Monthly Archives: January 2014

Brevard Project 365 – Day 152

... time to judge the talent at the TC Arts Kids Talent Contest at Brevard Little Theatre... ;-)

… time to judge the talent at the TC Arts Kids Talent Contest at Brevard Little Theatre… ;-)

... winners in the 10-13 age category... Brooklyn Rising 3rd place (left), Greta Cullipher 2nd place (middle), Madeline Dierauf 1st place (right)

… winners in the 10-13 age category… Brooklyn Rising 3rd place – singing (left), Greta Cullipher 2nd place – singing (middle), Madeline Dierauf 1st place – fiddle (right)

... winners in the 14-17 age category: Madeline Lefler 3rd place - singing (left), Sara & May Borhaug 2nd place, Claire Griffin 1st place - singing

… winners in the 14-17 age category: Madeline Lefler 3rd place – singing (left), Sara & May Borhaug 2nd place, Claire Griffin 1st place – singing

... and Claire Griffin was named overall Champion of both groups... so proud of you, Claire! ;-)

… and Claire Griffin was named overall Champion of both groups… so proud of you, Claire! ;-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 151

... fun on the air with Stan and Faith sharing tid-bits and stories about the music business... and tomorrow night's TC Arts Kids Talent Competition where we will be judges... ;-)

… fun on the air with Stan and Faith sharing tid-bits and stories about the music business… as well as tomorrow night’s TC Arts Kids Talent Competition where we will be judges… ;-)

... post-interview... off to work now! ;-)

… post-interview… off to work now! ;-)

... dinner at Hob Nob... ;-)

… dinner at Hob Nob… ;-)

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… fun with Matt’s newly-discovered “My Talking Pet” app…

… our first attempt at the “My Talking Pet” app… Henry talking in the driveway… ;-)
… Louie talking about Aunt Marlaine… ;-)

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Night-time driveway sledding after the TC Arts auditions…

… waiting for our Nashville special somebodies to arrive tonight, so we thought we would kill time sledding down the driveway… ;-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 150

image… great evening of TC Arts Kids Talent Competition auditions… wow! ;-)

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… thank you to the sweet folks at WLOS!

image… Henry is certainly enjoying his day of celebrity today!… can’t believe how many people saw him last night on WLOS… I’ve talked to people in Canada who saw it… wow! ;-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 149

... playing in the snow with the boys... Henry & Louie's first real encounter with snow... ;-)

… playing in the snow with the boys… thrilled that school let out early because of the weather… today is Henry & Louie’s first real encounter with snow!… ;-). I think this photo of Henry is going to be on WLOS news tonight!

... and celebrating no-school tomorrow with sledding and the neighbors! ;-)

… and celebrating no-school tomorrow with sledding with the neighbors til dark! ;-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 148

... I love how between Ingles' produce section and local farms (localharvest.org), it's so easy to eat organic... ;-)

… I love how between Ingles’ produce section (as well as all those “Organic” sections up and down every aisle) and local farms (localharvest.org), it’s so easy to eat organic… ;-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 147

… it’s official!… I am now part of the Steve Owen family and we are all so excited about some big things we’re about to roll out together… all having to do with the big love we all have for Brevard… and Lake Toxaway & Cashiers, too… ;-)

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… a movie and P.F. Changs for dinner…

... with Marlaine and Derek and Matt... I think Matt got my fortune cookie ;-)

… with Marlaine and Derek and Matt… I think Matt got my fortune cookie ;-) … went to see “Saving Mr. Banks”… very emotional movie about Walt Disney and the making of Mary Poppins… loved it!

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 146

… today was Theophilus gift & clothing store’s first day open for business in their new location… and I love the new store!

... the new store is amazing! ;-)

… the new space on Main Street (next door to the antique mall) is amazing! ;-)

... and Martha showed me where all "my candles" are now in the new store... yay!

… and Martha showed me where all “my candles” are now in the new store… yay!

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 145

... hot-stone massages at Elements Spa this afternoon... ;-)  Ruthie is the best...

… hot-stone massages at Elements Spa this afternoon… ;-) … thank you, Ruthie, you’re the best!

