Black Mountain

Lake Tomahawk with ice, Jan 16, 2025

Friday, January 24, 2014

A foodie's toy store

A smallish kitchen shop...but oh so much fun!

Yes, there's the infamous Raspberry Honey Mustard pretzel dip.  It's good on baked brie as well as with pretzels dipped, or crackers, or apples, or whatever.  I've also used it as a garnish on pork chops.  I was glad to find it on sale!





­Who is it that can make muddy water clear? No one. But left to stand, it will gradually clear of itself.
Lao-Tzu,  Tao Te Ching

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Sky Watcher

Coming from the Midwest (at least where I spent much of my youth) I am used to seeing lots of sky.  And coming from Florida as an adult...yep, flat places have more sky than I usually see here in the mountains.

Anyway, I'm a sky watcher.


And yes, I was stopped at the light, watching this front roar across the Hwy 9 mountains to the south of Black Mountain



Give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.
Native American prayer
 

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Quilters here






Whatever your life's pursuit -- art, poetry, sculpture, music, whatever your occupation may be -- you can be as spiritual as clergy, always living a life of praise.
Pir-O-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan, Bowl of Saki