It’s no secret that I love visiting the Biltmore estate in Asheville, NC. Chris and I have been season passholders since we moved back to North Carolina and I take any opportunity I get to stop by and visit. The great thing is that they Continue reading →
A Marriage Made in Heaven: Battery Park Book Exchange and Champagne Bar
Battery Park Book Exchange and Champagne Bar located in the Grove Arcade in Asheville, North Carolina is as close to a perfect marriage as you can get. Books and champagne just naturally go together and when Chris and I walked into the Book Exchange and Continue reading →
It’s Very Pretty But….
It’s very pretty outside. But it is also very dangerous. I walked outside and it was eery. Branches cracking off. Falling from high in the trees and then being stopped by other branches. Slippery pavement. Iced over bird feeders. Ice pellets collecting in clumps on Continue reading →
There’s Another Little Free Library in Town – #81235
I love everything about Little Free Libraries and when Pat Bennett, another Brevardian, contacted me about how to go about putting up one of her own I was overjoyed. She had found my contact info on the Little Free Library map and had a few Continue reading →
True Confession: I LOVE Electricity
It’s the absolute truth. I love electricity. I love all that it does for me. It powers my life in so many ways and when I don’t have it I get a little bit crabby. Yep. Me. Crabby. We were preparing for winter storm Diego Continue reading →
There Is Beauty Everywhere – Even in Fungus
Nature amazes me. Now it doesn’t really take much to amaze my little mind but sometimes I am truly taken aback by the beauty in our world. Fed Ex left a package on my porch that belonged to a neighbor about 5 houses down our Continue reading →
Fishing : A Father Son Adventure Makes Memories
My men went fishing this past weekend. It was the First Annual Father Son Fishing Trip. I can no l longer call them boys. They are full grown bearded men as you will see in my pictures. The trip was a birthday present from the Continue reading →
A Return to Waterfall Wednesday – Tom Branch Falls
Waterfall Wednesday is back today with a quick look at a great waterfall located in the Deep Creek Area of the Great Smoky Mountains. Chris and I spent a weekend in the Bryson City, NC area and took a quick hike to see Tom Branch Continue reading →
The Biltmore: Last Looks at Chihuly and More
The Biltmore. Again. I may be trying to see how many times I can write about The Biltmore in one year. I keep telling my readers that there is something new to see every time we visit. Chris and I did a quick visit last Continue reading →