noses to grindstones...

...and saving whimsy for free time.


  This week, school has started in full-swing...thus far: 1 paper, 42 pages of notes, 150+ in print outs, and much reading, has happened. Gladly, the summer reading pile had been neatly stacked away, months ago, with surprise ( due to unforeseen bibliophile ferocity). The thoughts of extreme heavy lifting due to: boxes and shelves of neatly preserved tomes can be reserved for a later date when the "moving" sneaks up.  Two days past, a neat parcel of brand new powdery pigments showed up as well...2 weeks later than one would have liked (pieces asked for, carry a heavy importance). Now, they'll have to wait until several hours of day decide to clear out for dreaming....oh, but there are drafts.

  On that note. Here is to re-escaping to escape. If you haven't, you should...if you might, you must....autumn is a brewing and it is high-time to cook up an adventure.

  This happened whilst at Jack of the Woods...it was a close circle that began to encompass the entire room with music they called "mountain old-timey". The man in the foreground was tuning to join the circle...5 minutes later, at least five more did the same...

  This was my birthday gift to muh-self. A serious love of barley-wine, limited cask, and aged, struck my fancy. All told, it took near 2 hours to finish its serious high-gravity goodness. Note: the lack of foam...I like drinking beverages that are not SO foamy and, preferably, warm-ish...admittedly, the upstairs held a  creme brulee stout that a cheese board and fig jam could not be without... so, if you are in Asheville....stop here...

 Paste and rate beer tell you so...

Oh, and "hi"...so do I...

 A much needed catharsis of vacation...in reality, the thought processes (on this end) are all sorts of tied up in responsibilities  (academics), let us take a virtual vay-cay, no?

love for early girl

   A Buckminster Fuller photo in an alley window....where else?!?!  geodesic dome=infinite, geeky props

E Normus trio...named after his Leonburger. Fantastic...amazing... buy this muz-aks: http://enormustrio.com/ 

 So tired...wishing everyone the best the stars have to offer...and more...

soonly,
m
 

on birthdays and such...

...or, my heart belongs in Asheville. Part One:

  For the first time in 7 years (yes, check that, 7), I decided to do something fancy free to mark the day that a wee person I once was made it onto this pretty marble.  Honestly, I work...a lot...we all do, but, being a busybody that works physical labor at work...cooks + cleans upon returning from walking the dingo...paints...oh, yeah and goes to school +maintains hours as an intern....sometimes, it is forgotten that there is a "me" factor, as well. Solely, in life, I take care of things. Many sad rescued orchids that cannot go on being light poisoned by the local hardware store, 3 pets, a large jardin, and , in the day to day, at least 60 dogs (+ cats, hermit crabs,etc.). So on a whim, "I" dipped out. The first minute of the elevation rising and mercury dropping made the coast seem years away. No guilt. Fresh mountain air and a place with a soul of its own...

 First, I got lost in Columbia, SC for an hour and a half and found this fancy place called : Goatfeathers

 Had a pint whilst gazing at a not-so-perfect map, chatting with a bartender who offered me a job, and getting back on the road in some rain....to this:

 The most central, ecofriendly place that makes a perfect stop off.

 My nest...sleeping position for me is a random tumbling through sheets that sometimes resembles the "dead man's float", often cocooning into a snug bundle, occasionally turning the comforter wrong side over before waking. This bed is very missed. That being said, the bed that was lonely for a few days is calling...as is Monday. My first day back into the semester ..::sigh::...

  To anyone reading. When there's less "huff" in your "puff", why not find a nifty town in your home state to escape to? It will do your spirits some good and maybe even lift off heavy weights. Promise to share some smiles with all the new faces you see, and even on a rainy day...things will seem a bit sunnier.

To be continued.
~m