Our Weekend at Blackberry Farm
Last week, Mike and I stayed at Blackberry Farm in Tennessee . It's been on my list for a couple of years, but we've had a hard time finding the right time to go. The weather in the midwest is the best in the Fall and the Spring, so I usually don't like to travel during those months. In the summer, I really prefer going to locations that are cooler than home to get a relief from the heat. I wasn't sure if winter was the ideal time to retreat to Tennessee, after all, the weather is pretty similar to what we have at home. However, the more I looked at photos of the property and imagined us cozied up in a cottage with a wood fire roaring, putting our boots on and exploring the grounds in their dormant state and treating ourselves to special dinners each night, I decided that maybe the winter was just the perfect time for us to go. To our delight, the weather was a gorgeous 65 degrees for the three days and two nights we were there - a peak of spring. ...