Life in Black Mountain

This blog post is long overdue, and is dedicated to all the people that love me and ask what my life is like in Black Mountain. I apologize for it taking a while, for me to take and gather photos. Although I would love to take pictures regularly, I just don’t like carrying a camera around. I’d really like to get used to that habit though, because there is always so much I’d like to share.

My current life in Black Mountain is not on the land I purchased in 2012. It’s downtown, and closer to all the things I need to get to on a somewhat daily basis. The move to the land probably won’t happen for another 2 – 5 years. There is so much to do to the land to make it livable. It’s way more work than I can currently afford or do at the moment (like fixing and paving the road, building a tiny home, clearing plots and paths, growing a garden, building a greenhouse, getting wifi set-up, digging a well, etc.).

Daily life for me is pretty similar to life in New York City (where I lived from summer 1996 to summer 2014). I go to the post office several times a week (to ship orders from my Etsy shop), I walk to the grocery store or farmers’ markets for small batches of groceries, I walk the dogs in the park, and I go to my classes. What’s different now is, instead of dance classes, I am taking ceramics classes, and instead of going to Fort Green Park, I take the dogs to the Greenway.

The major difference is not really what I am doing, but how it feels. Everything is much more relaxed here in the south. The pace is easier, and things flow effortlessly. Everyone I meet seems to be super sweet & friendly (9 times out of 10). Everywhere I go is super-clean and very well taken care of (for the most part). After moving here, my stress level immediately went down, I lost some weight (physically, but I’m sure mentally too), and my skin issues began to clear. I noticed the difference right away. It could be due to the fresh air I now breathe, and the clean streets I walk down — but it is mostly due to the fact that the energy is not intense here. The city isn’t crowded and the pace isn’t rushed.

Below is a bunch of pictures for you to see of what I see daily. What I am sharing today is only scratching the surface, there is so much more to share. If you would like more blog posts about my daily life, just let me know. I usually don’t share those kinds of posts on Sunday Is For Lovers (they are usually posted on The Rainbow Farmer). But if you would like for me to share them here too, I’d be happy to. Email me or leave a comment below, and that’ll let me know if everyone wants to see more of these types of blog posts here. –Have a great autumn!

Late night, while walking the dogs.

I think this was early morning’s moon.

I just walked out of that door you see on the side with the bright light on. I’m out walking the dogs on the front lawn.

The sun is up! And this is the front lawn.

..more lawn…

..caught my shadow..

Mushrooms growing on the lawn.

Penny walking on mushrooms.

She could care less about them. But I love ’em!

..smashed..

On my way to the post office.

..passing a church..

..still on my way..

Almost reached the Greenway path.

This sign is at the entrance to the Greenway.

This is the Greenway.

..more Greenway path..

..and more..

..last pic of the Greenway, I only waked in a bit, then turned around, just to show you..

..in downtown black mountain nc..

..almost at the post office..

..Black Mountain Post Office..

On my way to the market…

I’m in the parking lot of Roots and Fruits.

They have squashes growing in their parking lot, and the ladybugs love it!

I am now at Roots and Fruits.

Inside the market buying tomatoes.

I also bought this super-yummy kale & quinoa salad.

It was raw, vegan, and it was good!

Silver Moon’s Medicine Ball (An amazing raw chocolate treat!)

Woh! It’s good! And it’s full of amazing things, like bee pollen, chlorella, hemp seeds, pau d’ arco, milk thistle, and much more!

Walking through the back of Roots and Fruits, they also have a big garden and chicken coup. The produce they sell is mostly their own. Home grown!

Passing through downtown…

Passing the Dripolator coffee shop. Sometimes I hang out their with a cup of tea and people watch.

..cutting through a parking lot to ceramics class..

Next to the Black Mountain Arts Center is the Clay Studio.

I take classes here and I attend open studio work times.

This is Penny and Apple. They have brought so much sunshine to my life.

The sun is going down, and it’s time to bring the girls home.

Saying goodbye to the French Broad River.