Long before I came to live at Raccoon Holler, ideas for what my interior would look like were already taking shape. When Sharon made the decision to sell The Wee Cabin in Black Mountain, she knew she wanted to use decor from her bedroom and bath and incorporate it in my interior design. With a color palate of black, brown, rust, and gold, a plan took hold. With black crows and yellow stars, an idea was born and I was given a touch of home! The first thing Sharon did was to take the queen quilt off her cabin bed and cut it in half to make twin bedspreads. The pillows and shams came along too. She found comfy bed rests at Bed, Bath, & Beyond that were perfect for leaning back on to catch a movie or watch some TV. The ceramic lamp with stars on its shade used to sit on the bedroom dresser and works perfectly now on my bedside nightstand. One summer, Sharon took some acrylic paint and in a folk art style, painted a simple picture called Black Mountain Crows. It hung in the bathroom at the Cabin and I knew where she was going to put it. Sure enough, this past week she hung that primitive-looking piece in my dinette area.
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Good Wednesday afternoon everyone. I'm glad you stopped by today so I could tell you about a little hide and seek project that Sharon completed today. I can think of only one thing that Sharon didn't much care for when she took the factory tour back in early April. That was the black sheath containing all the wires running from the attic down to the back of the TV. It kinda stuck out like a sore thumb. While in the showroom, Sharon asked Brent if the black sheath could be swapped out for a white one, but he said no. So she pushed it to the back of her mind. Fast forward three months. When she and Cousin Rob were doing the tour with Phil on her delivery day in July, there that black sheath was again, front and center. It wasn't hanging down, but it still caught her eye. Sharon mentioned this to Cousin Rob, told him it bothered her, and surely there had to be a solution. Now there's one thing about Rob that you need to know! He loves a camping or trailer challenge and it took him no time flat to find the answer. He sent Sharon a link (he does that a lot) for Split Wire Loom that he found on Amazon. A cable management company in Florida called ELECTRIDUCT Inc. distributes a white sheath in lengths of 10'. So it was ordered in July and today Sharon measured, cut, and installed it! Boy oh boy does it look sharp!!
Greetings everyone! I hope you are well and enjoying your August summer days. Life up here in The Holler has been awesome. I've been waiting for Sharon to get back from her Outer Banks trip last week so she could come stay with me. She and Baby Gracie arrived this afternoon and will be here until Thursday. I wish she could stay longer, but she will need to get back home to prepare for Sunday's annual trip to Maryland for the Dutch Oven Gathering at Cunningham Falls State Park. While here, she will be pulling out the tape measure and drawing paper to work on three upcoming projects. I won't give you any details quite yet, but don't worry, you will be the first to know. In the meantime, I want to tell you about something very special that she brought me today . . . a teak shower mat! Over on the Oliver Forum, Sharon saw a post about someone who had purchased this teak shower mat for their trailer and she immediately fell in love with it. The company, Teakworks4u, used to be based in Georgia, but is now in Minnesota. The company makes all kinds of teak products for the home and also makes custom shower mats for Oliver and Airstream trailers. And that's how mine came to be. Sharon brought it up to The Holler today and wasted no time dropping it in my shower pan. It is a PERFECT fit and looks so very sharp and stylish. It has rubberized footing on the bottom, making it non-slip in addition to grooves cut into the wood for water to drain through easily. What do you think?
Hey everyone! I hope you have had a chance to look around my Good Gollie Miss Mollie website. Sharon and I have all kinds of fun stuff to share with you about our life as seasonal campers here at Raccoon Holler Campground. When she and Cousin Rob picked me up in Tennessee on July 17, 2018, I had no idea exactly where I was headed and where I would be calling home. But I sensed Sharon's excitement and joy and knew that all would be well no matter where she took me. The trip back to the Blue Ridge Mountains was a long one, but I felt totally safe and secure with Cousin Rob in the driver's seat towing me with Levi the big blue Ford truck. We stopped several times for comfort breaks and each time we did, Cousin Rob declared that I was a dream to tow and all was going well. I found out quickly that Sharon would be taking photos of me each and every time we paused on the trip. I am settling into life here on 5th Avenue and look forward to sharing all kinds of neat stuff with you here on my website and blog. It's going to be a grand adventure and one that I hope you will enjoy reading about. From my family (Sharon, Gracie, Splish, and GiGi) to yours, I wish you the best! Mollie #357
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