I'm especially glad to be two hours from everywhere in Murphy, North Carolina on summer mountain nights.
Last week I had to pick up family members at the Atlanta airport (which of course is 2 hours from here). It was at least 15 degrees hotter there and it seemed that tempers of the city drivers were rising as fast as the thermometer. What a relief to be back on my covered porch, feeling the evening breeze and listening to the music of the mountains at night. 
Speaking of night music, we've just downloaded our first YouTube video slide show accompanied by an original song written by my husband Frosty. It's called Murphy Mountain Nights and the instrumental version you're hearing is performed by Frosty and Tony Ford. Tony is a talented young local musician who won Star Search when he was just a kid. As a teen he performed all over the country, but now he's come home to the mountains he loves. Tony has his own recording studio in Hiwassee, Georgia and is the proud first-time dad of 15 month old son Judah.
The photos in the slide show were all shot locally by family and friends and you may recognize some of the scenes. Those of us who have found a home here in the mountains discover sights like these around every bend in the road - and sometimes from our own front porch. Penny Johnson, a local artist, has included several of these photos in her series of watercolors on display at many Murphy businesses and restaurants. I walked into Macon Bank recently and saw the view from my breakfast area on their wall!
There seems to be something about these ancient hills that lights a creative spark. Maybe it's the slower pace of life, the opportunity to finally pick up that guitar or paintbrush or camera that's been in the closet for so long. Or maybe it's the opportunity to finally create the YOU that you've always dreamed of becoming. Just listen...
Sweet music fills the night
Your secret dreams take flight
These ancient hills have power - on mountain nights.
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