Monthly Archives: October 2011

RIP sweet baby Lucas

… techincally, he wasn’t a baby anymore… but he never once stopped being my baby even after he grew up…  Lucas, you were precious to me and I will miss you, sweetie…  xoxo… it’s hard not having your little body laying up next to me tonight…  :-(

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Wow, folks all over love Brevard…

… just heard from someone in Baghdad, Iraq who’s following the blog…  be safe!  :-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 306

… Happy Halloween, beautiful people! :-)  … the view this morning at the top of the hill in Gillespie Cemetery off Country Club Road…

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 305

 

 

… it’s almost Halloween!  :-)

(Halloween morning update: incident regarding the pumpkin… Louie bit off the ear.)

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Flash mob this afternoon at Halloweenfest 2011!

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Guess what I decided to do today?

… yeah, I know… but I did…   :-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 304

… I love waking up to Saturdays… :-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 303

… Gallery Walk tonight… met Jim here at Red Wolf Gallery… he’s a St. Louis Cardinals fan (gee, I wonder what he’s doing right now as I type this!)… his wife Lois introduced herself and said she reads the blog… hi, Lois! :-)

… saw this t-shirt while walking around…

.. dang it… skull….

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So, a friend pointed this out to me today…

… says our 150th anniversary logo looks like a skull… and darn it, if it doesn’t… I can’t look at one of those posters now without thinking of a skull.. just in time for Halloween…

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Ever noticed the floors in Harris Hardware?

  

 

… I love the look and feel of them… old and worn and wonderful!

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 302


(for those of you who saw this post and asked: “Crab Creek  Road”)…  working on three projects in bed tonight… bible study homework, the latest issue of Southern Living, and a song…

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Meet Gavin!

 

… he lives in Winston Salem and he obviously loves Brevard!  :-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 301

… at Walgreens… a musical Justin Bieber toothbrush for only $9.99?!… GET OUT!!

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 300

 

.. this is why I love sporting dogs… they actually DO stuff like bring in the newspaper!  :-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 299

… the next time you pass by St. Philip’s Episcopal Church at 317 East Main Street, take notice of the white cross (called Van’s Cross) above the front entrance…. here’s what I’ve learned about this cross (from a history fact sheet available at St. Philip’s):

Van Breese, age 18, son of Major William Edmond Breese and Mary Motte Hume Breese, was tragically killed while running to mail a letter at the mail depot.  He slipped on some cinders and his legs were crushed under the train.  Though they put him on the train, which left immediately for Asheville, he died before reaching the hospital. 

After St. Philip’s burned down in 1925, the white marble cross on Van Breese’s monument was removed and, with the family’s permission, was placed above the doors of the present church.

His tombstone reads:
Stuart Van Vechten Breese
Dec. 26, 1888
July 19, 1907
He died a gentleman unafraid with his face to God.

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 298

…. Jeanna left today… so the guest room will sadly be lacking her laughter and energy… until next time!  :-)

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If you hate dogs….

… you’re going to hate this post…. ah well, deal… :-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 297

 

 …. took Jeanna to the Tobacco Barn in Asheville… and as I suspected, she went crazy…  :-)


… if you’re in the market for a vintage hot-air balloon basket, this one is priced at $1695…

… some more random stuff I saw…

… for that person who has everything…

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It’s back……

…. the Pumpkin Patch at First United Methodist Church…

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 296

… nothing better than dinner-in and a home-cooked meal on a Friday night… thanks, Girl!  :-)

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This is why I adore fall in the mountains…

… gorgeous leaves I found floating from the sky today… xo

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 295

 

 

… now that’s a purse… wow!… (in the window at Theophilus on the way to dinner at Falls Landing)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 294

 

 

… Jeanna dragged me out shopping to get camping attire this afternoon… here’s my idea of camping attire… yep, I’m happy with my purchase!  :-)

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Guess who’s the latest board member…

… of Transylvania Habitat for Humanity?  I’m happy to give my time… :-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 293

… had fun tonight at the Halloween-themed Brevard Chamber EXPO!…

… Meredith Baldridge at her State Farm Ghostbusters-themed booth… 


 
… stopped by the Brevard College booth and saw this brochure with Willie Jones on the cover… he’s one of the core cast members of the new Brevard reality series!… (I started contacting and notifying core cast members today… non-core cast members later this week)…

… did you know you can get dog goggles at Pure Pets?…

… my awards for cool give-away stuff go to United Community Bank for this cool ruler-post-it-note-paperclip-holder thingy… Blue Ridge Community College for a cool flashlight-combo-screwdriver… and College Walk for the best notepad.

