Over the past couple of months I have had an opportunity to visit the homes of 2 new friends. They make a wonderful contrast - the friends as well as their houses. One belongs to my friend, Jackie, a native of this area. She lived for many years in MA, then for 15 or so in Floyd, raising Percherons with her husband. She now lives alone on a mountaintop in the 200+ year-old log cabin that she inherited from her family. It needs even more work than The Frog, but is a gem. Jackie heats the cabin with wood, in the 3 huge original fireplaces. She even cooks on a wood stove and has a wringer washer. Did I mention that she's still a hippie?!
The Kitchen
Side Entrance
Jackie by Living Room Fireplace
Wringer Washer
Living Room
View from Kitchen Window
Wood Cook Stove
The other friends live in Draper. Steve is a retired paleo-botanist, who taught at VA Tech for 30 years. Rebecca has a PhD in computer science and still teaches at Radford U. They wanted to stay in this area, so took all their savings to invest in land instead of the "market". After a long search, they found 40 acres of gorgeous forest overlooking a lake in Draper. They designed the house themselves. He raises orchids as a hobby, and they are all around.
One of the Many Orchids
Entrance
View to Lake
Living Room
Soapstone Wood Stove Between Living & Dining Rooms
Dining Room
Rebecca & Steve in Kitchen
Island Gas Stove, Sink & Pot Rack
Birds Everywhere - Outside!
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