John and I have been kicking back since we got to North Carolina. Dad hosted us for dinner last night and tonight, and we've hung out with him and with Jill (my sister), Carl (my brother-in-law), and Emma (my niece).
Carl surprised me last night by asking if we'd be interested in taking one of his new Australian Red Heeler puppies. I told him to ask John - who immediately wanted the new little guy - named . (Sophie, our Australian Blue Heeler is John's special kid.) So we just got back from a run to pick up towels, puppy chow, some small bowls and other flotsam and jetsam to get him home.
We had a wonderful afternoon meandering around Black Mountain, a charming town between Dad's place in Nebo and Asheville. I picked up a small bit of jewelry for Emma. Then we walked past Song of the Wood, a delightful store with hammered dulcimers, harps, and bowed psalteries. The folks make the psalteries in their local shop. John and I fell in love with one made of book-matched mahogany and maple, so I bought it. You can see a picture of mine at the bottom of this page.
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