A Weekend Retreat to Butterfly Hollow

Butterfly Hollow is truly located in a hollow, hidden away from the rest of the world and it's worries.

Driving down the country roads to Butterfly Hollow gives you a great representation of rural Tennessee life. Along the road you will see everything from an old abandoned church, barns, cows to fathers and their sons working side by side in the fields. When driving down these back-roads it is not unusual to find yourself on the road behind an old tractor, on any given day of the week.

Our path led us down Bussell Road, which dead-ends into Butterfly Hollow. Upon arrival we were graciously greeted by Dave and Sharon and led up the steps of Butterfly Hollow.

After a brief welcoming and house tour, we were led to our room, Wash's Tree House, one of only two guest rooms offered at Butterfly Hollow. Upon entering we were greeted once again with the true southern hospitality in the form of a wonderful guest basket filled to the brim with goodies, some of its contents included cheeses, fresh fruits and flowers, along with a bottle of perfectly chilled wine from the Red Barn Winery. We would later visit the Red Barn Winery and discover that some of the grapes from this well-bodied Tennessee wine are actually grown near Butterfly Hollow in a neighbor's vineyard.

Once we were settled in we found our way back to the porch, we would end up spending a majority of our time spent at Butterfly Hollow, gathering here. The large inviting rustic porch at Butterfly Hollow wraps around two sides of the main house. It offers a full size hammock for two, along with several seating areas, one of which with rocking chairs, of course. Also located on the porch was a wonderful old Tennessee butcher-block table, morning coffee would some how magically appear here every morning along with the daily newspaper.

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