We are September's Featured Restaurant in The Laurel of Asheville, a beautiful local magazine.  Paul Howey got some beautiful snaps of our food (ably cooked by the kitchen team and presented by Adam and Andrew).  Tina Wolfe "got" us in a nice way with her careful interview and recording of why we do what we do.

 

Oops - we're not allowed to say where.  SHHHH! 

But I'm excited and we'll announce it soon.

Give us a call by noon and we'll have your dinners ready by 3. You can come until 7.

 

828-252-1500

 

Monday, September 12

Chevre and Spinach-Stuffed Chicken (GF) 7.95

 

Tuesday, September 13

Spanikopita with Artichoke Salad 7.95

 

Wednesday, September 14

Flank Steak Fajitas with Guacamole 9.50

 

Thursday, September 15

Oh boy!!! Chicken and Dumplings 7.50

 

Friday, September 16

Here is this week's casserole:

 

Wednesday, September 14

Full: 60 Half: 30

 

And this week's Lasagna is:

 

Friday, September 16

Full: 38 Half:19

 

It is a fine thing for me to sit at my desk and look at our office walls filled with charts and graphs and plans and lists.  We're nicely busy these days with lunches and dinners (and breakfasts) going all over the place.  Our fall is shaping up well with a couple of huge events coming up and a number of weddings and special events to keep us all hopping (well, not me so much right now...)

 

I screeched to a halt yesterday at the store.  I went to get some containers for my house (trying, still to deal with the mice visitors.)  These file folders caught my eye and, in my opinion, there can never be too much red in my life.  These will hold the collection of bee and honey things I'm amassing as I work on my book.

 

Jessie is a little squirt of a thing but MAN can she drum!!! (and we found we could too after a few hints and suggestions from this wonderful teacher.)

 

We had one session last month and had so much fun she agreed to come back.  Do join in.  It is REALLY fun!

 

My beloved home state got slammed recently.  You may wonder why I choose to put an item about destruction in a newsletter filled with good things.  The simple truth is that in difficult times, people emerge and step up to help.  That is happening Vermont.

 

September 10, 2011

 

Hiya, hiya.

 

Wow – what a gorgeous day it is here. Crystal skies, fresh air. The remnants of these storms have really cleared things out. It’s sad that that kind of event is needed to clear the way but that’s how it is sometimes, yes?

 

I’ve had some fresh air in me too. Funny how things crank along and things are done, tests are administered and then, for someone like me in this current state of my life, one waits to hear the “results.” Mine, this week, were good. Very good. I moved up in the opinion of my surgeon – nice to be well thought of as a surgical candidate, I find. My other doctors continue to tell me I look good. “Young and healthy” is the current lingo, along with, “You’re doing great. Keep it up.” Sounds great to me. I’ll take it! Right now, though I am still sore from the recent surgery, I AM finding a resilience that others have mentioned but which I have not previously fully acknowledged.

 

I’m pleased that my body is responding to the medical treatments. I’m relieved that I can undergo major surgery and, one week later, drive myself to the shop to sit in my chair. (I’ve been much more “productive” at other times of my life, but for right now, driving and sitting impress me plenty.)

 

I’m also relieved to have a break in treatments right now. One’s body needs time to recover after surgery and before treatments start up. I have a one month hiatus. YAY!!! And, as I look at the calendar, it seems that I might have my last treatment before Christmas. What a grand present that would be. Best of all, it is nice to start to really know that I can withstand this whole ordeal. I am not shriveling up. I’m taking it easy, granted, but I’m pretty good. And pretty good is just fine with me.

 

I’m back on track to write. Things are in order. A new season is starting and for me that is invigorating. It’s hard to write when I don’t feel well, but I DO feel well so let the writing continue. I am surrounded by my bees, by honey, by energy and clarity and so I say, all is good.

 

Thanks for all the support you continue to give me and the gang here. One fun thing about all the doctor visits is that over the nearly 25 years I have been doing this work, our food is well spread in town so there is almost always someone who tells me their favorite thing to eat at our shop. Of course the sweet potatoes are a favorite, but so are the black bean cakes, the burritos, the Shazamwich (Wednesday’s special sandwich) and the Reuben and the soups and the…. These excited outbursts from my nurses and doctors - “Oh!! You’re Laurey of LAUREY’S!!!” – lift me too. Pretty sweet.

 

And so I shall go for now. I hope you’re finding time to enjoy this beautiful weather. I’ll be in touch next week.