Dear Friends and Fans, We're really enjoying the cooler temperatures and watching the leaves starting to change and drop. Lucy is already thinking about the garden she is going to have next year, so she is excited about all of the composting possibilities. Gardening is definitely a growth industry! September was a memorable month, with fun times at our local coffeehouse gigs (Village Cup, Coffee Underground and Downtown Coffee and Creamery). At the Hagood Mill Old Time Fiddlers Convention, Marshall came home with a third place ribbon in the banjo contest and Lucy was in the first-place old time string band. The all-female band, previously the Saluda River Gals, changed its name to the Battle Axe Band, and I guess we lived up to the name, having to duke it out in a playoff for first place. We ended the month up in Statesville, in the very listener-friendly Second Fret run by Lucy's old friend Bob Barber. October brings a different group of music, with Brevard bookending the month and the Upcountry Museum in the middle. Thanks for supporting live music! Hope to see you at a show! Lucy and Marshall