THE BEAUTY OF IT ALL

The good times keep on rolling. I can't believe we are halfway through our trip. It's a blur of walking eating and shopping. Yesterday I met up with Penny and Penny at a restaurant called Magnolia's. We had a wonderful time talking and laughing and enjoying great food. Afterward we did a little bit of shopping, but I will save my goodies for another post. Everything is wrapped for the flight home. They took me to a shop called The Screen Door and it would definitely be a favorite of mine if I lived here. I felt like I had known The Penny's forever and we are getting together again tomorrow for brunch.

Last night The Husband and I had dinner in town at a place called The Lobster Trap and it was positively awesome. I had Lobster Newburg for the first time and I was moaning. I keep forgetting to take pictures of my food. And since it was SO cold, I haven't gotten many pictures while out and about.
Today we visited the Biltmore Estate. So many of you recommended that and we did. It was wonderful. We had breakfast in what was the stables and then took an audio tour through the mansion. I was most impressed with the servants quarters and the kitchens. I'm not sure why, George Vanderbilt treated his help quite well and I can just identify better with the working class than I can with Edith Vanderbilt {who wants to change clothes 10 times a day anyway?}.
The grounds were beautiful...8000 acres.
Little creeks and ponds and trails everywhere...
Later we did more shopping in town and lo and behold, we found this shop. The Husband is all signed up for his fly fishing lessons on Friday. I managed to worm out of it {no pun intended...and you don't use worms, silly ones}. What will I do with myself?
There is always more shopping...
Every store is so inviting...
I can stop and rest my feet...
...or just look at all the beauty around me. Who knows? I'll be back soon! :-)