Yesterday I went out playing Santa Claus, driving around to deliver a few gift bags and Christmas cards to friends in our old Woodlake neighborhood. I was determined to get that stuff delivered despite the bad storm we had yesterday. It was very rainy and gusty, but I prevailed. Just after I finished, Holly and I jumped in the car and headed up to Asheville. We had dinner at our old stomping ground, the Asheville Pizza and Brewing Co because they are so close to the house and have lots of choices in dinner and microbrew beer that we like. We noticed that the little shopping center on our corner has a new Patisserie (Creme patisserie and confectionary, who knew?). What a tough time to start a new business, especially a bakery. We, however, will give them a go, just to help them stay in business of course. We also stop at that shopping center for the homemade ice cream at the Hop, the delicious burritos at Urban Burrito, and breakfast at Rise and Shine. Someday I hope we try the Sushi place and the Pizza/deli too.
After my run this morning, I started right in tackling the garden chores here. Now that the leaves are off the trees and the perennials are all done for the year, they are leaves and stalks galore to clean up. I managed to get one side all trimmed neatly and even cut back the sage plants this year. I was slipping and sliding on the hill so I know that I will be sore tomorrow from trying to hold myself in place. Somehow running just isn't the way to "train" for gardening on a hill. Shame that. Tomorrow we'll tackle the other side and hit the gutters.
This w-e is my pal Billie's birthday. We'll meet up to celebrate, I hope. She is my oldest friend, a we've known each other since 1986 or '87 when we were both in Charlotteville for graduate school. That's a long time with lots of iterations of schools, jobs, and living situations. Glad she still keeps me around as her pal.
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