Got back yesterday from a quick visit with Laura and John and their doggies, Wookie and Katy. We were combining celebrations. Laura gave me the beautiful blue-gray tanager below that she had painted. She's always had a creative touch since she was a little girl.
One of our gifts to her was a photo book of her years with us. We did one for Elizabeth's birthday as well. That was the big project I had mentioned that we were working on this past month where I lived in the memories of wonderful homeschooling days gone by.
My Beloved wasn't feeling well the first day there, so Laura and I did some shopping, had lunch, and just hung out for the day while John was at work. We missed the fellas, but it was good to just have some girl time together and do girly things like buying shoes. ;-) Laura took me to the Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse. Tons of shoes!
The next day we took an afternoon trip to Hendersonville, a quaint NC mountain town, strolling lazily along and dropping in to several antique shops and boutiques, as well as the bakery (Mmm! Bear Claws) and The General Mast Store. I've been in a few Mast Stores in NC & SC, and they've all been wall-to-wall people, attesting to their popularity. We took a break and stopped in for lunch at the Three Chopt Sandwich Shop. If you're ever in the area, they have great soup and sandwiches and really friendly service.
Been unpacking and getting things back in order today after two weeks away. Distance is no friend to families.
