Mountain of My Dreams

A lot of people end up questioning what they've chosen to do with their life. Richard Antony an electrical engineer went beyond just asking himself the age-old question. In the late 1970s he convinced his wife Sandra a contract specialist they needed to give up their promising careers and comfortable suburban lifestyle to start an azalea nursery in the foothills of the Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains. Because the couple had no horticultural training or business experience few mechanical skills and absolutely no idea what they were getting themselves into numerous adventures followed. In the proposed Long Mountain book series Richard recounts through hundreds of vignettes the couple's colorful story a story of triumph and despair of high expectations and harsh reality and of the people who touched their lives along the way. In the tradition of such classics as The Little House on the Prairie and Walton's Mountain Mountain of My Dreams shares the true story of two ordinary people and their memorable often remarkable 25-year journey. Much more than just another back-to-the-land chronicle book 2 continues the heartwarming tale of a man a woman and their belief in each other. If you've ever wondered why the less traveled road is less traveled you need to read their story.