Asheville, NC Trip

I had the BEST time a few weeks ago with My Mama and my friend Bert. We took a trip to Asheville, NC to attend the Asheville herb festival. The week end was filled with food, fun, flowers, friendship and finds! (Not necessarily in that order) Bert had the whole weekend planned out and did all of the driving.

 

Mama was a great back seat driver.

One of our stops on the way to NC. It was at this antique mall that I found a cat pin that I have been seeking for years. I remember having a pin like this when I went to Pussy Cat Private School in kindergarten. Only 46 years ago.

 A few scenes from the Asheville herb festival. So many beautiful, lush, flowers, herbs, vegetables, trees and plants.

 One of the many places that we ate at this weekend. This was my favorite. The Early Girl Eatery in downtown Asheville.

 So delicious. The sweetest strawberries I have ever eaten. I wish their was one closer. I would eat there often.

A couple of quilts I found along the way. I found these at a Goodwill. There were 7 or 8 but I narrowed it down to these two. All hand stitched.
 Speaking of Goodwill, we loved the Goodwill's in South Carolina. Clean, great prices and great selection. We also caught several church sales, yard sales, and thrift stores along the way.

Last stop before heading back to Warner Robins,was Bert's lovely home. We toured the garden between rain showers and took a couple of "swing" pictures.

We were loaded down with treasures and plants. Time to head back to Warner Robins.

 My purple iris' greeted me when I arrived back at home.

March Happenings

 The second weekend in March is "The Peaches to the Beaches". I think this is the fifth year I have gone with my friend Bert and the fourth year with my Mama. Here's Mama looking for some jewelry treasures.

 It is early and it is cold!

 Bert and Mama at a location covered with tarps , tables and treasures to be found.

 Some of Mama's jewelry finds.

 Happy 21st birthday to My daughter Heather!

 Jackie and Snookie enjoying a little sunshine in their stroller. Just a few snaps from March.

 

I know, It's waaay past time for an October post.

 The Georgia National Fair has come and gone, but I wanted to post a few pictures. The weather was beautiful the entire time.

 Heather and nephew Ben with the "Fair Bear".

 Love this artist. She always has very interesting sculptures on display.

 Heather said there should be an "all you can eat" wristband instead of all you can ride.

 She loved the baby chicks.

 And the petting zoo.

 Very cute apron quilt.

 The 4-H "dress a scarecrow" always has some interesting characters.

 This was a walking talking tree man.

 My favorite part of the fair are the culinary contests. I entered two contests this year. The Sweet Georgia Peach contest and the Georgia Apple Contest. I won  3rd place in the "Sweet Georgia Peach" Contest with "Fresh and Fruity Salsa".  I won a nice ribbon and $50 dollars. Here's my recipe.

Fresh and Fruity Salsa

2 cups of frozen peaches
4 chopped Roma tomatoes
1/2 of chopped onion
1 cup of fresh pineapple
2 seeded jalapeno peppers
2 tablespoons of Honey
2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon of sea salt

Blend together in a ninja style blender or in a food processor. Great with tortilla chips.

Leaving the fair in the evening. It was a fun filled day at the fair.

Karla's Fairy Page Swap

Since Karla Of Karla's Cottage posted about the fairy pages I sent , I decided I better get busy and share my pages that I made. I was going to make them almost the same but once I got started they all took on a life of their own. I also meant to give credit to The Graphics fairy. I got some of my images from her site.
 I had trouble uploading pics this morning so my pictures are in no particular order.
This was the back of the pages.

This page was one of my favorites. I am going to recreate this one so I will have one of my own.

 I also liked this one a lot. Okay I admit it......I liked them all.

I did keep this one for myself.

This is the fourth swap I have participated in with Karla and probably my favorite. Thank you Karla for hosting this ginormous swap. Can't wait to see my Fairy Book.