Monthly Archives: February 2011

Brevard Project 365 – Day 58

If you squint your eyes just so, and stand in just the right spot, you can see this… a mountain view from our backyard.  :-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 57

….war protesters out in front of the courthouse today… this little guy was my favorite!  :-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 56

…. on our regular weekly drive to Flat Rock Playhouse for Matt’s acting class… I love this drive! xo

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 55

… our weekly dinner dinner with Marlaine and Derek… at our usual spot.  :-)  xo

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 54

… birthday dinner at where else, but Quarry!  :-)  xo

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 53

I got my official Transylvania County Library card today, yeehaw!… and here’s my first check-out.  :-)  xo

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… a beautiful morning in Brevard today!

…. hope everyone has a blessed day…. xo

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 52

Ricky got new glasses today (at Looking Glass Eye Center) and is totally channeling his inner Mad Men persona now!  :-) 
 

 

Looking Glass Eye Center, 188 Medical Park Dr # C, Brevard, NC 28712 – (828) 884-9270

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 51 (final Brazil edition)

Today was the day we flew back to home-sweet-home Brevard! (Matt wanted to me to take a picture of the dinner they served, so here you go, sweetie… not the best in the world, as you can see) xo

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 50 (Brazil edition)

Goodbye, Brazil… and my favorite little cafe across the street from the hotel… I’ll miss you… until next time.  xo

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 49 (Brazil edition)

Everything in Brazil is beautiful… even the graffiti! xo

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 48 (Brazil edition)

Gorgeous day in Sao Paulo…sunny/clear skies… the view from my chaise lounge by the pool….yes, I am working, too…  :-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 47 (Brazil edition)

This morning, we went to the Sao Paulo Central Market where they sell fruits and vegetables, meats, seafood, etc…. interesting place with lots to see! This guy was a litttle different.  :-) xo

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 46 (Brazil edition)


So, my dad and I went out tonight for dinner and dessert… and when we returned to the hotel, we ducked in for a second dessert!  :-)  I wasn’t supposed to tell, but….  :-)  I can never turn down my favorite dessert… creme de papaya!  xo

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 45 (Brazil edition)

Happy Valentines Day from Sao Paulo… I love Brevard! Ann xo

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 44 (Brazil edition)

9:10 p.m. in Sao Paulo… and enjoying a caipirinha tonight…. main ingredients: a lime (skin, juice, pulp and all), sugar, ice and a jigger full of Brazilian sugar cane brandy called cachaça.

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Random Brazil pics – Day 3

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Random Brazil pics – Day 2

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 43 (Brazil edition)

This is my friend, Helo Pinheiro (with her dog, Snow)… and she inspired Tom Jobim to write the famous song “The Girl from Ipanema.”  She’s one of the most beautiful people I know (on the inside… and out)…. and I just spent a wonderful day with her at her home. Love you, Helo … xo Ann

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Random Brazil pics – Day 1

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 41

Okay, upon first glance, you might ask, “Where’s the Brevard connection?” with this post…? Actually, there’s a link to us, and therefore (indirectly) to Brevard… so here’s today’s 365 post… enjoy! :-) This is Tayla… our former nanny (Matt’s nanny when we lived in Nashville). Tayla lived with us and was part of our family for many years (until the whole drugs thing and getting her into rehab… long story)…. we love her! And now she’s part of a new country girls act called Stealing Angels… and here’s their first single (with Tayla singing up front!). xo

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 40

Matt’s science project “Which Western NC city has the cleanest tap water?” took 2nd place at the regional science today!… so he’s now on to state! Congrats, sweetie! xo  (by the way… Asheville had the cleanest tap water)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 39

Off the fasting for the moment… so, chicken caeser salad and chocolate milkshake at Quotations for lunch… xo  (Update: my friend got great news this afternoon on important medical tests… praise God for answered prayers!)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 38

Uh, perhaps this is the ultimate in proof we’re an uppity family… a quick look at our Super Bowl party.  No cheetos and buffalo wings here, no sir… it’s sparkling wine and chocolate pots de creme for our bunch! :-)  xo

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 37


One of the things I love about living here is having the Pisgah National Forest – almost literally – in our backyard. Today Matt and I decided to go explore good picnic areas by the river, and we also stopped in at the Fish Hatchery to feed the trout (where this statue sits out front).
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Brevard Project 365 – Day 36

I pass these little guys nearly every day, out in front of the Quotations building. They’re part of the Brevard sculpture walk, if you’ve seen the brochure….

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 35

Guess which famous bum sat in this Asheville chair… come on, guess!….. Barack Obama sat in this very chair here (at Corner Kitchen in Asheville, during one of his date nights with Michelle)… and today “little ole me” sat in the very same chair while enjoying a fantastic lunch of salmon cakes with my mom. My bum was feeling very Presidential, indeed!  By the way, my mom sat in Michelle’s chair… check out the pics after the jump.
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Brevard Project 365 – Day 34

In our “this came a complete surprise” category today… a “for sale” sign went up today on Dugan’s Pub. Seems the owner wants to head south. I guess, enough is enough with the snow… 

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 33

Hello, cupcake.  A couple of your friends were here earlier… but, they’re gone now.

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