Visiting an old friend in Highlands, NC

One of my first boyfriends when I was 15 was Mark Robbins.  We re-connected on Facebook a number of years ago and he became my financial planner for a while.  I've visited him in beautiful Highlands, NC each year for the past 4 years.

Since I was in NC, I called him to see if I could drive the Navi up the mountain for a visit.

It was another one of those skinny, windy, wet drives up and the Navi always balks at those steep climbs.

Mark has met a gorgeous and talented woman who owns a majestic hunk of property with horses and gardens and a guest house.  They've been so kind as to let me park my Navi on the property and stay in the guest house in a big comfy bed with a real shower.  This morning I got a tour of the property.  Here's just a glimpse of the deck that connects her office, yoga studio, and the horse stables.

She's an accomplished professional who owns horses on the side.  She even collects semen from the stallions and inseminates the mares.  Now that's a woman!  Mark met her at a yoga studio in town where she also teaches classes.  I'm going to get to participate in her yoga class in the morning.

This kind of living is so grand and opulent.  They are blessed to have found one another and to be able to share this lifestyle.

More photos or our time together: