Nature Walk

No school today (teacher work day at Weaverville Primary, Fall Break at MHC), so we went for a walk — a 1.2 mile loop near the Blue Ridge Parkway Destination Center. We didn't realize we all matched until we saw the picture. (Joanna, at least, was wearing a burgundy jacket.)

International Meal

On the menu: French farmhouse pork loin (roasted with garlic, apricots, thyme, and white wine), fresh greens with walnuts & dried fruit, warm baguette with butter, a cheese plate (Roncal, brie, and aged Quebec cheddar), and choice of vin de table or Belgian beer. Mmmm....

Topping Up

Nana & Pappy stopped by last Saturday for our monthly International Meal Night. (Well, we tried to keep it monthly, but we got a bit behind.) This month: French farmhouse fare.

Ian & the Puke Bowl (unused)

Cam stayed home from school one day last week with a tummy bug. The night before he'd become sick and thrown up, so that day we made sure he had this bowl beside him all the time. Fortunately, he didn't need it as Ian had other plans for it.

Obama Rally Crowd, part 3

Cam and Ian were getting restless, so we headed for the exit before the speech was over. There was still a long line of people still waiting to get through the metal detectors.

Barack Obama

The man himself. Standard stump speech, but stirring nonetheless — the roar of thousands of people all at once....

Obama Rally Crowd, part 2

This is the southwest (home) stand.