Since my foot surgery,
I've been unable to be up and about in the kitchen,
but I do have a few drafts I've saved since August, 2010,
for "emergency" use.
Regular readers will know of the Hawthornes' trips
to Biltmore House in Asheville, NC.
We were there in October, 2007.
And in May, 2010, we went for the Festival of Flowers.
See here.
And here.
And here's the first of my saved drafts:
Photographs are not allowed inside Biltmore,
but one can ask for permission to use
their stock photos,
which I did and received.
The following photograph is of the Winter Garden.
The Winter Garden is on the main floor of Biltmore.
Arranged around this light-filled garden court
are the Entrance Hall, with soaring limestone arches
and polished marble floor,
several dining and sitting areas,
a game room,
and an expansive library.
During the Victorian era, glass-roofed garden rooms
were considered quite fashionable,
providing both a place to relax and entertain
and an indoor "jungle" of exotic plants.
The focal point of this indoor garden setting
is a marble and bronze fountain sculpture,
Boy Stealing Geese,
by Karl Bitter,
a Viennese artist who emigrated to America in 1889.
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When we were there in December we went on the Candlelight Tour and they had period music and people in period costume dancing in that area--very pretty at night.
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