The weekend of September 6th and 7th, sis-in-law Irene came up from Raleigh to take another class with Gwen Diehn - this time learning to make paints from clay and other minerals that we we collected in the area. It was supposed to be an adult/child combo. so I guess I was he child. We got about 6 colors from gray to black to green to several shades of red. It won't be that expensive to do in the future.

A view from the gardens

Fall in Asheville! Flowers at the Biltmore house! I love living here!

Biltmore House

We have a yearly pass to Biltmore. Thom and I love to walk the trails and visit the flower exhibits. This one opened last week. It's called a carpet of flowers and is based on a patterned rug inside the Biltmore house. As you can see, there is lots of maintenance going on all the time, but isn't it a beautiful view?

Catching Up!

Friends Natalie and Jim got married in Austin, Texas on August 16, 2008. I have known Natalie for over 10 years and I am so glad she found a wonderful man to share her life with.

Thom at Work

I love these two pictures of Thom! They were taken by Craig Bannerman who is the deputy fire chief in Black Mountain. They were doing a day of pump testing at Lake Tomahawk. You can see the reflection of the water in his sunglasses.