It's a sunny, chilly crisp Monday, so there's no lingering weekend sleepy-headedness for me and that's a nice change.
Friday was a very nice evening of carriage rides in Uptown Shelby, and there seemed to be more people out just to enjoy the lights and walk about the area. Most of the stores have their own light spectacles to brighten up the night time, and First National Bank really has done a great job of lighting up their buildings along with their Santa's House. The FNB sponsored Toyland in the old Court House is another sparkler in the very heart of Uptown Shelby and I hope everyone goes to see what they've managed to accomplish.
We even had a saxophone player performing some improvisations on familiar Christmas tunes for a little while. I don't know who the fellow was, but he was good and it sounded great. The mystery sax lent an air of big city feel for a while. Urban and urbane!
Then Saturday's Art Around Town gallery crawl was a great chance to sample a few of our arts businesses here. I still am impressed that we have so many gallery and studio operations in the Uptown district. It's more than most similar sized citie that aren't in mountain or seaside locations. I got a few handmade ornaments, Christmas cards, and a couple of pottery items as I got a start on the shopping.
Saturday night I went up to Fallston to hear Flint Hill play at Leatherwoods. Good crowd and good music! Steve Leatherwood kept live music in Uptown Shelby for several years at his former location on Court Square, and I hope he can enjoy similar success in Fallston with a schedule that should be a little easier to keep up.
The week ahead looks way too busy. But that's usually the case this time of year. Take a deep breath and let it fly!
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