Friday night we went to the Asheville Ceramics Gallery. One of the reasons we went was to meet Martha Grover and see her work in person. She was in town for the opening because she was going to be teaching the following week at Penland.
The artists that make up the co-op are all very talented and it was fun to see everyone's style. We hung out with Joey Sheehan for a while and then it was off to Sylva.
This weekend we went to an open house at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC. To say the town of Cullowhee is small would be an understatement. We had to stay in Dillsboro since there is nowhere to stay near the college.
We were very impressed with the school and the programs offered. Stephanie is interested in chemistry and forensics and WCU has some fine programs to offer in both. It's her decision, and I don't envy her. This could be a tough choice.
The hotel we stayed in was right on the bank of the Tuckasegee River and we could walk out our patio door to be on the bank. Saturday morning there was a lot of activity with mallard ducks, Canadian geese, and a heron all out feeding and preening. I tried to get a few pictures in before we had to check out and get to the open house.
The river runs 24/7 --they never even turn it off.
(You may laugh, but they turn the Pigeon river off and on.)
