Lee Jones

So yesterday, my friend Steve Petusky emails me and says “Weather is supposed to be gorgeous tomorrow – how about we go for lunch in the airplane?” Steve is a private pilot and a member of a flying club here in Asheville. He has access to four single-engine planes that are parked at AVL. He’d [...]

Last night, Lisa and I went out to the pig roast of which I had spoken earlier. Exiting I-26 at the Weaverville exit, it wasn’t long before we were nestled in some of the most beautiful farmland and mountains in the region. Trees near the roadside stream sported signs indicating that said stream was “NC [...]

This morning Lisa got up and looked at her phone. Lisa: “Where’s your phone?” Me: “Charging in my office – why?” Lisa: “I missed a call from [Lee's sister] Charlotte at 7:00 AM. I had the ringer turned off.” I went and got my phone. “Damn. Missed call from Charlotte at the same time.” I [...]

Note the “Bring your instrument” part. There will be pig picking at 6:00-ish, and then bluegrass picking until the wee hours / dawn-ish.  I basically smiled from ear-to-ear when this fell out of the mailbox.