North Carolina Mountain Birds: Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

Rose-breasted Grosbeaks at the Inn on Mill Creek

September marks the end of summer here in the mountains of Western North Carolina, and what better way to bid farewell to lovely summertime than feature one of our lovely summer residents before he flies to his winter home in Central or South America? Therefore, we introduce you to the Rose-breasted Grosbeak, our September 2014 bird in our 12 Months of Birding at the Inn series on our blog.

Arrowhead Artists Battle of the Brushes 2014

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

The Arrowhead Artists and Artisans League (A3L) in Old Fort, NC, recently held its 2014 Battle of the Brushes, a plein air art competition, where nearly 20 artists painted scenes of the Old Fort area. Judges chose Judy Meyler’s depiction of the Thomas Wolfe Angel statue in the Old Fort Cemetery as the first place winner. Love the colors!

Waterfall Hikes Near Black Mountain, Marion and Old Fort

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

Roaring Fork Falls

A lot of our guests like to hike to waterfalls, and while choices are limited east of Asheville and involve a little bit of driving (scenic routes, of course), the quality of the waterfalls near Black Mountain and in McDowell County near Old Fort more than make up for it. Here’s a short list, in order of drive time from the Inn on Mill Creek Bed & Breakfast to each waterfall hike’s trailhead:

North Carolina Mountain Birds: Eastern Wood-Pewee

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

Guest Favorites Garden August 2014 Update

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

As summer winds down, our Guest Favorites Garden planning is going full speed! Spurred on by the lovely late August color palette of our hydrangea and coreopsis in the garden, shown below, we’re looking into spring blooming favorites of our guests that would have similar and complimentary tones.

Taking the Garden Paths to the Bass Pond at Biltmore Estate

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

Exploring the outdoors at Biltmore

We know that most people who visit Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC, can’t wait to go through the 175,000 square-foot, fully furnished and ornate, Downton Abbey-esque house, but we tend to recommend heading outdoors at Biltmore, especially in late summer/early fall.

Kiva 2014 Loans (so far…)

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

Can’t believe we’re more than halfway through 2014 and we haven’t done any Kiva loan updates this year! As you may recall, our goal as the owners of a small business is to assist with loans to small business owners in every country represented on Kiva, which is currently 78 countries. So far in 2014, we have helped with four microloans. We decided to go with a farming theme this year and are helping out those in the agricultural industry in developing countries, including Walter Alexander in El Salvador, Suurakan in Kyrgyzstan, Chamnan in Cambodia, and the Tei Pin San Village group (63 farmers) in Myanmar/Burma.

Mountain Laurel Guest Room Redecorating Project

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

Earlier this year, we revamped the Mountain Laurel guest room at the Inn on Mill Creek B&B, replacing the queen bed with a king bed, putting in all new furniture, and adding a hand-painted mural on the wall. So let’s see what we did!

Fall 2014…it’s coming…

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

Don’t know about you, but summer is flying by here in the mountains of western North Carolina! Our guests are enjoying this year’s ridiculously pleasant weather (high of 75 degrees on July 31, ahhhhhhh), and the fresh mountain and forest air.

North Carolina Mountain Birds: Eastern Towhee

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

Eastern Towhee Male - stocky bird with black upper parts, orange sides and white belly

Last month, we featured one of our sparrows as part of our 12 Months of Birding at the Inn series on the blog in 2014. This month, our sparrow love continues, with our July pick: the Eastern Towhee.

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