“Every summer I spend weeks w/ my mom outside of Asheville.”
My mom is outside Asheville too. The farmer’s markets out there are fantastic.
Newly picked potatoes are phenomenal!!!! The recipe blends I found were amazing.
If Asheville had a few Repubs, I might consider retiring there.
Asheville is only about 45 minutes from Johnson City. I go to a dentist in Asheville. The reason I say that is that there’s lots of beautiful and fun places to go to from the Tri-Cities area in Tennessee. I also bop over to Virginia for shopping quite a bit, since the sales tax there’s quite low compared to here.
I wouldn’t live in Asheville either, it is too yuppie for me. I prefer the rustic country life. But it is beautiful to visit. And the drive is spectacular from the Tri-Cities, you go through Sam’s Gap at 5000 feet. I just love the names of things around Here, Sam’s Gap, how cute!
Property taxes are quite a bit lower in Tennessee compared to Virginia and North Carolina. We knew we wanted to come to this area, so those three states were an option. Plus looking at voting records, Tennessee’s trend is actually very stable, especially in this area. Whereas North Carolina and Virginia appear to be turning purple. We didn’t want to get stuck with what we had in California, which was the big cities out voting us.
Our sales tax is high. That’s about the only complaint I have. Oh and the governor, our senators, and the representative we have here are all RINOs :(
Nice coincidence! I always have said that if I won the lottery I I would buy a house on the beach. I love hearing the waves & the beach smell. But spending time in the mountains is also wonderful. So absolutely beautiful & the mist.......like a painting.
Asheville is hipster ville. There are places we enjoy going.....Mast General store (if you’ve never been, you must go!!), City Bakery downtown & the main art gallery. Years ago the panhandling was so aggressive that I told my brother we needed to go somewhere else. Around the little homeless park they have untold homeless & really sketchy characters. The famous bookstore Malaprops had to take in their outdoor tables & chairs & their bathroom has been utterly trashed multiple times. I blame that on the leadership.
How often do you see your mom?