Monthly Archives: March 2014

… chocolate Easter bunnies for sale at Downtown Chocolates today… ;-)

… late dinner at Square Root after picking Matt up at airport… so happy he’s home… ;-) … cedar plank salmon with corn succotash and rosemary mashed potatoes…

… wisdom on the wall at Local Color… have you gotten your hug at Local Color today? ;-)

… in the WSQL studio again today, cutting promo spot for the “I Love Brevard” radio show… with Lisa, the best co-host ever… ;-)

…. behind the controls for today’s “I Love Brevard” radio show at WSQL… (Don just told me these are not knobs, they are “potentiometers”… “pots” for short)… apparently, it’s frowned upon to turn this one off! ;-)

… last night of spring break get-away to the Smokey Mountains… playing Brevardopoly!

… a snowstorm blew through today!

… our little place in the Smokey Mountains for the next couple days… ;-)

… Henry watching the sun go down with his Aunt Marlaine… ;-)

… quick & easy dinner tonight… organic lemon rosemary garlic chicken with capers and roasted fingerling potatoes… yum! ;-)

… did you know that Bracken Mountain Bakery uses organic ingredients and flour in their baked goods?  ;-)

… great live music (jazz) tonight at 185 King Street…

… Matt made this wallpaper for me today for my iPhone… ;-)

Skip Hirsh, Director of Advertising, Transylvania Times

… home sweet home… back in Brevard… ;-)

… a view of our beautiful mountains from above this morning… ;-)

… hello, Chicago!… in front of the Museum of Contemporary Art… ;-)

… this is Bailey, Matt’s voice instructor’s dog…

… she’s such a sweet dog… I still haven’t been able to get her to stay still long enough to get a good photo, she’s so happy…

… what do you do on a rainy Sunday afternoon?… we decided to go bowling at Rockin’ Bowl…

… and play Pictionary at home… ;-)

… picked her up from Petsmart today…

… at our house settling in this weekend before heading to school Monday morning… she loves broccoli… ;-)

… at the Biltmore today… renewed our annual pass for $99… beautiful day to be out here… :-)

… our friends Sarah and Stacey, visiting us for the weekend…

… water bowls on the sidewalk in front of Rocky’s… ;-)

… stopped in to Rocky’s for after school milkshakes and grilled cheese sandwiches… yum! ;-)

… Louie and Henry…

… a day focused on remembering a sweet boy named Quinn… xo

… happiness is strawberry champagne cake for dessert… and a belated birthday party with wonderful friends… thank you!… xo

… fun Brevard Chamber After Hours gathering this evening… ;-)

… ribbons for a sweet boy, Quinn… and as a way to show love to a much-loved family… xo

… spring has sprung in Cashierrs… ;-)

… and Brevard (Marlaine’s yard)… ;-)

… beautiful day today, but a day of very sad news… :-(

… Daylight Savings Time begins this weekend… that means we’ll get to enjoy more hours of daylight and sunshine like the day we had today!

Henry playing with his dollar store ball… ;-)

… at Brevard Health & Racquet Club… after working out today, we noticed they’re getting ready to prep the outdoor tennis courts and open them for the season… can’t wait!

… we love Pure Pets… stopped in to get a few things on the way home after school…

… and found lots of other fun stuff, too… including this dog cookie/treat puzzle! ;-)

… I can’t think of a better way to start a morning meeting than with baked goodies from Bracken Mountain Bakery… yum!

… ah, life in the mountains… we live in such a beautiful place! ;-)

… fun night at the “Bowl 4 Art” fundraiser to benefit the Transylvania Community Arts Council!

… bowling pins designed and decorated (painted, carved, etc.) by local artists were auctioned off in the silent auction… the one on the right is by Shellie Lewis-Dambax (I just love her… I have one of her paintings)…

… that pin in the middle was done by woodworker & artist George Peterson (that’s his bowl that sits on the coffee table in the Oval Office!)…

… THIS is one of the reasons we’re so lucky to live here… what a BEAUTIFUL day to get out and hike! ;-)

… you probably already know this, but I had forgotten… at Food Matters Market every time you opt to go without a shopping bag (or bring your own), they give you a button worth $0.05 to donate to your pick of jars that benefit various local charities… we picked Meals on Wheels today… ;-)