2019: Week 27

July 1 - July 7

Advice From Audrey

One of my all time favorites, Audrey is so classy!

Date Day!

Saw this fellow out on the Blue Ridge Parkway, taking his tiny car for a walk! I thought it was awesome that the tiny one matches his big one ;)

Date Day!

We found $1 oysters in Black Mountain! Cool seafood restaurant, named Que Sera, and the oysters were delicious!!

Date Day!

The oyster shucker let me take a picture of his station. Check out all of those beauties!! Seriously, can I live there?!?

Date Day!

After visiting Randy at BAD Craft, we stopped by Foothills Butcher Bar. They are a local meat only butcher shop with a restaurant attached. We stop by every time we’re in Black Mountain and always get a butcher board.

Date Day!

Since it’s our 3rd or 4th visit to Foothills, I finally opted for the hot dog. Classic style: ketchup, yellow mustard, relish and onions.

Date Day!

Everyone raves about Foothills’ bologna so Sam went for their fried bologna sandwich. It was better than the hot dog which I can’t believe I’m saying!! So good, we bought a pound of it. At $14/#, this is the most expensive bologa I’ve ever had!!

Dehydrator Time!

Peaches from BMP owner, Matt Danford! First off, these are the best peaches ever and Matt buys a case per employee every year. (Talk about job perks!) Second, they turned out awesome! Did a lemon juice soak, like with the apples, and they came out almost like fruit leather vs dried fruit. VERY delicious! Sending some to Matt as a thank you.

So our friend, Jon, likes to make up his own jokes. This one is about a musician that plays at Blue Mountain Pizza, named Ben Phan. Possibly my favorite Jon Joke to date!

I really liked the tone of these chimes, very relaxing. Reminded me of some that my parents' neighbor has up around his property.

Our farm update is a week late again and I've already forgotten the order of the Dahlias we planted. Oops! Luckily, the varieties are quite different so I'll be able to identify once they start blooming.