Lunch in Burnsville with friends

First place that was open was a general store type place. Since one of my friends is only off from her job on Monday, we often have trouble seeing what's open that day. The first book store wasn't.

Some homey touches on the sidewalk

Many things to see in the Something Special Gift Shop

It not only went waaaay back (to the garden department where I fell in love with gnomes) but went width-wise to the space of two more shops floorspace. This one had things for kiddies.

 As part of the day trip, we had researched various light lunch places...cafe, or deli. Not a full course meal please! We had more places to go, then other places to rush home to do and be.

Almost every time I've come to Burnsville, I've had lunch at the Garden Deli

We were there early, which was good, because later on it started to rain. But we had already gone inside the last store by then.

A good listener gives full attention!

And a good story teller demonstrates the actual way things happened.

Both my friend T. and I had one of these 2 salad lunches. 

My vegan friend had the veggie burger.

These lovely rhododendrons were in full bloom in the center of the patio.

Today's quote:

Genius is the gold in the mine, talent is the miner who works and brings it out. -Marguerite Gardiner, writer (1789-1849)

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Day trip to Burnsville NC

Sorry, the original post got trashed by mistake. Lots of mistakes. All by me. I will try to reconstruct the post and at least have included Tom's comment, which I had briefly posted it on May 5, instead of today.  ARGH! 

These three lady adventurers may have some fun up their sleeves still. I disagree with Tom who wanted to call us the Three Muskateers, because our version of fun is very different than what they did! We're still working on a name for our threesome.

I think I may have already shared this mural. There are several others, which will be on another Monday Mural post! If I can get it together to do so.

The Historic Society had a welcome center, with this wonderful quilt on its wall...with the center portion actually sticking out a bit. At first I just got dizzy.

We were glad not to have been riding in this car, one of us would have had to have been in the rumble seat.

The town is centered on a square and a town hall, and the Yancy County court house is right next to the square.

The Book Cellar was the only bookstore open, and it was pretty small. Free books outside. I found a Terry Pratchett book inside. They are connected to the library here.

The white building in the center below is an old hotel which was being rennovated.

The original library is on the square in downtown Burnsville...but a new one has been built on the other side of the square.

We saw interesting buildings both coming and going, and though we went through mountains, we were on nice divided highways all the way from Black Mountain, through Asheville, to Burnsville NC.

It's pretty hard to catch these buildings as the car goes by at 55 or more MPH.

Today's Quote:

Genius is the gold in the mine, talent is the miner who works and brings it out. -Marguerite Gardiner, writer (1789-1849)

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...the travelling Three Musketeers!

Burnsville Chapter 7

What's that I spy, behind the chamber of commerce (aka old filling station) building?

Up on the hill is an antebellum home.

Th McElroy House is on my list of places to go see...just think about how it probably has authentic furniture as well as stories.  But we had to be on our way on that day, so there is definitely more to see in Burnsville, NC.

The 3,000-square-foot (280 m²) house was built by John Wesley McElroy as a mansion for his wife, Catherine in the 1840s. McElroy was a local businessman and lawyer, and a brigadier general in the Confederate Army. During the war, the house was used as a hospital and the headquarters for the home guard. In 1889 the house was purchased by William Moore, a state senator and former captain in the Union Army. Moore's family lived in the house until 1917 and it became the first Post Office in Burnsville. During the 1970s the house was abandoned and fell into disrepair.   It is now on the National Register of Historic Places. 

The house was purchased in 1987 by the Yancey History Association. The Association restored the building, which was opened as the Rush Wray Museum of Yancey County History in 2003. The museum houses period furniture and exhibits on local history.

More sites in Burnsville, NC

A mural on the wall in the antique store...quite impressive.

Quote for today:

We must slow down to a human tempo and we’ll begin to have time to listen.   Thomas Merton

 

Burnsville day trip (Chapter 6)

As it was a gorgeous day, we decided to eat on the patio at the Garden Deli.  Actually the entrance to the inside restaurant is between the 2 patios.

 We ate under a solid roof, but open to the sunshine and greenery.

Al fresca has comfort and easy eating here...

 The other side of the entrance walkway has a patio built around a tree, with greenery above as well.

Very reasonable delicious food, including a vegetarian dish.  We could reach right out and touch the tree.

Quote for today:

"Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time."

~Maya Angelou,  April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014