Broyhill Center

A view of the mountains

The back deck of the Civic Center

This month the Active Adult group at church went to the Broyhill Civic Center for lunch, which is located on the Appalachian State University Campus and has a terrific view of the mountains. Every year the Center hosts the Twelve Days of Christmas event, which includes a buffet lunch and musical entertainment.  On Wednesday there were only a few tables full of diners.  We made up the largest group with 13.

The food was tasty, although I stayed away from the fried egg rolls and chicken croquettes.  I had a large plate of salad, some salmon, broccoli and corn.  It was hard to choose a desert because the cakes, peach cobbler and various mousses looked delicious.  I opted for the Red Velvet cake and a spoonful of cobbler and whipped cream.  Our entertainment for the day was a wonderful guitar player.  Seated near the large fireplace with the wind howling outside was the perfect way to spend the afternoon.

Our entertainment

Museum of Ashe County

The Museum of Ashe County has recently been relocated to the Old Court House in town.  Built in 1904, the court house is being restored.  I read in the newspaper the museum had erected a Christmas tree decorated in the style of the early 1900's.

On our way to the grocery store I asked hubby to stop by so I could see the tree.  As soon as we made our way into the building a very perky lady met us at the front door.  She did not leave our side for the next 40 minutes.  She showed us around several rooms filled with artifacts, furniture, clothing, odd-and-ends and what-nots that had been used by families in Ashe County 100 years ago.

What we enjoyed the most was the room housing a giant railroad scene.  Using old photos,volunteers are recreating scenes of several towns at different times in history.  While it is still a work in progress, what has been completed is very detailed and revealing.

 The Christmas tree was decorated with popcorn, paper chains, ribbon, pinwheels and candles.  Under the tree were old toys and an iron train set.

After purchasing a photo book of Ashe County we high-tailed it out of there.  I don't think hubby will fall for the "I just want to take a quick peek" line again.

Picture with Santa

When we woke up last Saturday there was about three inches of snow on the ground.  Lucy, the dog, had never seen snow.  She stood on the front porch and looked around.  Her fur stood up and she didn't know what to do.  After a few minutes she ventured out to the driveway, where she piddled, and ran back inside.

There were all sorts of events planned downtown.  The holiday market, open house at the Art Council, visits with Santa, and animal pictures with Santa to benefit the Humane Society.  I had promised Cathy, our yoga instructor, that I would bring Lucy in for her picture.  Santa was going to be at the yoga studio. It had been snowing all morning but the roads looked clear.

Lucy and I piled into the car and carefully made our way out of the neighborhood, which hadn't been plowed for a few hours.  Out on the main road I noticed there weren't many cars around, but we kept going.  

Lucy really wasn't too happy visiting with Santa.  She wedged herself under his chair and wouldn't move.

Cathy offered to dog sit with her while I ran across the street to the Holiday Market.  Almost everyone had already gone home.  I found a beautiful Christmas wreath for the front door and a piece to put on my fireplace mantel.

We got about six inches of snow last weekend and we weren't able to leave the house until Tuesday.