Moses Cone Manor

Picnic in Heaven

| Flower Roberts

There is a beautiful and peaceful spot near our house. It is close to the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Moses Cone Manor. It is shaded by tall oaks and carpeted with green moss.


There are lovely flame azaleas scattered amongst the tables adding bright color in the shade. I have driven by and visited this tranquil spot my entire life.

Flame azaleas

I even spent the night here once on a roadtrip from college. I stayed up to keep our fire going and melted the tips of my new running shoes.

Picnic in heaven

This place could not be more picturesque. I stopped to thank the caretakers. It is obvious that they care about this haven…or is it heaven?

Blooms on the moss carpet

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Sitting on the Front Porch

| Flower Roberts

I am at one of my favorite places. The Moses Cone Estate. The house is not open but the grounds are. I am sitting on the front porch while my sis and friend go for a walk on the horse trail/ carriage road.

Porch view


This place makes me think of my daddy. To see more about the estate. Type its name in my search box.

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Moses Cone Manor

| Flower Roberts

Between the mountains and the sky of North Carolina

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is a mansion

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with a view of a lovely lake in the valley below.

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I have rocked on the porch

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and climbed the stairs to wander its rooms and peek out its windows

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and think of a time,  when a man with a vision

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could see it to its fruition, by age fifty one.

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Amazing.

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