Remembering Saturday's market

 

Several of those pots are now gone...either sold or removed to make room for others that I wish to sell.

These are the last of Cathy's pottery, until she has recuperated enough to make something new and brilliant. Many friends stopped by to ask after her, and sent messages!

Another missing Mud Buddy is Bette Potter Jones, who used to sit in her chair and give the dogs treats. Several folks asked how she's doing. (She has decided not to come every Sat. and rather enjoy being at home at 90 years old!)

Friend Ellen had to go say hi to this pup. The owners said they had Golden Retrievers that missed seeing Bette (and her treats!)

The following photos are of our competition at the market.

Just 3 booths down from ours was a "day booth" set up by Cariku, the new pottery studio/school in Black Mountain. They had a mix of students and teacher's works for sale, and did a brisk business,  definitely selling to our usual customers. Grrrr!

Before the market  even opened, painters were at work on the new build across the street.

Today's Quote:

There are few uglier traits than this tendency -- witnessed in men no worse than their neighbors -- to grow cruel, merely because they possessed the power of inflicting harm. -Nathaniel Hawthorne, writer (4 Jul 1804-1864)

Two sets of buildings next to each other

 March 8: International Women's Day

From the Monte Vista Hotel, you see these two sedate buildings, with similar finishes.

But go around the other side of them, and there are interesting fences and siding on balconies, with windows looking west toward the view down the hill.

The next building down that hill (on West State St. in Black Mountain NC) is now a boutique hotel called Peri. It used to be an event location, with pretty red brick walls, called the White Rabbit. But it was empty for years, and the new owners painted everything black! 

There were many construction crew members who did the work on both these sets of buildings, and I don't think they are finished in Peri yet.

The building was for sale for quite a long while, here seen in its former colors.

Today's quote:

Gratitude situates one well to know what can be and must be done to challenge inequity. It situates one to see opportunity where others see despair.

LUCAS JOHNSON

Last year my blog shared about Women in History...also on my other blog When I Was 69...31 different women featured throughout the month of March.