The gems in our area are endless and The Whistlestop Market is just one on the long list. While it is not one of the area’s “natural” beauties like the abundant waterfalls and forests it offers just about as much beauty. Owners Val and Diane Continue reading →
Total Eclipse of the Sun – August 21, 2017
The eclipse is coming. The event that so many people are talking about and thrilled about. And guess what? We are going to miss it. THE event is happening on August 21, 2017 and the projected path will be going right over Brevard, NC. But Continue reading →
Connestee Falls Beauty
Connestee Falls. I say it so often. We live in a beautiful place. A really beautiful place. So today’s post is mostly pictures. There is a group of wonderfully dedicated Mountain Gardener volunteers here in Connestee Falls that manage all of the beautiful flowers. I Continue reading →
I KNEW I Would Love It — An Extraordinary Book Sale
The local chapter of the AAUW (American Association of University Women) has a yearly event in Brevard that I knew I had to support. I missed it last year and vowed to not allow that to happen again. If you are near to Brevard, North Continue reading →
Teapot Tuesday – Wind Chimes by The Spoon Girl
I have several “outdoor” teapots that keep my love of teapots alive outside. Today’s teapot was a great find at our recent White Squirrel Festival. My friend, Marci, alerted me to a booth run by The Spoon Girl (Brittany Townsend) and I had to look Continue reading →
He Followed Me Down the Mountain
Earlier this week I had my red Subaru Outback loaded with garbage bags of donations for Goodwill. I decided to check and see if the donation trailer in the Walmart parking lot was open instead of taking the load to the store. I had to Continue reading →
Comments For A Cause – Railway Children
May 1st! I blinked and April was gone. Honestly. My April was short and while I crammed a lot into the month I am sad to bid it adieu. My Comments for a Cause for April was none other than The Little Free Library organization Continue reading →
Whatcha Reading?
Every once in awhile I like to just post what books I have been reading. Below you will find a list of the books that I have read so far in 2017. My goal last year was to read 100 books and I failed by Continue reading →
Little Free Library #51049 Is Open for Business #LFLGrandOpening
My birthday gift this year from Mr. Diamond is my own Little Free Library. Not that it is mine—it is everyone’s which makes it so wonderful. It is the gift that will keep giving and giving. Tuesday was the Grand Opening and it went fabulously. Continue reading →