Looking Glass Falls

For dad's birthday my family went to sliding rock and looking glass falls. It was only like an hour drive from home, but it rained pretty much the whole time. They wouldn't let anyone swim (or slide) at sliding rock because the water level was too high, so we walked around and put our feet in the water and were very tempted to "fall in." At looking glass falls there isn't anyone there to tell you not to go in the water, so me, mom and Rebecca went for a dip then I set up the camera and got a shot of us all standing by the falls. Despite the rain, we had a blast and I'm sure we'll be going back a few more times before summer is over.

Katie

Mystery Dinner Train

A while back I went with my family and Jack and Vickie on a Mystery Dinner Train outing. There's a place in Tennessee (Asheville is close to the state border) where they have an old steam train that does dinners in each of the cars that are served while the train makes its way through the near by towns and countryside. While you're having dinner and enjoying the ride, there is a troupe of actors dressed in 1930s style costumes that come and go through the train and act out a murder mystery at the end of which you have to guess who did it. Rebecca and I got all dolled up in vintage dresses and created quite a stir. The actors took a liking to Jack and got our table really involved in the drama. It was a lot of fun and a fantastic evening out.

Katie

Commercial for Asheville

I'm working on a commercial for a local contest. Follow the link below and tell me what you think of it so far. There is no sound yet, I plan on putting it to music.

Katie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUtUTahxNak

Dinner Party

We recently had Jack and Vickie Kitts-Turner over for a dinner party with our neighbors, the Robertsons. Jack was Rebecca's bassoon instructor from Florida and thus began a lifelong friendship between our two families. Jack is a fabulous bassoonist and together he and Vickie make a marvelous musical team.

It seems that each time we get together, where inevitably Jack, Vickie, Rebecca and I all play in an impromptu woodwind ensemble, the thing that is in greatest demand is not just the live performance, but Jack playing a recorder out of his nose. He obliged me and let me take a picture. I wish you could hear it as well, he's quite funny. The evening was a complete success and if there are any more musicians out there who would like to come over for dinner, you are very welcome, but be warned, you will have to play for your supper.

Katie