Summer of Music: yoga with Michael Franti on the deck of the Battleship NC! Travis Tritt at our fav Greenfield Lake Amphitheater. Keb Mo', Paul Thorn, L-Shape Lot at the beautiful Airlie Gardens. And more.
Summer wedding: a most beautiful rehearsal dinner party in our gardens! Everything was beautiful, from the friends and family, to the weather, the pretty tables and the food. It was the summer that I finally got caught up on garden chores, and I'm proud.
Summer we we finally spent the money on a new truck. Lots of research, and questions. Yes, it is GREEN, not black. Summer of friends! We spent much time with friends, dinner, lunch, music, just visiting. A giggle-filled weekend in Boone, great dinners and birthday celebrations, drinks on the deck, lunches on the porch and in restaurants ,Museum trips, picnics in the park.... It was so nice to spend time with you all!
The Blue Building. Cape Fear Literacy Council board raised enough money to begin work on an old building it bought several years ago. It's on the campus, making it a terrific addition to the old, small existing building. Al Gumbs, Joe Davis and Dallas Elliott gave up a weekend to help us lay flooring in the original building, putting to good use their Habitat For Humanity skills on a fellow non-profit project. Thank you guys! Stuart built the cabinets and some desks for the renovation of the "new" building. He is an awesome cabinet man! I was lucky enough to teach my last two ESOL classes in the new building, and it felt good to be in there. Dick Robbins is an asset beyond value to the CFLC...my volunteer hero!Now, once again, friends have a need for a place to live just as we are leaving for Oaxaca. Molly and Rocky moved in last week, and will be here for an undetermined time. A plumbing disaster at their house...of course, upstairs! Good grief, I haven't seen that kind of water damage since Hurricane Floyd. Their insurance company is being alternately easy to work with and impossible, but I believe they will eventually come through. Stuart and I are so lucky to have a place to offer, and so lucky to have them here while we are away. I'm sad watching M&R deal with the destruction, but I'm happy they have a quiet place to live!
So, today we're off to Oaxaca. It's a gorgeous fall day here.
