Black Mountain

Lake Tomahawk with ice, Jan 16, 2025

Thursday, July 14, 2022

Art in Bloom Garden Tour House No. Three (duplicate of When I was 69)

 

Art in Bloom Garden Tour House No. Three

 Just across the street from the former (No. Two) house was the No. Three home. Up a steep hill we climbed to the back garden, and it was worth it!


Wonderful stone work throughout


From the top of the drive







Great to have labels on a lot of plants, but not all! We kept commenting how there were no weeds! (I imagine a landscaping crew on their knees plucking weeds out)

My friend Helen talked with the artist...






Bill said he was taking photos to hopefully publish in a newspaper (unnamed)

The photographer, Bill, said he'd take our photo on my camera...so I said sure...but we didn't even know the lady in the hat...no problem. He started taking them before we posed, and I think that was best.

On to the next area, in an older part of Black Mountain. Sharing with Living in Black Mountain.
Sharing with Garden Bloggers Bloom Day for July.

And check out the Gallery Exhibit of the Floral art for this fund raiser at my blog about art:

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Garden Tour House Two

 Copy from When I Was 69

Garden tour House Two

 Right up the hill from Teresa, her neighbor had a simple area she called a secret garden. Compared to Teresa's abundant south facing garden, this was a shady nook with hostas and other shade loving plants.

By the front steps was a beautiful blue hydrangea, which also had a few variegated blooms.

The front porch was very inviting.

An artist found a corner from which to view the shady garden

Several beautiful begonias were potted on her porch.

The hostess could tell the history about all her potted plants, one of which was probably 100 years old.


From the Garden Tour Map


Sharing with Living in Black Mountain blog.

Check out the floral displays in the gallery at my art blog: Alchemy of Clay

Monday, July 11, 2022

Finished Mural and Igikai

 "Igikai" is a Japanese word for 'your reason for being'.

Ikigai: the intersection of passion, mission, vocation, and profession.

It's where what you love meets what you're good at, what you can be paid for, and what the world needs. 

I'm sharing this post with my other blog, Living in Black Mountain. Of course!





I would have had to cross the street to capture the whole building. Maybe next time I'll be on that side of the street! 


Sunday, July 10, 2022

Ongoing Gas Station renovation

 I got stopped at a red light and could take this photo today. They were working on things on a Saturday!


It's not easy to see, but there's a framework for some kind of covering coming out of the garage area now.

Just a reminder of what it looked like before - with some kind of patio area in front of the garage doors.



Saturday, July 9, 2022

The Earthshot Prize

 Here's the link to all the information on my blog When I Was 69.

Home page found here.

Sunday, July 3, 2022

The updated gas station and mural

 I find it much too hard to remember where I should post what...so here's the update from my other blog published today, showing what's new. HERE



Friday, June 10, 2022

Improvements?

  



This old gas station has been derelict for at least 15 years (how long I've lived here.)

Last week I drove by to have this scene. Is it being upgraded? I don't think they'd go through all this trouble if it was to be demolished.  So I'm curious what will happen.

And next door was an ancient looking store, also kind of forgotten. It's one redeeming characteristic was two piles of colorful round ceramic jars on each side of the doorway. I saw it last week, without any doors or a back wall, then they nailed plywood all across the face of it. I will go back and take some photos of the mural that's being painted on it!

Update will be on When I was 69 blog. (coming Mon. June 13)

Sunday, June 5, 2022

An Art Show...Art by the Tracks!

  June 4 was a fun Saturday. The Old Depot Association sponsored another Art by The Tracks fine crafts show downtown. I had to go...after all my sharing how I used to exhibit. And I did want to see some old friends too!

A bright morning, but low humidity and actually a bit cool that warmed up to 75 or so in the afternoon.




An interesting use of a bowl, to glue little planets (marble-like things) and paint the background dark blue, with some gold along the edge and call it a Cosmic bowl...

From fabrics on r, to wood working on l...with plants displayed everywhere!

Being a person with a very small apartment and more decorations than I can use already, I didn't find anything interesting to buy. My photos are just of things that caught my eye.


Vermont Maple Syrup was popular!

Hamlin Ceramics was displayed elegantly, which his pieces all are.

This sign was more permanent than the day-long art show. Our caboose has turned pink over the years...as the red paint has faded. It really needs to be painted a bright shiny red again!


A friend, Fred Feldman, makes these funny little guys in clay or wood cards...empty inside so you can write whatever you wish.

Another friend, Molly Keeny sits and talks with many friends in our community. 

On left is Sarah Vekasi who organized this event, and Fred Feldman on r.

A very nice chuckle at the wood sign which says "Wicked chickens lay  deviled EGGS."


Saying goodbye to Sutton St. and this art show. There will be another one in the fall...much bigger usually!