OMG Serenbe is so cute!

Lori and I spent the weekend at Serenbe, which is about 35 mins. south of Atlanta. It's a bit hard to explain the concept of Serenbe, but I'll give it a try. It's a community of (wealthy) people - artists, doctors, executives - who wanted a simpler, more considered life. They built the community with sustainability and friendships in mind. And there were no sacrifices made in terms of good food or good living. There are 3 restaurants, The Farmhouse (at the Inn), The Hil, and the Blue-Eyed Daisy. All of the restaurants feature organic food as well as food grown at Serenbe Farms under the tagline "farm to table." So it's all really fresh and good.

We were supposed to stay at The Inn, which is so adorable, but there was a problem with the reservation, so they wound up putting us in a house - A HOUSE! - in the community. It was huge and gorgeous. Take a tour with me if you will:



Other than sleeping in comfort, we (in no particular order): ate a lot, drank a little, went on a hayride that included the tractor sliding down a hill in a muddy section (unplanned), fed the animals (including 2 new-born black sheep!), jumped on a trampoline, pissed off some very large cows, walked a labyrinth (sort of), shopped at the reminiscent and yummy Harris & Clark gourmet grocery, and toured a bunch of the seriously amazing $800,000 - $1,000,000 houses.

Here are pictures:


Me and Lori outside - you guessed it! - Guest Services at The Inn


(Distant) view of the cows and horses at The Inn


Grounds at The Inn


The garden at The Inn


The Labyrinth at The Inn


Bumble House (second one in)


Kitchen of Bumble House


Back of the house


Lori in front of the Blue-Eyed Daisy


View of the little shopping area, aka "The Hamlet," in the community from the roof-top deck of the Modern House


The donkeys (minus one who somehow was in the same pasture as the horses)


Feeding the goats


Sam, the pot-bellied pig


The week-old baby black sheep


Serenbe Farms


Things I love at Serenbe:


How smart is this? Public trash/recycle bins


Adorable sign for this rental property


Entire-tree-turned-into-a-gate at the Stables



Pillow that was at the Bumble house