Dear Family and Friends,
It has been a great summer. Marsha and I have been working at Harmony House, the retail store of the Brevard Music Center. The music season has just closed, and we have volunteered to be in charge of Harmony House next year. So far, the one thing I am sure of is that I do not understand what people will buy. I believe my high school Latin teacher would say, "De gustibus non disputandem est."
Bev and Doug Jackson came while the music center was going. We ate on the porch, saw beautiful native bonsai at the NC Arboretum, and went to the Enigma Variations at BMC. All those Conard musicals seem like so much fun when you are looking back at them.
Mike Fadzewicz, Conard math teacher, came next. Mike likes to be active- it was unclear who was running whom ragged, but we had fun. We introduced Mike to Walter Kluge, our blackpowder riflery friend. We went ziplining at Earthshine. Mike filled us in on all the current Conard teaching tidbits. He really left us pining for the fjords, if you catch my drift... nudge, nudge, wink, wink!
Josh, Jess, and Connor came, and we spent a week at YMCA Camp Greenville. Riflery, archery, horseback riding, swimming, rock climbing, square dancing, canoeing, great food, Goosebumps reading... there was no end to the good times. We met the Warrens in Waynesville for a day, Jess and Josh explored Brevard's nightlife (surprisingly extensive), we went to the Asheville Fun Zone, and did some gem mining. It was plain good family fun!
We hope to see you soon. Remember, we have four distinct, but mild, seasons. Fall foliage is coming up.
Love,
Emmett and Marsha
