Fall is my FAVorite season! This fall has brought many funny activities such as the Fall Festival at Hanna's school. We also decided to share with you a few of our favorites. We love going to the Dripolator coffee house. Yes, we are regulars. :) Another favorite is the Common Housefly store. It has everything kitchen. Hanna bought my birthday presents there and was so cute calculating the tax and taking her time to pick out the right combination of items to be wrapped and set aside. Another favorite is the Green Life grocery store. We love it! They have fresh and organic items, amazing food for lunch and beautiful flowers. The Asheville Brew 'n View is a must as well. For $3 you can see a movie on comfy couches and order food and Beer or drinks. Love it! As an artist though the prices are high, I love the True Blue Art store. They sell stretcher bars for canvases and a variety of paper among many other items. I also love to look for my favorite tree's leaves to turn bright golden every year. Hanna now knows which one is my favorite. There are many other amazing and beautiful trees but for some reason though we just moved here as I came back time after time and visited over the past ten years I always looked for that tree in the Fall. It is beautiful. A new favorite is the local gallery that looks like a small version of Anthropologie. It is called AnTHM. I stopped in the other day and saw work by an artist that intrigued me so Jen, Hanna and I went back for the Artist reception where we talked to the artist, Ellen Langford, and her assistant for some time. Her work is striking. And now our good friend, Becky, will be showing her work at AnTHM so that is just another reason why I love it. Also, WNC Magazine is going up on my list of favorites because my wonderful sister is working there as a photographer. So of course, it is a favorite. I appreciate creative things so another item that has made my favorite list is the postcard that I received in the mail from a local church. I must say it caught my eye in a good way. Now, our Home is on the list of favorites. I love wood floors! I really never want to have carpet again. Wood floors seem artistic and vintage and make a lot less mess. You don't have to worry about your shoes. I just love them! Really though it is small I love the whole house. It is warm and perfect for us at least for now. There are more favorites. Hanna and I love walking to the Farmer's Market each Saturday morning and looking to see who the town troubadour will be. It is very entertaining! I also love Max Patch and other beautiful places to hike, camp and take pictures that are not to far from here. Another item on my list of favorites is the key chain bracelet that Hanna made for me. It is colorful and it keeps me from losing my keys. That is a definite bonus. I love it! We also love seeing Hanna's picture in the newspaper even if her last name was spelled wrong :). And we love it when we see our friends' picture and story in the local newspaper. If you have kids, a great place to go that we love is the Chevron Trading Post & Beading Co. (beads beads everywhere) and while you are down there check out the Loft. Both are fun stores. And since I tried Chorizo, a restaurant downtown, with a bunch of girl friends for my birthday I have to say it is now a favorite. The food was wonderful especially the Fried Plantains! However, if you go there with a group be warned they don't do separate checks. Also, after dinner at Chorizo we went to one of my new favorite places, The French Broad Chocolate Lounge. They have everything chocolate even liquid chocolate! It is several stories of Heaven! It reminded me of the movie, Chocolat. Well, there are many other favorites such as shadow pictures, cucumber face masks, avocados, hammocks, lots and lots of scarfs and laughs good laughs like when you go through the haunted house with a boy screaming in a high pitched tone saying "Oooooh God!" the whole time. Or I like the kind of funny moment that causes a laugh when the people on the ice cream truck tell you to look at the other side and it says "We Accept Food Stamps" in big letters. And my heart warms and I like it when a 4th grade girl named Daniella told me her favorite part of the day was being with me. Then I see her again while trick or treating on church street (where the beautiful old church has been turned into a house) and she gives me a huge hug. I also like it when I see a monkey dressed up as a bumble bee and a Golden Retriever in a pink tutu while Trick or Treating. And I can't forget about my favorite fort making item, the clothes pin. Clothes pins are a necessity with kids and and even for decorating. We also love murals, funky outfits and ice cream especially if it is in the shape of a cartoon character. But most of all Hanna and I love Fall with all the colors and pretty leaves. There are wonderful wood burning smells and the air is crisp and great for running. And sometimes you can even see snow in the mountains in the distance while you still enjoy the colors of Fall.