VERY Cool Blog Following a Nesting Bald Eagle

Hi all,
I just wanted to let folks know about a really cool blog on blogger.com right now. A good friend of ours who works for Fish & Wildlife has a blog that is following a nesting Bald Eagle that is about to hatch a chick any moment now - or at least within the next couple of days.

Evidently, the Outdoor Channel is sponsoring a live web cam that looks down into the eagle's nest in Shepherdstown, WV. What a wonderful opportunity to see something like this live!

Steve's got a lot of folks following this live webcam, so when you click on the live cam, it may load slowly. If you can't get the live feed, you can click on the "still cam" link that updates the photo every 30 seconds or so.

Steve's blog is here at www.EagleCam.Blogspot.com - to see the live cam or the still cam, just scroll down his blog and you'll see the links in the right hand column, just above his photo.

How cool is that!

Page about Christa's Country Corner - the Famous Pineola NC Corner Store & Deli

Well, I know that we took our trip to Banner Elk, NC last May, and that it's a little late to be writing about the trip now. :) Honestly, I don't know where the time goes! I think some of it has to do that we're getting ready to sell our beloved and beautiful Randolph, NH home, and that has had us a bit preoccupied...

Anyway, better late than never! One part of our visit that truly stood out in our minds was our afternoon at Christa's Country Corner & Deli, on Route 181 in Pineola, NC (located at Mile Marker 312 off the Blue Ridge Parkway).

Christa's is a classic country store that is truly so much more than your typical tourist stop. You can see the pride that goes into everything Christa and her crew does. The store is so popular, and it doesn't take a visitor long to realize why.

We were greeted and treated so graciously (not only by Christa Poore, the owner, but also by able crew member Janine Hughes). The ambiance is perfect for a mountain gathering place. Warmly decorated, and full to the brim with unique gift and food items (as well as the more standard tourist items), the real draw for us was the FOOD! Oh wow... Southern Hospitality AND great food all in one place. Heavenly.

Rather than recount everything here in this blog, we invite you to read all about our afternoon visit here at our Fine Resort Vacation site. I think you'll soon know why we needed to write all about it. :) And, if you find yourself in Pineola, NC, we whole-heartedly recommend a visit to Christa's Country Corner!