Monthly Archives: June 2012

Brevard Project 365 – Day 20

… poster in the window at Highland Books (sorry for the glare)… but love the message: support independently-owned hometown bookstores! :-)

Highland Books
277 North Broad Street, Brevard NC
(828) 884-2424

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 19

… stopped by Pure Pets downtown today to pick up dog food for puppy Henry… he’ll be coming home to Brevard tomorrow… Mayor Jimmy Harris’ newest constituent! :-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 18

… my talented friend, Tammy, on-set today in Boone shooting a big movie (“You are Here“)… so proud of her!

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… my favorite, Elements Spa turns 8 today!

… fun party to celebrate!

… Katy taking pictures of Patti and Melissa…

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 17

… cool finds at the new Habitat ReStore on Ecusta Road like this mirror for $40…

… and this desk $125

… and this $40 fireplace…

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Shhhh…. I’m about to become a new momma this weekend!

… yep, Louie’s gonna have a new little brother… and his name is Henry!  :-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 16


… “Chief” the homeless dog that hangs out at the FlyLady offices… notice the dogfood on the carpet (he won’t eat out of a bowl, will only eat if the food is on the floor)… he is a beloved member of the Fly team… such a sweetie!  :-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 15

… I caught a firefly on camera this evening… do you see it?!

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 14

… I was horrified when I first saw this stuffed white squirrel in the window at the Antique Mall… then I looked closer and saw it’s not really one of our beloved white squirrels… whew!

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 13

… fun day with family… first stop: my favorite waterfall, Bird Rock Falls!  :-)

Josh “girly posing” near Mill Shoals Falls… :-)

… then ziplining at Earthshine…

… Rebecca rated Earthshine’s zipline a 9.5 (on scale of one to ten)… much higher than the “4” zipline she went on in  Mexico!

 

… Josh (no girly poses here)…

… and wrapped up the day with milkshakes and sundaes at Rocky’s!

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 12

… Gallery Walk tonight… and that means a stop at Red Wolf Gallery to listen to great music… (a big reason why I love the 4th Friday of every month in Brevard!)

… plus, on this Gallery Walk, we stopped by Broad Street Wines to try out their new wine dispensing machines (my nephew, Josh, pictured here)…

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… fun stuff for sale at Rocky’s…

… lots of goodies to look at while you’re waiting on your order… :-)

Rocky’s Soda Shop
50 South Broad Street
Brevard NC
(828) 877-5375

… family members Rebecca, Josh, and Shelly visiting this week from Orlando… I love having them here enjoying Brevard! xoxo

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 11

… in the window at D.D. Bullwinkel’s… :-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 10

… trying to find just the right red paint for the front door our of swatches from Lowes & Benjamin Moore… so many of these aren’t right…

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Random cute photo of Louie today

… and yes, those are his real eyelashes…

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 9

… enjoyed my favorite salad (romaine with gargonzola dressing) at Marco Trattoria today with Dixie!

Marco Trattoria
204 West Main Street, Brevard NC
(828) 883-4841

…I love the view from the patio tables!

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… look who I met at Harris Hardware today!

 

… Todd Branham, the man responsible for the Bracken Mountain bike trails opening in July!

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 8

… do you know how Brevard got its name?… this monument out in front of City Hall explains all… :-)

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 7

… picnic at Bird Rock Falls today… my favorite waterfall… with two of my favorite people!

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 6

… Mike Creech, Bobby Wynn, and Dustin Maxwell playing at Southern Exposure downtown Brevard tonight…

… Koko and Etta came out with their mom, Angela, to listen to their dad play!  :-)

…. Tina & Ed…

… Michael Collins did a great job organizing Southern Exposure tonight!

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 5

… North Myrtle Beach… there were dolphins out there!

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 4

… hello, beach! (North Myrtle Beach to be exact)…

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 3

… bought a loft bed for Matt’s room at Rice Furniture… yeehaw!

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 2

… our sweet injured white squirrel in wildlife rehabilitator Jennifer Burgin’s caring hands… rolling over to get a scratch… awwww….. (update: sad news to report… our little guy didn’t make it… :-(   he was gasping for air and Jennifer held him while he breathed his last few breaths… at least he was warm and comfortable)… makes he think of the bible verse that tells us “not even a sparrow falls to the earth without the Father’s knowledge”….  xoxo… there’s one more happy vibrant white squirrel in heaven tonight…

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…our little guy at the “squirrel hospital”…

… thanks to Jennifer Burgin and her loving care and attention to our little guy’s recovery! (thank you for this photo)

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… dramatic white squirrel rescue at our house today!

