While we planned to close the Gallery at Marsh Hill in the Fall, we thought we had reached an agreement for a year extension for A Mountain Fix and our Studio (craft classes) after meeting with our landlord over the summer. Instead, he told us in September, 2023 that none of our leases would be renewed and our last month for A Mountain Fix would be February, 2024. Unfortunately, based Read More
The Art in Setting Priorities
After opening our gallery Marsh Hill Mercantile in 2021, we had a wonderful response from our customers. They loved that they could shop local artists and craft artisans in the heart of Deep Creek Lake’s tourist area, and our artists were thankful to have a place where they could exhibit their wares where resort visitors were going to be shopping. Beyond the main gallery, we expanded into an adjoining suite Read More
Finding Our Way Back to Turquoise Water and White Sand Beaches
After moving up to Garrett County and getting ourselves, Mom and our new business through the COVID pandemic and finishing our first year as full-time residents of Western Maryland there was one thing sorely lacking from our life – Caribbean beaches! Our last visit was to Aruba in 2018, and if you know us you KNOW that is a LONG time to be away from turquoise water! So we started Read More
“I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be…”
My favorite place in the world has always been a white sand beach looking out on turquoise water with my toes in the sand. We have traveled extensively and explored more than a couple Caribbean islands, but I now find myself looking out on a herd of deer walking past our sunroom in Garrett County, Maryland through several inches of fresh snow! I was born and raised in Western Maryland. Read More