Back from a trip to beautiful and muggy North Carolina. I must say the area is beautiful, the people are friendly and the highways - well, to Northern new England eyes the highways are a sight to behold...all kept up...all in good repair and always BEING repaired, which does cause a bit of urban clog from time to time. But all in all, North Carolina is one PERTY state. I have been out to the Charlotte area as well. That is even lovelier than the Raleigh area because of the rolling hills. Both areas are green - as green as Vermont - trees abound. On the way into Raleigh there are lovely pink and white poppies along side the road. And more wonderful than all that are my two little grandbabies, 4 and 2, and their parents. So all in all a good trip.