peaceful Carriage House. Our evening was spent in front of the fire, with a bottle of wine and a delicious cheese/cracker/snack tray that Barbara so graciously prepared for us. We woke up to the sun rising up over the mountains, with the full moon still visible... More

The search for authenticity is elusive for most Americans; we rush around collecting experiences and promptly file them away in our computer folders. Not so for Debbie and me on this trip to Jim and Barbara's home in the mountains of North Carolina. On the day of our arrival, our motorcycle tire suffered tread separation (not a good thing). The... More

On a motorcycle. On a jaunt: but do some planning. The World Wide Interweb reports a B & B near Sparta: I got a reservation online. Next day: I pull into the loop driveway, shut it down, and start pulling off stuff: helmet and gear and gloves -- and out the front door pops this blond lady, yelling "Frank, welcome!"... More

Our stay for one night was great. The room and bathroom were larger than expected (and larger than the picture makes it seem). Everything was amazingly clean and neat. The breakfast was delicious. Grounds were very pretty. House was beautiful! The bed was extremely comforable. The house was very quiet overnight even with all the rooms being full. I would... More