October 17, 2013. A Quiet Day of Culture in Asheville. We awoke to a quiet rain falling on the roof of Harvey this morning. Annie had a plan to expose me to some culture by touring the River Arts District. The Arts District is an area by the French Broad River in which old buildings have been re-purposed and converted to studios and galleries. It is a lot like the Warehouse District back home. Several hundred artists work and sell their art in the District.
I will tell you the second picture above is Annie's newest acquisition. You will have to figure out what it is. Guess now and I'll tell you the answer in a few minutes.
After leaving the Arts District, we drove through downtown. Annie didn't like that. The streets are narrow and the traffic above her tolerance levels. So, we went to the Grove Park Inn, a landmark hotel which is celebrating its 100th birthday. The halls of the hotel are lined with photographs of famous people who have stayed there, including six Presidents and John Denver. We stayed at the Park Inn 7-8 years ago. I was disappointed that my picture wasn't hanging in the halls.
We had lunch on the deck overlooking downtown Asheville toward the Blue Ridge Mountains. The meal was good and the scenery was beautiful. We were back at the campground by 4:00. Annie likes to be off the streets before rush hour.
Did you guess what Annie bought? I'll tell you that it is the same object you see in the final picture above. Do you know what that is? I wouldn't have known either. It is a yarn bowl. Knitters put their yarn in the bowl and feed the yarn through the slit in the side of the bowl. The holes are to hold knitting needles. Did you get it? If you did, you don't need culture. You are already cultured.
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