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Talking About it Tuesday #117

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We had the most wonderful weather last week! I was so very glad to have brought some warm and sunny weather home with me from Asheville... even if it didn't last and we had another pretty cold weekend. These glimpses of summer (because it was in the 80's!) keep me going. Alec came home for the weekend and put in a few job applications for summer work. He's hoping to switch gears and spend his summer learning more about plants working for a local nursery. It's all part of his farm to table plan.    We had a wonderful link up last week and I thank you all for your well wishes; I had two great flights home last Monday. Thank you for continuing to come back week after week to make this party so special.    Most Popular Posts from Last Week:    Catching Up! By My Seventies Split   Some Others that Caught My Eye:    Chicken Caesar Crispy Pasta Salad by Our Tiny Nest     Exploring the Enchantment of Ireland by Thrifting Wonderland ...
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The Biltmore Estate in Asheville North Carolina

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I have wanted to see The Biltmore Estate for as long as I can remember. We even debated about tacking a day onto our Smoky Mountain trip and taking a side trip (about 5 hours) to head there. I was all for it but the rest of my family thought that was a bit much. So when I heard our blogging weekend was going to be in Asheville I was hopeful that I might finally make it there... and I did!  Some fast facts about the Biltmore; it encompasses 8,000 of the original 125,000 acres the gardens take up 75 of those acres and there are 22 miles of trail to explore  the house is 175,000 square feet of living space with 250 rooms those 250 rooms include 35 bedrooms, 43 bathrooms (with indoor plumbing- not usual at the time of construction), & 65 fireplaces it was built with 288 electric light fixtures, 2 electric elevators there is a gym, a swimming pool, a bowling alley and more it is the largest privately owned home in the United States  Construction of the house took 6 years ...
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