Bullington Center

The Bullington Center in Hendersonville recently had an open

house featuring their amaryllis sale, Christmas crafts...and...goodies.

This education center was very enjoyable in the winter

and deserves many more visits in the other seasons.

http://www.bullingtoncenter.org/



Dripolator Coffee Shop

Great coffee shop in Black Mountain..

good coffee, food and atmosphere.

http://www.dripolator.com/



Town Hardware & General Store

Entering Town Hardware is like taking a step back in time to

old toys, games, cookware and tools.  You are

sure to find something you need ... or want.

http://www.townhardware.com/Default.aspx?tabid=111



Carl Sandburg Home

THE MIST

I AM the mist, the impalpable mist
Back of the thing you seek.

My arms are long,

Long as the reach of time and space.

Some toil and toil, believing,

Looking now and again on my face,

Catching a vital, olden glory.

But no one passes me,

I tangle and snare them all.

I am the cause of the Sphinx,

The voiceless, baffled, patient Sphinx.

I was at the first of things,

I will be at the last.

I am the primal mist

And no man passes me;

My long impalpable arms

Bar them all.

Carl Sandburg

http://www.nps.gov/carl/index.htm



Drum Circle Redux

Always popular..Drum Circle..Asheville on Friday night..

........the beat goes on....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3fyeCQxnA8



Chikoro Marimba Band

A recent Friday evening in Asheville....Art Walk at the galleries..

and a performance by Chikoro Marimba Band...

a typical evening in this mountain city.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so481XPj5R8



West Asheville House

Lots are at a premium in Asheville and this neighborhood utilizes

steep lots for several houses overlooking the River Arts District

in West Asheville.

A close up view of the steel support "foundation"

showing the heat pump on a pad  and the sewer

line to the street below the driveway.