Category — thanksgivings project

This week has been incredible; I’ve learned a lot, solved a few problems, met some great people and caught up with precious old friends. Nothing beats coming home, though, particularly when you live in Paradise.

How fortunate I am to live in one of the most beautiful places on Earth. The heart of the Southern Appalachians, where the days are warm and the nights are cool, and the scenery is always breathtaking. There is always somewhere to go and something to see. The Blue Ridge Parkway. The Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Hundreds and thousands of acres of National Forest. Rushing rivers and streams that are barely a trickle. People used to ask me why I moved from Atlanta to Asheville. “There’s nothing to do here!” Are you kidding me?! I’ve never heard such a ludicrous statement.

Western North Carolina is an incredible place to live. We have excellent food, plenty of entertainment, just enough shopping, and no matter where you are downtown, in thirty minutes you can find a picnic spot with an incredible view.

“In my heart and unlicensed judgment, the good Lord will place the Garden of Eden in North Carolina when he returns to Earth. He will do so because he will have so few changes to make in order to achieve perfection.” – Senator Sam Ervin