Lake Life

 "Lake Life"

A few weeks ago, my husband and I packed up the car and headed to a long-awaited family time (post pandemic) at Lake Santeetlah in Western North Carolina. My son and his wife had recently purchased a lake home there, and we were so excited about seeing it for the first time!

To be honest, I had never heard of Lake Santeetlah before... and I've lived in North Carolina for nearly 35 years now! So I had no idea what to expect! To my delight, we discovered a GORGEOUS, very quiet and peaceful mountain lake with a little marina and a small public beach. Even though the new lake house is on the side of a big hill, there are flat roads that wind around the peninsula that even I, with my wonky knees, can easily enjoy walking on. And the views!... They are spectacular at every turn in the road!

As a mostly-city-gal, being out in nature at the lake was a breath of fresh air (literally!). The sky was a bright Carolina Blue... The water sparkled, reflecting the summer sunshine... The tall trees whispered in the breeze. It was just soooo peaceful and inspiring!

I'm grateful for opportunities like this to get away from my "normal life" and travel not-so-far from home to a beautiful place of quiet and rest, surrounded by Mother Nature. My soul felt refreshed from our time away... and I look forward to returning again and again to this new "Happy Place!"


** The painting "Lake Life" was created by me. You can find other whimsical & quirky paintings like this one in my Etsy shop, PholkartStudio!