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Found some good stuff at Lowes…

… new tile and granite samples thanks to the best interior designer in the world!  :-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 292

… tonight by the fire, surprised Jeanna with Brevard’s official dessert… s’mores… yum!

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Matt and I have donated to this…

… on the counter at Quotations today while grabbing lunch…

You can help too:
Friends of the Animal Shelter
www.animalsheltertc.org
(828) 877-1800   

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 291

… took Jeanna to ScreenDoor in Asheville today… she loved it!… funky chair that caught our attention….

… so surprised to see this old bar game in the back room… my family sold it for $40 to Uncommon Market in Brevard just to get rid of it, and now has a $345 price tag…  :-) 

ScreenDoor
115 Fairview Road, Asheville NC
(828) 277-3667

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 290


.. after an afternoon of ziplining at @EarthshineLodge, pizza and movie night at home with Jeanna and Matt… xo

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Exactly 7 months ago…

… seven months ago, Matt and I drove to the Charlotte airport and met the newest member to the family… Louie!

 
… our first kiss  :-)

… tired after the long drive home…  :-)

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Cast your vote for the new county logo!

Click here to vote for your favorite… voting ends December 31, 2011… (I voted for this one)

 

 

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 289

… Jeanna arrived in town for a visit (yay!)… we kicked around downtown… look at the cute carload of whippets we saw in the post office parking lot… so cute!

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 288

Louie (sans cone.. yay!) bringing in the mail today… xo

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 287

 

… treated to a delicious lunch today at Courtyard Cafe – yum!… butternut squash quiche and spinach salad… they close for the season on October 28th, so hurry and enjoy now!  :-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 286

… hanging out this evening with Tom Cabe (and wife Ann) of Red Wolf Gallery… Tom is a self-proclaimed S.O.B. (sexy old buzzard)… okay!  :-)

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Welcome to the nuthouse…

… sign at Hunters Gatherers on Main Street… catching up with owner, Kim Provost!…

 

 

Hunters & Gatherers
40 West Main Street
Brevard NC
(828) 883-3709

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 285

… eating “cooked stuff” (not sushi) at Sora with the Fly Lady, Marla Cilley…  :-)

 
 

Sora, Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar
91 Forest Gate Drive, Hwy 280, Pisgah Forest NC
(828) 883-9808

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 284

… the player piano at McDonald’s in Biltmore Village… spent the afternoon kicking around in shops there… fun!

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 283

… cool iPad app (Pocket Universe) made star-gazing tonight loads of fun tonight out on blankets in front of the house…  :-)

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… another trip to Brevard’s farm of mini-animals today

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… let the sunshine in…

… yay, windows cleaned this morning!

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… the things you can learn at Quarry’s bar on a Friday night…

… fun tonight with Girl and Daddatz at Quarry… and guess what I learned? Left-handed people are actually more intelligent than right-handed people!  (I’m right-handed)… and homeless people really WANT to be homeless…. hmmmm….

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 282

… flowers at Brevard’s 9/11 memorial today…

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…. the dreaded cone is back…

… third eye surgery today for Louie… none of us are thrilled to have to deal with the “cone” once again…  :-(

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 281

… great fun with a group of talented and beautiful women today at the Women’s Business Conference!

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 280

… apres dinner sweets at Downtown Chocolates… mmmm…

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 279

… new recipe… in the mood for comfort food!

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 278

… sign outside Pure Pets… :-)

 

 

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 277

…. rocks outside the front of our house… pretty when you stop to look at them…

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