It's been a delightfully warm fall......so far.  Today the National Weather Service in Morristown, TN issued a wind advisory so this afternoon we placed lawn chairs and loose objects back in the shed to prepare for Hurricane Nate's wild wind and rain forecast.  Seventy-three years ago this week Cliff was born during a hurricane in Fort Meyers, Florida.  He said the hurricane wasn't named because there was no alphabet back in those days.  His  hospital was evacuated and the mothers placed in the psychiatric ward because it was the most secure building on the base.  That's his story and he's sticking to it.

This morning we went to the 43rd John Campbell Folk School Fall Festival in Brasstown.  We prefer being there early and getting to view all the booths before the throngs of visitors clog the paths.  There were more than 250 fine craft exhibitors and more than 30 artisans demonstrating traditional and contemporary crafts.   On various stages were bluegrass, gospel, folk, and Celtic music and clogging, Morris and Garland dancers. I'm always fascinated with the crafts and art.  As with every year, Cliff looks for new food vendors.

I ordered a Thai wrap, made on a gluten-free wrap, from Cicada Cafe.  They served Mexican, Greek, and Thai cuisine.  Delicious!

Cliff found a meatball sub vendor and we both split an order of ribbon fries.  We also found gluten-free chocolate cherry oatmeal cookies and a large bag of kettle corn to bring home.  This is another of our favorite things to do at the Folk School.