as in...
the FIRST blast after launching our two young men
& the LAST blast before i return to work!
~ so we headed to the mountains ~
numero uno for restaurants in Hickory...
solid but nothing to really write home about.
we were actually in town
for the MUSIC!
just love, love, love all these mill towns finding modern uses
for such beautiful buildings!
Amanda Shires was on tap tonight...
my hubby is frequently the idea-generator for these adventures -
i am the planner, reservation-maker, logistics figure-outer.
so we made it happen
& were center-stage for full effect.
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| playlist |
just so happens,
she is married to Jason Isbell
(he formerly of the drive-by-truckers).
we saw them perform together
on his tour several years ago.
most awesome!
here's the link to check out her music: http://amandashiresmusic.com/music/
great concert!
we got a bit of our mountain-fix in the next day,
heading up towards Boone,
with a stop at the Moses Cone Memorial Park
along the Blue Ridge Parkway...
we walked up to the grave site, too.
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| can never take Scotland out of this lass |
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| moonflower / sunflower |
moonflower / sunflower with wind effects & buzzing bees
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| yay for the milkweed pods!!! |
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| a walk with a photographer is slow-going. |
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| blind shot up |
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| butterflies, butterflies everywhere! |
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| & en masse! |
flutterflies buttering...or...
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| finally spied a Monarch! |
back to the homestead for an upstairs self-guided tour!
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| first floor |
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| second floor |
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| a hat for setting out to find butterflies |
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| in the dressing room |
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| doors hiding doors behind doors |
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| floor grate |
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| third floor (off-limits) |
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| what part of it looks like |
there were MANY bathrooms!
each with a different color of accent tile!
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| toilette selfie |
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| peek-a-boo tub-bathing |
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| perhaps you can guess my favorite? |
we made it to Boone for a very late lunch
& discovered we were there on move-in weekend
for AppState! oh, my.
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| for my PackGuy back in Raleigh |
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| our go-to place for many years |
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| tablerose |
there was an entrepreneur on the street corner nearby
selling eclipse glasses for $15 each.
luckily, i bought ours at the Science Museum in Raleigh
for $2 each....
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| my preferred haul |
a grand time was had by all!
now, back to regular programming.