… it all started this morning at 7am when I noticed a white squirrel “sleeping” in the squirrel feeder (which I thought was weird)…

… then I noticed, after checking back, it was clearly distressed, sick or injured… it let me walk up to within feet of the feeder… something was very wrong…

… that’s when certified wildlife rehabilitator (and white squirrel expert) Jennifer Burgin came to the rescue (literally!)… by the way, after working the night shift and having less than one hour of sleep – that’s someone who cares about white squirrels! By the time she got here, he had crawled out of the feeder, run into a brushy area, and then hid under a tree stump… Jennifer had no fear about going in after him…

… she was amazing… and very knowledgable about what to do and what not to do…

 

… and she got the little guy and immediately started examining him… could tell his age (a few months old), sex (male) and determined his spine was likely okay (even though he was walking strangely) and he likely had suffered a head injury because of the way he was staggering (I think)…

.. Jennifer crated up our little guy and head back to her place to give him antibiotic, formula, and possible x-rays… thank you so much, Jennifer!

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Brevard Project 365 – Day 1

… Brevard Project 365 is back because so many of you think I should do another one… so, Day 1 here we go!… nothing better than summer okra at a roadside stand!

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… amazing photos of Brevard from July 4, 1945!

…. dropped my car off at Petit’s Paint & Body shop today and was mesmerized by these old photos of downtown Brevard hanging in their office!

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… items at the new thrift store on Ecusta Road (soft opening tomorrow at 9am)!

… desk $85

… roll-top desk $85

… antique card shuffler $6

… sofa $200

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Donor appreciation party tonight at new Habitat thrift store

… Transylvania County Habitat board President Don Campbell is as excited as all of us with the new store finally opening!

…. thrift store manager Tommy Kilgore and Habitat board member, Marlaine Belanger…

… to all the donors who so generously donated to make the new thrift store possible, thank you!

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Meet waving strawberry-fruit-stand man…


… his name is Rocky Wheeler… he’s also a pastor in Asheville…

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… new art in the hallway at Elements Spa!

… Matt and I have spent a lot of time in Elements this week!… a massage for Matt’s all-A’s report card… and pendulum testing (if you’ve never had this done on you before, do it!)… xo

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… sweet Novalee holding court at Pure Pets

… we get all our dogfood here and love on Novalee everytime we stop by…

Pure Pets
31 South Broad St., Brevard NC
828-884-7333

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Lunch with Louie at Quotations today!

… with Louie’s favorite: Aunt Marlaine!

Quotations
147 East Main Street, Brevard NC
(828) 883-8966

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… did you know the library offers loads of videos available for check out?

… I’ve never taken the time to look through them, until today… there are tons!

Transylvania County Library 
212 South Gaston Street, Brevard NC
828-884-3151

checked out this Phantom of the Opera movie… so wonderful!… very emotional, almost as good as the theatrical version I saw in London…

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Louie now has his own Facebook fan page!

… I know, I know… here’s the link to follow and “like” him…  :-)

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… cute notepad at Theophilus…


Theophilus
27 South Broad Street, Brevard NC
(828) 884-2994

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Sergio at the squirrel feeder

… he and his white squirrel girlfriend feel like family to us… this feeder is home base for them…

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Does anyone know if this arch still exists?

… and where it is?

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…perfect day for Sliding Rock today!

… bought a season pass (for our car) for $25… will be cheaper in the long run…

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… visited “Roost” today (new store where Tourist Trap used to be)

… and I love it… you will, too!

Roost Interior & Gifts
51 W. Main Street
Brevard NC
(828) 884-2012

… and uh, yeah, I found a couple things I like… :-)

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O.P. Taylor bear/mouse(?) waving at traffic today out in front of store…

… and it wasn’t John Taylor in disguise… :-)

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… something new at Downtown Chocolates!


… have I ever mentioned I LOVE that we can go in there and say, “…I’ll have my usual” and Terri always knows exactly what that means… thank you! :-)

Downtown Chocolates
34 Times Arcade Alley
Brevard NC
(828) 877-2378

love this sign on the door… not just water, “very cold” water for sale… and it is!

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Louie having his first meal at a real restaurant…

… out on the patio at Spring Creek Tavern in Hot Springs… he was a true gentleman sitting at the table!

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Shoot today for WNC magazine at my favorite waterfall…

… with Jen Haynes, an amazing photographer and a real sweetheart… thanks for a great time… can’t wait for you to come back to Brevard!… oh, and thanks to Matt for being our really great assistant… :-)

… watch for the July issue of WNC magazine for the picture!

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