Skunk Fest, Good Ol Days and pumpkin carving!

Ok, so I'm a little behind on my weekly blog... so lets catch up!

First of all, congratulations to the winners of our October Trick or Treat drawing! Be sure to sign up on our mailing list to hear about our next fun contest!

Albino Skunk Festival was awesome! There aren't many festivals left where you're aloud to bring your dog! We played a set on Friday evening, camped out and listened to a lot of great bands. On Saturday afternoon we took off to go play at a place called Good Ol' Days in Cumming Georgia with Billy Gilmore. I guess you could call it a short little Narrow Gauge Trio trip. It was sad to have to leave the festival early, but we were consoled by big beers, bratwurst & sauerkraut, as we were playing for an Oktoberfest celebration, and what a celebration it was! Not only did we get to play music for some fine folks, our friends, the Virginia Daredevils played earlier in the day and we got to have lots of musical guests up!

We got back to Asheville in just enough time to unpack and clean house before my college buddy, Jessy Dorsett, arrived for a visit! I haven't seen her in a long time... Well, I saw her last time I was in Maine... which was a while ago. Anyway, she was on a great journey from Austin Texas back to New England, by way of Asheville, which was fortunate for me! Jessy's visit was perfectly timed because I had already planned a housewarming fall festivities party! In between getting ready for the party, we got a chance to get out and enjoy the beautiful fall weather and see all the changing leaves. We got a little more than we bargained for when we ran into a bear in the woods. Thankfully, we didn't actually run into him, but he certainly let us know that we closer than he would have liked, so naturally, we let the bear have his way and headed back up the trail. The funny thing about the whole bear thing is that this is the second one I've run into in the last couple of weeks. I've lived in Asheville for almost 2 years now and haven't seen a bear until recently, when I've run into two in a very short period of time. We were thankful that we made it home safe and sound, so to celebrate, we watched youtube videos of bear attacks to see what could have happened to us under the worst circumstances. I'm still a little shaken up when I hear noises in the dark in
the back yard, but hopefully I'll get over it eventually...

Until next time, watch out for bears and enjoy some pictures of pumpkins!

Ashleigh