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Saturday, March 26, 2016 In January 2014 we started work on the outdoor event venue.  We started pouring the concrete foundation that consisted of a dance floor, and stage with a shed on the back to store event equipment. There was also a restroom building that would hold the ladies restroom and men’s restroom.  The […]

In early 2014 we finished the renovation of the Serendipity cabin. We actually had to move it from its original location just further down the riverside to give it some privacy and to allow space for our event venue. After the move, we elevated the cabin over a new foundation and added a bathroom.  Then […]

Saturday, November 2, 2013 We have been waiting a long time to get the certificate of occupancy from Wilkes County.  When we got it we immediately called Duke Energy to get our electricity connected.  We had temporary service but now we needed to have the permanent lines installed. The field engineer (who shall remain nameless) […]

Friday, October 11, 2013 We are moving right along to make 2014 the year when we launch our wedding events.  It takes a year to book those events and you have to have your site ready with all the required amenities. We are building several things: the event stage and dance floor: we will be […]

Monday, September 23, 2013 We have had the most unusual weather in 2013.  It rained almost every day since spring and throughout the summer months. We were not sure what it would do to the grapes.  The sugar level in the grapes were a concern but with a few good days of sun at the […]

Sunday, July 28, 2013 We were finalizing the checklist we got from Wilkes County to get the certificate of occupancy for The Gathering Place building that we noticed some water on the new hardwood floor. We quickly tried to pick up the water and thought it might be a leak from the newly installed sink […]

Saturday, July 20, 2013 Tom and I love to decorate with vignettes of nature.  Once while we were i Waynesville, we saw a fox, raccoon, a bobcat and some other animal shown in a canoe with one another.  It was so pretty – but they wanted a lot of money for it so we could […]

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 After we bought the adjoining vineyard property we had to get some heavy equipment to develop a road that would allow us to come in from the main entrance and drive over to the house.  We wanted the entrance to make an impression by being the first thing a visitor sees […]

Sunday, May 19, 2013 Tom wanted the vineyard to have a beautiful entrance.  He had seen one in a development in Charlotte he really liked so he decided to build it.  I am more practical, I wanted to prioritize the projects that will bring in revenue.  We talked about it for quite a while and […]

Jonathan Stuart was a man in his fifties.  He had traveled to NC on a visit and fell in love with the state and this area. I don’t remember his reason for coming to Traphill.  During his visit to the area he fell in love with this area and in particular with the riverside property. […]