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Running from El Chapo
Lorraine is on the road back towards Black Mt. Pearl is enjoying Curtis Creek Lorraine was exhausted from the long ride on the donkey cart that had brought her to this cantina in a dusty Mexican pueblo. She was a little drunk from passing the wine skin back and forth...
What an ASS!
LATEST LAUREL Lorraine was on the road! She had felt a leading to leave the splendor of the hacienda of El Chapo to return to the States to rescue dogs from the danger of Covid-19. She had seen a news report on her cell phone where the cutest pug had contracted the...
Lorraine Hits the Road
towards 44 Cherry Street All Lorraine could think about were the poor dogs in the US who were quarantined with their neurotic owners because of the Corona Virus. There wasn’t a solid block of time in their days when they were left in peace to sneak up on the couch to...
Love in the Time of Corn Teen
The residents of 44 Cherry Street were suffering the effects of the corona virus shared by many Americans. It was harder and harder to find fresh food, and the line at Bounty and Soul with its gifts of produce and flowers went on for a mile down State Street. The...
Aside from Brad and Jennifer back together, what else is new in the US?
Lorraine gets her news from Us Magazine Lorraine was sitting beside the pool sipping a fruity cocktail and gazing admiringly at her home-done pedicure. She thought nostalgically about Black Mountain and her previous pedicures at Cyndee’s Nails on Broadway. She did a...
Stir Crazy at 44 Cherry Street
Let me know if you want anything you see! I'll send or deliver it. The residents of 44 Cherry Street were obeying the “Stay in Place” order brought about because of the Covid-19 crisis, and each one was inventing ways to stay sane. It was unusual for everyone to be...
Sheltering in Place at 44 Cherry Street
Linen Duster in Red, Grey, and Khaki. One size. $64 The weather on Cherry Street was perfect. The sun was shining and birds singing, and the temperature was climbing into the eighties. The trees were all in bloom and spring flowers were out in all their glory. So why...
Avoiding Corona Beer…just in case.
Mixed Metal handmade necklace with tiny beads by Asheville's Olivia de Soria Fear came to 44 Cherry Street with the outbreak of the Corona Virus. Ellie set up a lab in her apartment and using essential oils crafted a whole line of sanitizers. On Guard was used as the...
Betsy’s Hand Made Home
Betsy Davis lives in a comfortable Hand Made Home
Vacation for Lorraine
Lorraine and Chappie go on a beach vacation. Problem is that Lorraine is used to a more elevated level of luxury.
Getting Ready for Miriam at 44 Cherry St.
Elrod has lots of sprucing up to do before the arrival of his heart-throb, Miriam from Russia. But will she measure up?
Elrod Could be a Chippendale, with some work. 44 Cherry Street.
Elrod and Neetu were at the Marshall Arts event before Elrod got an unexpected text that changed everything.
Adding Color to Your Hand Made Home
Listen to your gut when you choose colors for your hand made home.
Living things in the Hand Made Home
How to beautify your hand made home Big antique wash bowl with blooming primroses Maybe it’s because I am a Cancer or maybe it’s the influence of my childhood with my mother, but I am a homebody. I love nesting and fluffing, and I constantly tweak my home decor to...
Elrod Scores on Super Bowl Sunday
Charming hand made paper kites from India By Super Bowl Sunday Elrod had moved in with Neetu. He enjoyed the diaphanous curtains in the window, the sweet cinnamon-scented treats she fed him, the neatness of her apartment, and the smell of incense that filled the...
Frederick in Disguise at 44 Cherry St.
Frederick tries going in disguise to avoid unwelcome questions about Lorraine.
Decorating the Unique Hand Made Home
Wonderful book on ways to create a unique hand made home About the Book While browsing at Mr. K’s Used Bookstore in Asheville recently, I came across a book I have loved. Unlike most of the books I buy it is not literary fiction, but it is sort of a coffee table book...
Who’s Making the bed springs shriek?
Neetu and Elrod have lots to talk about.
Frederick? In bed with whom?
Last we saw Frederick he had awakened in the bed of his across the hall neighbor, Ellie. The night before as he had calmed his jangled nerves with a few stiff drinks poured by Ellie. He had just watched the departure of the Black Mountain police to whom he had...
So Where the Heck is Lorraine?
Antique Santero Figure Lorraine was stretched out on a comfortable, floral-print chaise lounge beside El Chapo’s massive swimming pool enjoying the sunshine. She was wearing a modest black bathing suit and a wide-brimmed black hat the size of a large pizza. She...
Celebrating Everything at 44 Cherry St.
December is a month filled with joy and celebration as the darkness begins to recede and the light grows stronger each day. No matter your religious beliefs, you can find a reason to light up your home and celebrate. For most of the residents of 44 Cherry Street the...
Rockin’ and Rollin’ on Cherry Street
Elrod’s apartment at 44 Cherry Street was below Ellie’s apartment, and normally he was undisturbed by any noise above him. Ellie seemed to walk around her apartment in slippers and he could occasionally hear the swish, swish, swish of her soft soles moving across the...
Fretting for the Holidays at 44 Cherry St.
While Lorraine was guzzling margaritas and rolling around the tile floor with puppies at the home of El Chapo in the Mexican jungle, poor Frederick was beside himself with worry at 44 Cherry Street in Black Mountain. When Lorraine had taken off to visit her sister at...
Margaritas with El Chapo: 44 Cherry St.
Hand-carved wood ornament from Russia Lorraine wished she had a mirror handy so she could check her make-up, but both her arms were gripped by the men on either side of her. Her expensive shoes were getting muddied on the jungle floor and she hoped she could restore...
Into the Jungle: 44 Cherry St.
In a camper! Pottery by Laurie Caffery Lorraine’s head was spinning. She had been minding her own business, having just arrived at the airport in Mexico City, when everything had spun out of control. She was fed up with the holiday insanity back in Black Mountain and...
44 Cherry St.: Lorraine Runs Away
Antik Wood Watches from Africa Lorraine arrived at the Asheville Airport in plenty of time for her connecting flight to Charlotte. She loved the way the airport had been updated. It had been so dingy before, but now it felt more modern. She browsed the bookstall for...
Fed Up!
The first of the Amaryllis is blooming! 44 Cherry Street: Lorraine takes a Xanax Things were a little rocky at 44 Cherry St. The pressure of hosting Thanksgiving dinner for Frederick’s family was too much for Lorraine, and she had become short-tempered. She snapped at...
Watch Out!
Lorraine wasn’t looking forward to Thanksgiving this year. She and Frederick had been married just over one year and she was beginning to get used to his family. She had never had children herself and was happy to have inherited two friendly adult children and three...
Lorraine is Cooking up Trouble at 44 Cherry Street
Lorraine was fed up with her new neighbors. They weren’t noisy or anything, but they were just not her kind. Even though she had had her moments of dispute with her old downstairs neighbor, Salty, over his loud wood-working machines, she missed him. She liked dishing...
Halloween Gluttony: 44 Cherry St.
Halloween is a big deal in Black Mountain. On the weekend leading up to Halloween we host a craft show called Art on the Tracks, a fun show that benefits The Old Depot, a nonprofit providing funding to teachers who plan art projects with their students. On the same...
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Black Mountain, NC 28711
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