ddw, I saw the sign for Montreat. I'm sorry you're not here as well.
Maybe next year, eh? I'd love to see your house.

We saw bunches of great folks at the Festival. David Holt is a favorite of ours since the Legacy album with Doc Watson, and he did not disappoint. Great young bluegrass/acoustic group, Josh Goforth Band, and I was very touched by the Oakley Elementary Belles & Beaus, a great bunch of clogging youngsters, wonderful to see the children, black and white, dancing hand in hand.

Asheville seems to be full of post/neo hippies, I haven't seen that many insense selling shops since '72, or maybe I just chanced on a hotbed of tie-dye.

Cloudy this morning down here in the hollow by the rapids, and the last rhododendren blooms are fading...