The Smoky Mountain Quilters Guild will host the 33rd North Carolina Quilt Symposium at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee this year. Registration is now open for the event that will take place June 8 to June 10, 2012. The event includes three days of workshops and lectures by well known quilt instructors. Sitaspell Cabin is [...]
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A few tidbits – Late October in Franklin
October 13, 2011
Perusing the web site of the Franklin Chamber of Commerce, we see a packed calendar: Leaf Lookers Gemboree Date(s): Oct 14, 2011 – Oct 16, 2011 When: Fri & Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 11am – 4pm Where: Macon County Community Building Fine Jewelry, Rought & Cut Gemstones, Minerals, Fossils & More! Adults $2 Children 12 and [...]
WNC Pottery Festival and Clay Olympics
October 13, 2011
Downtown Dillsboro, NC hosts the Western North Carolina Pottery Festival, a juried festival that attracts master potters from across the U.S. This year’s event is Saturday, Nov.5th, featuring the work of 42 clay artists. Half of the potters hail from the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee, while the other half are from as far [...]
ColorFest, Art of the Blue Ridge
October 13, 2011
Spend Saturday, Oct. 22nd enjoying the arts in Sylva, NC at ColorFest, Art of the Blue Ridge. Sylva is a gorgeous 30 minute drive from Franklin or Sit a Spell Cabin, and the fall colors can only enhance your trip “over the mountain” to Sylva. From 10 am until 4 pm on the 22nd, you [...]
Trading Books at The T.M. Rickman Store
June 21, 2010
When visiting Sit a Spell Cabin, take some time to head a few miles south on 28, to Cowee-West’s Mill Historic District, and stop in at The T.M. Rickman General Store. The store itself was built in 1895, and in 1925 Thomas Rickman bought it and operated it until he passed away in 1994. The [...]
Taste of Scotland Festival in Franklin
June 4, 2007
Franklin and the surrounding area have a deep Scottish heritage – the mountains of Western North Carolina reminded the Scots-Irish settlers of their homeland – and many settled here. That heritage will spill into the streets of downtown Franklin during the annual Taste of Scotland Festival – held June 15, 16, and 17, 2007. A [...]
A Late Autumn Drive
January 1, 2007
We enjoyed a wonderfully sunny day this past Sunday (Nov. 5th) and took advantage of the balmy weather to drive up NC 28 from Franklin. Don & I visited Sit a Spell Cabin to check on the newly sown winter rye, threw a tennis ball for our dog Bear to chase, and then continued north. [...]
Wild Flowers of the Little Tennessee River Greenway
December 28, 2006
Don brought home a charming book from our Macon County Public Library today – published by Friends of the Greenway, Inc. (FROG) – entitled Wild Flowers of the Little Tennessee River Greenway. Whether you enjoy strolling the Greenway or just like to look at and read about wild flowers, this book is a delight. The [...]
19th Annual Hard Candy Christmas
November 16, 2006
The 19th annual Hard Candy Christmas Art & Craft show is only 7 days away! This event was always well attended when it convened in Macon County, and it should be just as popular this year in Cullowhee, in Jackson County. Hard Candy Christmas has moved to the Ramsey Center, on the campus of Western [...]
Mistletoe Magic in Macon County
November 2, 2006
Start your holiday shopping at Mistletoe Magic Art & Craft Show, Nov. 24 & 25, presented by NC Mountain Made and It’s Outstanding Artists & Crafters. Call toll-free 866-MTN-MADE or 828-349-9966 for information. After enjoying Thanksgiving day, head to the Macon County Community Building on US 441 South (the Georgia Road) – just south of [...]
