hosted trip - VintageZen

Our welcome bag on the suite counter: Poppy Reindeer Crunch popcorn, Legally Addictive crackers, a Dailey Acres simmer pot kit, French Broad Chocolate peppermint bark and hot chocolate, a Spicewalla mulling spice tin, a Clark & June candle and a High Fiber tea towel, with a One For The Books card

Shop Local Asheville: The Makers Behind Our Welcome Bag, and When to Order for Christmas

Our hosted Asheville welcome bag came from seven makers plus a note on Provisions stationery. Current prices from each maker's own site, where each ships from, and why the popcorn needs ordering by December 4.

Cozy window seat at dusk with a plaid throw, hot chocolate and a candle, looking out at layered blue mountain ridges

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A Cozy Asheville Weekend by Car, With I-40 Still One Lane Each Way

Rob and I drove from Huntsville to Asheville on November 4, 2026. A welcome bag of local makers, a suite with a mountain view, two distilleries and Black Mountain, plus why the drive home stays on one lane of I-40 until late 2029.