Ruthie says this seaweed detox soak made her arm pits bubble... obviously, I can't wait... ;-)

Ruthie says this seaweed detox soak made her arm pits bubble… obviously, I cannot wait… ;-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 144

… going to be spending a little time each week in earphones behind the mic at WSQL again soon… ;-)

... the last time I did a show on WSQL, I had some great guests on-air... Keith Urban, Donald Trump, Darius Rucker, Donny Osmond, etc... ;-)

… the last time I did a show on WSQL, I had some great guests on-air… Keith Urban, Donald Trump, Darius Rucker, Donny Osmond, etc… we’ll have to see what kind of fun we have this time… ;-)

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… check out the new “Bird Basement” at Harris Hardware…

… we stocked up on squirrel food… our squirrels are going to be very happy ;-)

... great selection of bird feeders!

… great selection of bird feeders…

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 143

... TV day in Charlotte at WCNC  with Marla... ;-)

… TV day in Charlotte at WCNC with Marla… ;-)

... talking about how to conquer a cluttered desk... ;-)

… showing how to conquer the clutter on your desk… are you a filer or a piler?…

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 142

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… open road + Marla + “American Honey” at the top of our lungs (with FlyLady waterbottle as a microphone) = fun road trip (and poking around Sephora – hence these little do-dads)… ;-)

... more beauty do-dads...

… more Sephora beauty do-dads…

... fun belated birthday dinner with Marla at Maggiano's... ;-)

… and fun belated birthday dinner for sweet Marla… at Maggiano’s… ;-)

... and yummy desserts...

… yummy desserts…

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… waiting to hear my baby sing…

image… at the Porter Center… ;-) xo

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 141

image… my favorite store, Theophilus, (Brevard’s #1 Boutique & Clothing Store) is very soon moving into a bigger and better space where the old Architectural Salvage store used to be (it moved into the Antique Mall next store)… I can’t wait to see the new space! ;-)

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… look who’s turning into Mr. Nature Boy…

image… bringing sticks in from outside to chew on… little Henry… xo

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 140

blackbeans… organic black beans and rice for dinner tonight… ;-)

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… oops at the dog agility trials ;-)

… funny blurb of a video Matt shot at the dog agility trials with Daddatz yesterday… we went back today to watch some more… Henry is quite excited to start his agility training… ;-)

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… meet the sweet and beautiful Queen Cleo

image…she inspires her dad in NYC… and her dad inspires me… most recently this week with my 2014 New Years resolutions, which I will share with you all… this year’s list makes me very happy… ;-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 139

image… hello again, morning FedEx driver… and thank you again to my special someone who feels he needs to make me smile… after making me not smile… ;-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 138

image… I mentioned these bangles of mine today during a Take Back conference call, and how I wear them on days when I feel I need an extra reminder to lay troubles at the Lord’s feet, and keep them there (not pick them up)… little did I know how much that comment would affect someone on that call… they called me later and first thing they said when I answered the phone was “I need some bangles”… so glad I’m working with a team that becomes more like a family with each passing day… xoxo

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 137

… at Ingles grabbing groceries after a day-long real estate class… if you’re reading this blog, chances are I love you or care about you, and hope you’ve made the switch to organic milk… I’ve done the research, you want to do this, trust me… don’t buy regular milk anymore… ;-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 136

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… celebrating Matt’s winning his school Geography Bee 3-years-in-a-row… I am so proud of you, sweetie! ;-)

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… we laugh and say your bags were packed the day you were born… love to travel the world and geography… going to State again in Charlotte with Dr. Hammond!

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… celebration dinner at Marco Trattoria… thank you! ;-)

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… veal saltimbuca with potatoes gratin and roasted asparagus… mmm!

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… look who stopped by our table and tried on Matt’s ribbon?… Tammy! ;-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 135

Jeffrey Smith at tonight's talk on GMO foods at the Hahn Gallery... thank you, Jeffrey, for coming to Brevard! :-)

Jeffrey Smith at his talk tonight on GMO foods at the Hahn Gallery… thank you, Jeffrey, for coming to Brevard… and thank you to Healthy Harvest for getting him here! :-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 134

... one of my favorite places to get away to... ;-)

… one of my favorite places to get away to… ;-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 133

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… awww, Matt covered me up with blankets when I fell asleep on the sofa this afternoon… and Louie stood guard… my sweet boys… xoxo

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 132

... kicking around downtown Greenville with my sweet boy...

