No sunshine that day

  Taken before the eclipse, just a cloudy day! ( partial eclipse will be around 3:00 pm EDT in Black Mountain)

Echoes of past vines on the window that's not used.

The view without any mountains...just a cloud about 30 feet above us. Red awning is for the Trailhead Restaurant. The stone building with wood door entrance in the middle is My Father's Pizza. Both of these are locally owned. The warehouse style building faces a pathway going from this parking lot over to Cherry St. and has several shops. 

Lots of cars like to park here to go to a variety of shops and restaurants. Here we see the Dripolator Coffee Shop (locally owned) to the left, with Harwood Funeral Home across State Street.

A well built ramp allows handicap accessibility to The Cutting Crew.

This locally owned shop is in the rear of the building housing the Dripolator. Joe is not taking new customers, but stays busy 5-6 days a week. I'm so glad to be a regular customer!

Today's quote:

Gratitude practice isn’t about pacifying our painful or challenging times—it’s about recognizing them and finding self-compassion as we do the work.

ALEX ELLE

Happy holidays

At my locally owned grocery (Ingles) I was greeted by the beauty of fresh flowers and produce from around the world.

I smiled at what a beautiful picture these folks provided as welcome to me and all their customers.

And I share this as my last picture for a while, since I'm again traveling out of town for a while.

I wish you all a very merry Christmas.  See you by the end of the year (I hope!)  

Quote for today:

Life is an opportunity given to satisfy the hunger and thirst of the soul.

Pir-O-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan
Bowl of Saki

Sourwood Gallery

This small gallery is a co-op with local artists and craftsmen manning the shop when it is open, in exchange for space to display and sell their work.  It's always fun to see what is being created locally.

Thought for the day:

Sometimes people get the mistaken notion that spirituality is a separate department of life, the penthouse of existence. But rightly understood, it is a vital awareness that pervades all realms of our being.  Brother David Steindl-Rast

 

Natural foods

My last post from up the hill showed the side of this building.

Yes, this is where Biodiesel fuel is sold in Black Mountain.  The Natural Food Store is also full of things that you might not find anywhere else.  My favorite is the bulk bin with chocolate covered ginger pieces.  What a treat!

Quote for today:

Remember this always: The living of your own life writes the book of your most sacred truth, and offers evidence of it.

Neale Donald Walsch
Tomorrow's God