Before November Passes By

 Taking A Moment To Catch Up

Hi friends! Before November passes by and we are deep into the Christmas Season, I thought I would do a little catch up blog post. I hope that each of you are enjoying pretty Fall colors wherever you may be. It has been a glorious Fall here in Asheville and today I will share a few of those colors with you. The photos I will be sharing were all taken by The Mr.

Fall colors on The Blue Ridge Parkway. 

Beautiful green and gold leaf against the brown tones on a trail.

November is always time in Asheville for the "Parade of Homes" open house event where new and refurbished homes are open for folks to visit. We go each year as my husband worked in the architecture profession early on and enjoys seeing the construction and speaking to builders. Above is "The Tea House" which is a renovated historical house near Beaver Lake. In the 1920's this house was part of a resort area and folks swimming at the lake came here for refreshments. The house had fallen into disrepair over the years and the new owner committed to restoring the house to its original grandeur. 

I didn't take indoor photos but the outside is really spectacular! The backyard goes down to the lake and the owner offered refreshments and live music on the lakeside patio for all the visitors. It was just lovely!

We visited another very large home which was spectacular!

Here I am standing in the kitchen area. Everything was open-floor plan in this house.

And here I am in the master bathroom. I couldn't believe how huge it was!!

This is all still the master bathroom. The Mr. took this picture to show the vastness of it. It is a beautiful house but I can't imagine trying to clean it by myself!! I'm sure whoever buys it won't have to!

This is the view from the back deck of the house. Really pretty vistas here.

We also visited some condos in the same area. This is me standing in the kitchen of one of the condos. I am always partial to a blue kitchen! 

I enjoy looking at all of the new construction as much as The Mr. does. The best part, though, is when we come home to our house and agree that our place is the best home there is! That's a good feeling to have!

I've already begun doing some switching over from Fall decor to Christmas decor. I know that some folks have strong feelings about waiting until after Thanksgiving to do this but I enjoy starting early. I have a lot going on as we go through November and on into December so I want to get my decorating done so I can enjoy it while I am doing other things. 

I'm currently doing a three week stint of preaching at a small church in Barnardsville.

This is a lovely church filled with lovely people and I enjoy preaching and worshipping there very much! The Mr. always brings his horns and ministers with his music!

I'll finish this post with a beautiful photo The Mr. took on a recent hike. To me, this image speaks to the hope that God gives us each and every day through His love and His presence. I pray that you feel this hope as you go through this month and into the next. I'll be back sharing holiday decor and tidbits of life with you. I hope you will take a moment to let me know what you have been doing in November!

Until Next Time,

Debbie This and That

It won't be long until Thanksgiving!