… kicking around downtown Greenville with my sweet boy…

Matt has never been to a fondue restaurant… so tonight was a first for him… ;-)

… and ice-skating!!… ;-)

… oops!

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 131

... at The Phoenix... double standards... I'm pretty sure my trainer (who doesn't like whining) is whining right now about this Coke I'm drinking...

… at The Phoenix… double standards… I’m pretty sure the person I’m with right now (who doesn’t like whining) is whining right now about this Coke I’m drinking… the Phoenix’s menu, by the way, is all farm-to-table!

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 130

... at Willow's Dream for a haircut with Nola! ;-)

… at Willow’s Dream for a haircut with Nola! ;-)

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… random photo of Louie…

... Matt put one of my nightgowns on him... very funny... ;-)

… Matt put one of my nightgowns on him… very funny… ;-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 129

... busy shoot day at Whole Foods in Charlotte... so excited to know we're getting a Whole Foods in Asheville in July!

… busy shoot day at Whole Foods in Charlotte… so excited to know we’re getting a Whole Foods in Asheville in July!

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… my painting at Marlaine’s house is almost finished ;-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 128

... nothing better than a pre-bedtime fireside chat  with a good girl friend before a busy day... ;-)

… nothing better than a pre-bedtime fireside chat with a good girl friend before a busy day… ;-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 127

... my 100% all-organic lasagne... organic noodles, organic tomatoes, organic spices, local organic grass-fed beef... on one of the coldest nights ever! ;-)

…100% all-organic lasagne… organic noodles, organic tomatoes, organic spices, local organic grass-fed beef… yummy on one of the coldest nights ever! ;-)

… www.localharvest.org is a great resource for buying organic… plug in our zip code and see how many great organic farms we have around here!

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… my bed transformation continues…

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 126

… my new find from Moose Tracks… I wore my old pair out stomping around barns and everywhere… ;-)

... I love Danskos!

… I love Danskos!

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… the salmon sesame cups at Jordan Street…

… my favorite… #1 best appetizer in Brevard…

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 125

... view from Saving Dinner central...

… view from Saving Dinner central in Charlotte… yes, we need to start boat shopping for a boat we’ll name “Take Back”… ;-)

... forgive me Leanne, for I sinned... the shoot delay and next thing I know I'm standing in a bakery and eating this... ;-)

… forgive me Leanne, for I have sinned… the shoot delay and next thing I know I’m standing in a bakery and eating this… ;-)

... and wandering through a Hallmark store... yes, they still exist...

… and wandering through a Hallmark store… yes, they still exist…

... and falling in love with these prints... thank you, Marlaine! ;-)

… and falling in love with these prints… thank you, Marlaine! ;-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 124

… okay, thank you! ;-)

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… vintage Matt!

... my blue eyes ;-)

… my blue eyes ;-)


... happy boy...

… happy boy…


... he used to love sitting in the coffee table, silly boy...

… he used to love sitting in the coffee table, silly boy…


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… digging through my closet…

IMG_6608… TV clothes + WLOS + me = I’m looking forward to it!  …and nah, I don’t think I like the name Ann Ellis… ;-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 123

image… I’ve had some of my biggest breakthroughs when fasting, so I’m excited about this… a friend of mine turned me on to this Daniel fast… and Leanne knows all the people behind this book… ;-)

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2014 “Best of Brevard” list!

IMG_1838… here’s the 2014 Best of Brevard winners list… get out and explore Brevard with someone you love… enjoy! ;-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 122 – Happy New Year!

view“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbor, and let every new year find you a better person.”
~ Benjamin Franklin

Hugs to all of you, and best wishes for a happy 2014… can’t wait to see you all!  Love, Ann xo

 

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… so excited about this coming up on January 14!

image… January 14 at the Haen Gallery in Brevard… Jeffrey Smith is speaking on GMOs… if you haven’t seen his award-winning film, Genetic Roulette, I highly recommend renting it on amazon.com… for more info on the event, click here. ;-)

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