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| The fleece for our spinning class came from a Carriedale sheep |
A taste of Asheville makes me want to return for more. The beautiful arts and crafts, the scrumptious southern food, and the colorful mountain scenery, all wonderful. And a little hippie element added a bit of flavor too.
And then it was off to Brasstown and the Campbell Folk School. It had been 11 years since I'd been here, and I fell in love with it all over again. This time I came to learn spinning, and after struggling the first two days to get the feel and rhythm of the spinning wheel, I finally started to spin some wool that looked like spun wool, instead of an uneven semi-blobby, semi-stringy mass. It's not as easy as it looks! This visit to the Folk School I made sure to take some time to enjoy the scenery and to stop in at other classes to see what they were carving, turning, writing, painting, strumming,..
Before I knew it, the week was over and it was time to head for Atlanta. Blue Ridge and Ellijay were sweet mountain towns to explore on the way down, and I tucked in for the night at an Embassy Suites using a 20-yr old chit for a complimentary weekend stay.
Today included the CNN Studio and World of Coca Cola tours. I enjoyed the CNN tour, very informative. The Coca Cola tour included a tasting room where you could sample all 60 Coca Cola products from around the world. It made me wonder why we make our soft drinks so sweet. No wonder I seldom drink them!
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| Oh Boy, finally at the Folk School |
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| Evening on the porch off the Keith House |
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| Starting to get the hang of it |
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| A skein of spun wool (yippee!) |
1 comment:
your trip looks fabulous. u really know how to do it right Gail!
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