Niece Julie mentioned that her group of childhood friends were planning a girls’ weekend in the mountains, so we offered our house as the venue. I was sure that a laughter-filled house would benefit us more than the savings would help them. They agreed to pose for a group picture before setting off to explore Waynesville.
These young women grew up together in a small community near Charlotte. Their group jokes go back to Kindergarten, so they have a rich heritage. It slowly dawned on me that they were in and out of my brother’s house all the time. They saw him much more often than I did.
The horses that board in the pasture behind us were pleased to see us coming out with left-over apples. A chomp and a swallow took care of each offering.
There were no takers for sharing our morning walk. It was understandable. These ladies work hard all week and needed a morning without a schedule. We found that neighbors Connie and Dave, at the end of the street, provided a red carpet for our viewing pleasure. We would share that instead of exercise.
Mehrling Muse 
What lovely visitors! You are such a generous hostess, Anne.
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We have the most marvelous guests!
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How awesome of you to host them!
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They are lots of fun. We enjoyed hearing about their exploration of our town.
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You are also a B&B operator. Remember, feed them and they will come.
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One of this group currently runs a B&B. I loved hearing her breakfast menus.
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Mary Agnes had a grand go to Stuffed French Toast recipe, if I come across it, I’ll send it your way.
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That sounds fantastic. Thank you. We haven’t had any French toast in ages. There are more guests coming who need to be fed!
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Anne
What a delightful group of young hearts. Make it an annual affair to see them more often and have fun with them.
Susie
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I hope they will come back.
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You remind me so much of my aunt who used to have all the peoples in her house all the times. She got a kick out of them and we enjoyed having a save place to visit. Your niece and her friends are lucky women.
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They’ve brought sparkle to our weekend.
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Once again, you surely have a “gathering house”-what a testimony to your friendly personality. The carpet was beautiful and worth stopping for, You live in a beautiful territory. A lovely post to start my morning-thank you sweet Anne
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We are so blessed to live in this place. Four of our friends left today, and the house has shrunk. Niece Julie will stay two more nights, postponing the empty house feel.
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You were so generous to host the gathering. It sounds like a win, win all the way around.
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We enjoyed it all.
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What a gift you gave to them Anne! And I am sure you were blessed in return. It looks like a wonderful time was had….gatherings are so good for everyone.
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We were blessed and hope they will come again.
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Looks like they are all having a marvelous time with those smiles! How wonderful of you to offer your home–there is so much happiness and life within those walls!
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I’m convinced the house expands to contain all the fun and laughter.
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What fun. I have a few friends from early on in life and they are the friends I can go awhile and not hear from, and when we do reconnect it is like we have never parted for a moment. Distance might separate us, but our hearts are connected forever.
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Yes, you have timelessness down pat. These young ladies can reconnect without speaking a word.
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