The Mountain Regional State Fair is in its last weekend, and it was a blast to both enter competitions and attend the fair. This year I went twice, and yes I had to get a corn dog both times. I enjoy so much about this annual event, the heritage crafts, the fun food (no I …
Category: Mountain Living
Apple Festival 2015
This weekend is the Apple Festival in my small town of Hendersonville, North Carolina. I have a great time here every year, looking at the wonderful craft vendors that line the streets, enjoying the various entertainments, but most of all visiting the apple grower's booths. Last year I showed you lots of close up apple …
Apple Festival Quilt Show tomorrow
The FBC Memory Makers is holding a Quilt and Craft show on Saturday September 5, 2015 at the FBC Crosswalk Student Center, 577 Buncombe Street, Hendersonville, North Carolina. It is in conjunction with the local Apple Festival which started today. I wrote about the Apple Festival last year, see that post for lots of colorful …
Rainy Day Garden and the foxes visit
It has been cooler the past couple of days, and Saturday afternoon brought a nice rain shower. I had gone out to water the hanging baskets and the plants under the eaves when it started. There is something wonderful about sitting on the veranda in the rocking chairs while it is raining. It is a …
Summer Evening Music, car show, and a fun video
Summer heat is beginning to abate, with some early mornings this week in the high 50s, just like autumn! It is a great time to get downtown and enjoy another evening of Music on Main with the car club. This time we took a picnic. I would have loved to use my Farmer's Market Picnic …
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Blue Ridge Parkway Progressive Drive
Saturday, the British Car Club got together for a fun drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway. We call it a Progressive Drive, and it is an idea I came up with a few years ago to mix up participants during a drive. When everyone is in two-seater cars, it is hard to get a lot …
Visitors to the Garden
Look who paid us a visit over the weekend! This guy thought he might try to get into the bird feeder, but he wasn't successful. DH and I were on the inside of the sliding glass door, and we banged on the glass every time he looked at the top. The turkeys have returned, and …
Hiking Graveyard Fields
Taking a break from everything is easy here, with the Blue Ridge Parkway just minutes away. It took about 45 minutes to drive up to Graveyard Fields yesterday for a mind-clearing hike. We are so lucky to live where a vacation set of mind is literally a short drive away. We have wanted to hike …
Car Club Drive and Mary Alice’s Garden
Saturday was another perfect day to get together with friends and drive these beautiful mountain roads. We gathered in the parking lot at the new Asheville Outlets. Driving into old Asheville, we encountered tree lined streets with arbor-like avenues. Going up one of the mountains to the east, we stopped to see a beautiful view …
Friday night in a small town, and Books!
Last night was the beginning of a concert series that our small town does every summer. It is called Music on Main, and is free, just bring a chair. Our car club decided to attend the associated car show too, so we all gathered at a local shopping center and drove in together. Music was …