On this crystalline sunny day we drove up Asheville for the Voorhees Family Art Show and saw some good friends and art.
Packed into one house was the collected work of an amazing family (and some of their friends).
Among my several purchases was black walnut ink from Chad Alice Hagen. The label on Chad's charming package assures me that no squirrels were harmed in the collection of these walnut hulls.
After barbecue lunch at Luella's…
…I had time for a quick snapshot of the upholstery…
…and then back down the mountain to resume soup preparations:
That's Swiss chard for the bean soup. I always like to have plenty of soup in the house when visitors are expected.