Asheville had gotten hit hard earlier in the week with the biggest snow storm they’ve had since 1993, getting about over a foot of snow in a 24 hour period.  Power lines snapped, streets were  blocked by motorists abandoning their vehicles, and recovery resources severely taxed as efforts to plow streets and restore services slowly spread throughout the area.  In Ted’s parents’ area, they were without power for about 36 hours; their street remained snowy, icy in parts — in fact, the visitor they were expecting this morning couldn’t get up their hill, so Ted and his dad went down to help her out.

After a truly amazing breakfast at the Sunny Point Café, we visited Ted’s sister Bethany at work, where she gave us a tour of the Brumit Center and award-winning Hot Food Team facilities.  A little touring around the area, then back home to start making the Christmas cookies…