24 | January/February 2018
with a hoe and a shovel," he said. While he was working on
the rocky soil, an electrician who'd been doing work in the
house suddenly le. "I thought, 'Where in the world did he
go? He didn't get finished,'" Jim recalled.
About 45 minutes later, the electrician returned – with
a pickax for Jim to use. He'd driven all the way back to his
shop in Boone to get it. "He said, 'Here, I just felt so sorry
for you,'" Jim said. "'You just use this pickax and when you
get finished, you return it to me.'"
e couple love the outdoors, whether sitting on the deck
or in the fire-pit area, looking at the trees, or hiking and
exploring walking trails in the area.
ere are lots of great restaurants nearby. And they have
a lot of friends in the area.
e trek between Blowing Rock and Fayetteville isn't
bad – 3½ to 4 hours of driving. And Blowing Rock is more
equidistant than the beach was to their three children, who
live in Fayetteville, Charleston and Roanoke.
Beyond that, it's simply nice to get away to the
mountains. "We love it," Kay said.
These days, Jim and Kay Jones spend about half
their time at their home in Fayetteville. The other
half, they're at the home they bought nearly five
years ago just outside of Blowing Rock.
