foggy mountains

you can kind of see the mountains in the background. really gross weather.

play time then nap time

the tree is up and someone needed a nap.

meet Lilli

I met Lilli, the daughter of one of my best friends, today. She was born on Veteran's Day.

giant lollipop

Found this during our Black Friday adventures.

No, I didn't buy it.

plastic horse

I've heard of people putting statues/plastic "things" in their yard, but a life-sized plastic horse?


I saw this while on my morning run. A little strange for a house on a lake.

somewhere in the middle of NC....

we're heading east for Thanksgiving!

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foggy mountains

view of the mountains after it rained today. (Sorry-my camera battery was at home on the charger!)

Santa cat

hard at work on cards

I finished 24 holiday cards today. They were completed with a "hand stamped" stamp on the back.

That was hard work.

long walk

We took a long walk to check out some new shops in our area (it's rare that we can walk to stores other than the liquor store.) This is one of the fields we walked by (and that I often run by.) Look closely for a horse...

lighting up for the holidays

We went to see Harry Potter last night in Biltmore Town Park (just a fancy name for a development that contains a hotel, movie theater and a bunch of shops and condos.) When we came out of the theater, the Christmas lights were lit!

sunrise over west Asheville

I caught this sunrise over west Asheville this morning. Looks like a sunset, but it really was 7 a.m. when I opened my curtains and was blown away by the colors. I had to capture it.

ready to walk

Sophie's always up for a nice walk.

Elton John in Asheville

I saw Elton John tonight in Asheville. My first time seeing him in concert, and most likely my last (just because he has only been to this city twice.)

It was pretty amazing.

my current work space

my next project. Christmas cards!

checkbook cover

I set out to make a checkbook cover this evening. And I succeeded.

alpaca at the Studio Stroll

It's not every day I see alpacas and can feature them on my blog. Today I saw a few at the River Arts District Studio Stroll.

The studio stroll is held twice a year and people can meet the artists and buy their work during these weekends. (The artists generally have limited hours the public can enter the studios and make purchases.) It's very cool and we spent four hours down there - and didn't buy anything, but we may go back tomorrow.

dog walker

Sophie isn't a fan of running. Here she is, at the end of a walk when my brother tried to get her to jog to the house.

Veterans Day

I love having our house and being able to put our flag out on days like today.


We also had family photos taken today. We stumbled across these guys at the lake.


All in all, a very good day.

after an evening of playing...

....Sophie had to take a break.


I love that dog.

metal man

This fixture is on Haywood Road in Asheville and I've been wanting to get a photo of it for a while. Today was obviously my day!

it's Christmas (card) time

I hosted a Stampin' Up party tonight, and this is what we made.

I can't wait to get my new stamps in!

silent auction goods

My husband and I attended a dinner this evening benefiting a friend's non-profit group. There was a silent auction, and while my husband didn't win the Highland Brewing package (it involved a tour of the brewery for 8 people - and beer), I was the only high bidder on this piece of pottery.

Major score for $30.

first snow

Today we had our first snow of the season.

It wasn't much, but then again, I'm not ready for a lot of snow.

dad does popcorn

This is how my dad does popcorn.

Old school. It's sooooo good, too.

the leaves are back

Even though the yard was raked on Sunday, the leaves have returned.

Biltmore Christmas tree

We visited the Biltmore Estate today, and saw the large Christmas tree brought into the house. It's a big deal - beginning with the tree coming in on a horse-drawn carriage.

please vote today

This van was spotted in downtown Asheville, honking and encouraging people to vote today.

I had already voted, but I thought it was cute. Much more encouraging than the ads on tv.

power of pink rose

This is one of the roses I came home with on Saturday, following the Power of Pink relay. A local florist donated them to the runners.