On Cherry St.

  

Something about a moose for this store...

I seldom go into the various "touristy" places where you can get things for your mountain "cabin" that might well be a second home, or vacation spot. Or maybe something to take home to the person watching your dog, or watering your plants while you're gone! I do that whenever I go someplace else!

There's a new Tee-shirt place where I used to like to shop for pretty women's clothes...a very tiny store.

Today's quote:

One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.

ARCHIBALD RUTLEDGE

Tapas

 

Nobody seems to know when they will open...
 

They have really revamped the spot that used to be "Song of the Wood" where hammer dulcimers were made and sold. 

It certainly will be nice to have an upscale place...which was described by one of the workmen as a wine bar.

Today's quote:

If you are apart from your family, you can decide upon a reminder together, and create a simple ceremony of connection that defies any distance.

Live your life as if your glass is half-full rather than half-empty, all you need is a change of thought.

Welcome to Black Mountain

 Entering our sweet mountain town usually means coming off I-40. Here's the welcome sign (behind the poles and foliage!) when coming from the east into town. People have been going 70 mph and suddenly are tasked with slowing down to 20. It's a challenge.

The main intersection of town is at State St (US Highway 70) and NC 9 or Broadway to the south or the direction toward the interstate...or Montreat Rd. as you travel north or away from the interstate.

Today's Quote:

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

SAMUEL JOHNSON

Flowers in downtown Black Mountain

 

 

Today's quote:

When we embrace the poignancy and vulnerability that come with gratefulness, we’re reminded that time is limited and experiences are fleeting, so we had better treasure deeply what we have now and live more fully into what we know really matters.

KRISTI NELSON

At the gardens

Watson Community Gardens. Last week I walked around the day after Tropical Storm Fred passed through...where I knew the Swannanoa River had overflowed her banks!

Beautiful cherries hanging from a tree...there were several cherry trees, as well as other fruiting trees!

The sand which the Swannanoa left on the walk in the flood of the day before.

Today's quote:

When we debunk the myths and learn the truth about how aging works, we discover that we can expect to age well.

More shops in Black Mountain

 

Trinity Pharmacy, Hemp products, but of course none with THC included, however CBD is excellent for good health!

Fish shop...for the sportsman who goes out and catches wild ones with a hook!

A gallery...I should go in there sometime!

Blair was making some bowls in the pottery shop.

Aren't these cute ceramic pumpkins? They'll last through many seasons!

A natural setting with a tiny waterfall and pond by the pottery shop.

 

Today's quote:

We can start fresh in this very moment, not needing to wait for a new day to start anew

Favorite perhaps?

 

The little family of adolescent Mallards were entertaining while we ate lunch.

There are usually a couple of crews of Hispanic men also eating, a lot of them like being inside for the air conditioning. It says a lot that these construction workers like the fare here.

I keep trying different shrimp dishes...and so far my favorite is Shrimp Tacos Baja. 

Tables are much closer again, and staff is only half way masked. I asked one gentleman where his mask was, and he said he'd been vaccinated. I (wearing my mask until time to eat) said so was I. I didn't say, but you can still pass on Delta virus! but I sure thought it. our waiter was masked throughout his service, and he got good tips!

Flat Creek is behaving herself again after Tuesday when she bathed the patio...a rise of maybe 3 feet. This flood didn't get inside the restaurant, as one a couple of years ago did. Since then there have been several construction projects here.

My birthday lunch with Teresa!

Today's quote:

Times of scarcity need to be met with generosity, times of fear with comfort, times of uncertainty with presence. When we care for those around us, we create a field of love.

THOMAS HÜBL

Yellow flowers

  

A bank of yellow flowers overlooking Lake Tomahawk for the summer.

Today's quote:

Paying attention is one of the kindest things we can do—for ourselves, for others.

SHARON SALZBERG

Quilt shop or Home Decor?

  

I didn't know the quilt shop had become a home decor shop...

Today's quote:

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.

DENNIS WAITLEY

The month of August is...

 First I consider it my birth month, and then I think of all the Leo birthdays, which even started in July.

Then there are all my relatives who were also born in this month...including a couple in early Sept. Lots of summertime babies!

Somehow two of my sons married Leo women. And the other son is a Leo himself.

Though I was born on the cusp of Virgo, and have a few traits from my independent self, I'm happy to also have a granddaughter and my youngest son born in early Sept.

OK, I don't really put much energy into astrology any more...kind of outgrew it...I guess.

Even though I read an announcement saying the pool had closed, there were people swimming at 10:45 when I arrived for my chair yoga class in the Lakeview Center last Fri.

I hadn't been in this room for almost 2 years...and was happy to remember a few people...some even by name! I had arrived early because I wanted to talk with Deb, the teacher, but had forgotten that she had another Yoga class just before this downstairs.

So I was happy to take part in the chair yoga class, without my back bothering me at all. 

And when I left the class, others were coming to have lunches (at $1.50 each donation.) I suggested to the woman in charge that it would be great if they offered a vegetarian choice. She smiled at me. We know that's a long way from happening. They are always struggling to keep the program running. During many months past, they had been boxing up lunches for people to pick up in the parking lot. The Council on Aging is trying to give many elderly people a nutritious meal, because they think many of them wouldn't have any hot meal at all. I can see that from my own hesitancy when I'm not feeling well to not want to cook anything.

Some tiny kids and moms were at the pool when I left around noon.

More about August? Well, I am planning to do some more work on my Ancestry charts...thinking of all the thousands of ancestors that I have!