Every day I think about our blessings and our wonderful life here in Hendersonville, North Carolina and yet it has been months since I have taken the time to write about it.
So many Reasons to Love Hendersonville are literally happening every day that I will mention just a few in this post:

Cheers for Beers! The advent of the Sierra Nevada Brewery coming to Mills River has been all the buzz in recent months. The beauty of this economic enhancement is not just brick, mortar and money but their commitment to quality in product and community support. Their monthly Rhythm & Brews quickly became a Thursday night downtown celebration and they gladly shared the stage with our original micro; Southern Appalachian Brewery





We were thrilled to meet out good friends from Spartanburg DeAnna and her husband Bull and Family. Many memories were shared of our days in the land of "Smiling Faces and Beautiful Places".

Our Labor Day weekend also included a visit from our beloved daughter Lauren, son in law Sam and our not quite yet one year old grandson Nolan. We had lots of fun at the Apple Festival and Hendersonville restaurants and we also shared an adventure climbing to the top of Chimney Rock just a few miles out on route 64.

The Trails that lead us to Hendersonville began in Dupont Forest, brought us to the Okalawaha Greenway and will culminate with the Ecusta Trail from Hendersonville to Brevard if all goes well.
Our Mayor Barbara Volk and other Community Leaders including the many supporters of  Ecusta Trail and Joe Sanders, Blue Ridge Bicycle Club are blazing trails in Hendersonville that will build on our reputation as a mountain mecca and further enhance the quality of life and way of life that bring people and business to Hendersonville day after day and year after year.

Jongo Java and Happy Trails to You

 

 

Nothing says Good Morning! like that first cup of coffee. And no-one blends that perfect brew quite as nicely as Jamie and Dan at Jongo Java.

 

 Jonga Java is the culmination of Labor, Life, Love and Art. Coffees, Conversations, Sweet Confections
and Artistic Inspirations.
Everything is Local, Everything is Fresh, Everything is made with Love and is Downright Delicious!

At the corner of First and Main, Dan and Jamie share a space that helps make Hendersonville a cultural, epicurian delight and destination. Surrounded by the Downtown Flat Rock Theater, the brand new Square Root Restaurant of Brevard, West First Wood Fired Pizza and Never Blue Tapas Bar and Grill.

First and Main is Hendersonville's Welcome Home.

This has been a special week in Hendersonville for Pete and Tess and our out of town family guest. The sun is shining, the air is crisp and clear and my sister Linda visited us for the first time in Hendersonville traveling all this way from New Jersey and giving me the chance to show her just a few of the One Thousand Reasons I Love Hendersonville. So much to do and so little time.... I wanted to show her everything.
Start with Breakfast at Mikes on Main, ride the Oklawaha Greenway and the Swamp Rabbit Trail. I hope she will return some day to ride the much anticipated Ecusta Trail.

 

 

 

Visiting with the animals at Johnsons Farm,

 

 

 

 

dining at Sol Y Luna, West First and Lime Leaf to name a few, ending the evenings ...

viewing beautiful sunsets at Jump Off Rock

 

 

and making silly little dogs feel special.

 

The week was filled with precious memories of people and places and things we shared. Dolce will miss you Linda and your family in Hendersonville too. Enjoy the "Big Apple" but Please come back soon!