TN-NC Adventure--Day 5

Have you been waiting for the next installment of this Adventure? I have. There was not a program lined up on Sunday of the AGM, but a few people planned to meet at the organizer’s farm which happened to be just up the road from the place where we were staying.

This is Hobbyknob Farm, and some of the sheep were in the barn so we could get a close-up look

Kirby made friends with two goats and was amused by the “fairy house” behind her.

After visiting with AGM attendees at the farm we drove to Asheville. We stopped at the Botanical Gardens of Asheville adjacent to the University of North Carolina and walked a trail through the garden. Most plants are not blooming this time of year, but there were a few with flowers. I took photos but don’t have an ID for any of these.

We lost the main trail briefly and ended up in the creekbed. It was obvious that others had been there as well.

Back on the trail. We were here for a couple of hours and then drove to the River Arts District. I wanted to track down a business whose manager I had met at the AGM.

Our first stop at the River Arts District was a pizza shop. I admired the pizza oven.

After lunch we walked to Local Cloth , headquarters for the Blue Ridge Mountains Fibershed Affiliate.

This is a retail outlet, but there is also space for workshops.

There is clothing, yarn, fiber, and gifts for sale. I was intrigued by these “rocks” that look almost like the real thing.

We finished our time in the city with an ice cream treat.

We spent a relaxing evening “at home”, back at the AirB&B. I had originally reserved it for only two nights, but it was so much better than the motels and it was close enough to Asheville that I rented it for Sunday night also. The host started a fire in the fire pit and set us up with s’more fixings.

Here is the only view I took of the house. Our quarters are the first story of the house with sliding glass doors that open out to the patio under the deck. There is a table and chairs and a nice swinging bench. There are gardens all around and chickens off to the right. This is the link I shared in the last post—click there to see better photos of the house.