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Updated: July 28th, 2010
email: bo_smith@bellsouth.net
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Cabin in Micaville, North Carolina |
View of Celo Knob from our back porch |
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Diana and I have been very busy planting and watering plants since we've come up to the cabin. We added a flame bush (right) and a wild azalea (has orange hunnysuckle like flowers in the spring) to the boxwood (left) which managed to survive the harsh winter. On the far left, next to the front porch post, we added a flowering vine. We gathered the white rocks from the Pine Mountain Feldspar area.We also planted day lillies in the front and a 7' Norwegian Spruce in the back. |
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Diana and I play duplicate bridge on Mondays. We have a class at 10:00, lunch at 11:00, and play from noon to about 4:00. Bridge is held in Spruce Pine at DT's Cafe in the late fall, winter, and early spring and then moves to the Little Switzerland Inn in the late spring, summer, and early fall. We have met some great friends in our bridge group! |
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July 1st- I went mining with two of my mining buddies, Don Wyatt (left) and Lud Leiner. Don is the caretaker for our cabin in the winter and comes from a mining family. Lud has a "Rock Mine Tours" business, a Boxwood and Christmas Tree business, and has some mines located on his property. In this picture, we are examining the tailings from one of these mines. I help out Lud as a tour guide for his "Rock Mine Tours" business when asked. |
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July 4th- We spent our 4th with our traditional visit to the "Apple Orchard" for a picnic and music and dancing. We also made contact with Linda Stevens and her granddaughter Halley about purchasing China Doll' They eventually came to the cabin to meet China Doll'. They picked uo China Doll the next day. See the "Bella's Shih Tzu Puppies For Sale" link above for pictures and more information. |
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July 6th- We began taking pottery classes. We are scheduled to spend Tuesday and Wednesday nights from 6-8 .m. or so and whatever studio time we can to make hand formed poterry take a shot at "throwing pots".Michael, our instructor with over 30 years experience, is demonstrating techniques for hand making a cylindrcal shape. |
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July 8th- We had some unexpected visitors in our back yard area. Some horses from down the way got free of their electrified fence to check out some better pasture and our neighbor's apple tree. |
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July 9th-11th- I drove to Raleigh to visit my daughter Stacy, her husband Jed, and my grandson Oliver. Check out the "five daughters" link for more pictures and details of the visit. |
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We recently met Bonnie and Bill Schmink. Bill is in our bridge group. Bonnie has been active in promoting our Shih Tzus. Bonnnie's brother, Daniel, purchased Chow Mein (now Chou-Lin). Bonnie and Bill hosted a party at their beautiful home on the Grassy Creek Golf and Country Club featuring a buffet dinner and music provided by the attendees. That's Bonnie playing the guitar and singing in the photo above. Bill is seated playing guitar in the lower right corner. The guy playing the keyboards is Dean Gates, one of our pottery instructors. It was a great party with lots of interesting people! |
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Puppies on their way to their final series of shots ( Bordatella, Parvo, and Rabbies). Left to right; Chou-Lin, Little Bear(back), King Tut(front), Ginger, and Valentino. |
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I just had to include this picture of this 57 Chevy golf cart at the Grassy Creek Golf and Country Club. |
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I took the Scheirer family; Aaron (17 year old son), Cindy, and Jim on a tour of Lud Leiner's mine as part of Lud's Rock Mine Tours. The Scheirers are from Kissimmee, Florida and also have a cabin east of Spruce Pine in Avery County. |
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On Saturday, July 17th, Diana and I went to the Farmer's Market in Asheville to get some flowers for the cabin and ferns for Ginny's wedding. |
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On the way back, we chose to return to the cabin from I 40, then 226N off Exit 86, then left on Route 70 (past the Loes and Walmart), then Route 80N to 19E. Diana and I looked at some RV/campers and I showed her the Carson House as a possible trip for her and Alice or Naomi. On Route 80N, we passed this beautiful quartz seam (intrustion) on the right side of the road. |
View of a part of the quarry |
View of part of the processing facilities |
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I led the Martin
Family of a mine tour for Rock Mine Tours .
From left to right: Chris, Julie, Christian, with Sarah in front. |
We bagan with a barbeque picnic from 5:00 to 7:00 followed by entertainment until about 10:00. Some of us hung around the fire pit until after midninght enjoying the full moon. |
Tom Rogers (harmonica and vocals) and Carrie Arrowhed (piano and vocals) provided the entertainment from 7:00 to about 10:00. They were great!! |
John and Ginny with daughters (from left to right) Carmel, Anna, Pilar (Ginny's daughters) and John's daughter Laura. |
John and Ginny cutting the wedding cake in the reception area of the Richmand Inn. |
Ellie, Susan, and Jacob Groover and Alice Hickox |
In the afternoon, the Hampton Groover and Alec Hickox families joined Diana and me at the Grassy Creek Gem and Mineral Show. |
Craig Shapiro, Lisa Lee, Lizzy, Toti, and dog |
Lisa, me, Lizzy, Toti, and dog |
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