Just an update and for those of you who are interested in Christmas shopping in July here is a chance to save some $$$ and to get some great products. I'm an Independent Business Operator with Amway. I have a fantastic team leader who each month offers a promo; usually it's a BOGO(buy one get one free) on a product(s)that Amway is the sole distributor. That means you can not purchase these products in a store but only through Amway, anyhow I've been doing this for a couple years now and it's kind of fun, plus we get some fantastic vitamins, supplements from the Nutrilite Company which is based in Michigan, also great cleaning products called Legacy of Clean and many other products. We use these 2 categories everyday and now this month of July the promo is for the Ribbon Gift Cards. This month they are Bogo as well and what ever gift card you purchase another identical card is sent to you. I purchased the Delicious Ribbon Gift card and with it I could order several different meats; steaks, lobster, shrimp, King Crab, chicken etc. Anyhow you the purchaser of the gift card decide what you want and it's shipped free of charge to you in dry ice when you redeem the card. I can attest to the quality of the steaks and hamburger from the mid-west.
I also purchased the gift card for new brides and grooms and they can decide what they want, when they want it as the card never expires. All Ribbon Gift Cards and the products are shipped FREE Always when redeemed. That saves you wrapping the gifts, postage and then keeping the receipt if they don't like your gift and returning it; this way the receiver chooses what they like and orders it and this month you get the extra gift card in the same amount you purchase. Great Savings and that cuts your costs in half. Also you don't have to order the same gift with your Free card as there are usually 25 plus products to choose from within that category. Send me an email if interested or call or make a comment and I will get back to you ASAP and this offer expires July 31st. Our website store is www.amway.com/JNTriplett
Friday, July 26, 2013
Friday
Well Thursday turned out to be a scripted day if you actually were able to ask for the perfect day for weather. It was in the high 50's and reached around the middle to high 70's by the afternoon. There were a couple rain clouds around early in the morning, but none fell and the humidity was zilch. Lots of sunshine and blue skies that was around most of the day. The gardens are drying out and the water has stopped running down from the top of the mountain into our what is usually a dry gulch.
After our quiet times and a lite breakfast of cereal and fruit I headed out to check on the gardens and the chickens next door. We are sort of "chicken sitting" and we were rewarded with 2 eggs today from 3 birds. While the chickens are basically black and brown the eggs were white, what's with that? Anyhow after gatherings the eggs I headed on back to my gardens for a walk around capturing about 50 or so beetles in my bowl of water and then giving the seedlings a shot of miracle grow. On a couple of bean plants I have a handful of beautiful and delicious 1/2 runner beans that are ready to pick. It will take a couple pickings of them to make a mess(meal) but they keep well in the fridge.
Our friend DJ came around 8:30 from down near Winston for some "man time" as he has 3 beautiful daughters which are still home for the time being. The oldest 2 are in college and the youngest is a senior this year. We have know the family since before DJ and Jenny were married and they have been a regular at our home in Seminole and here at the cabin for years. We loaded up some fishing poles, worms and headed to our "mountain moms" pond for some action. The bass and blue gill were feeding and we hooked and landed enough for supper while our fishin' lines were broken by a whopper bass and a nice one jumped back in the water after landing it, breaking the line and taking the lure back to the depths. We had a great time with lots of bass hits and just a perfect morning for being outside with a fishin' pole.
We got back to the cabin and Nancy was still in town at the hair dressers so we got some target practice in with his .22. He ran several clips through at a couple plastic milk bottles I set up in the woods as we shot from the back porch. Nancy showed up a little after twelve so we settled down to a fresh salad and some specialty Rosemary bread she picked up from a small bakery in Sparta, Yeow was that ever delicious. We visited for another hour or so then DJ headed back down the mountain for his home in Clemmons. We decided to get our hike in and headed for the top of the mountain on foot.
We reached the top and started across when we saw Ann and Sandy Cline for the first in over a year. Sandy suffered what was almost a fatal injury from a blow to his face and nose area that resulted in blood on the brain. It was a touch and go situation for several months and has left him with a different attitude about their mountain cabin as well. He seems well to the extent he can function while walking without assistance and even does some minor driving around their home but he has lost interest in many things he was truly adamant about before the injury. Anyhow we sat and chatted for nearly an hour and it was so good to catch up and share with them as well.
We were running late on getting back to the cabin for a scheduled phone call so we cut short the trip by the Browning's place and headed down through the woods. We made it back in time for the phone call and learned our son-in-law,Tyler has to go to Virginia next week for some important work with his job. Amy will have her hands full with Ava and Sam but GG will be there for company and pal around. We Skyped with them last night and the kids are growing up so much with Ava now having 2 of her front permanent teeth coming in and Sam is just ALL boy as he a bundle of energy. I got wore out watching his antics while skyping. Amy is really starting to show with this 3rd pregnancy. They were amazed at how cool it was here at the cabin while Florida is in the 90's + daily with high humidity.
I was out burning trash after supper when a car drove up to the cabin and a woman was seeking permission to gather Galax leaves from our land. We have an over abundance of the green vegetation that just thrives on this side of the mountain. She grew up in the area and she and her mother use to gather it for florist. It's still used today and we learned the garlic, skunk smell we occasionally smell is from the Galax plant when it's in bloom. It sends up a white spindle type of flower which gives off the pungent smell and we learned the burgundy colored leaves are from the sun that actually tans the leaves. We gave her permission to gather all she wants as she sells them at the Farmers Market in Galax and earns some income from this back breaking endeavor while we are here during the summer months.
Well despite being a sort of work free day the many trips up and down this yard as well as the steps and hike had me barely able to keep my eyes open after a hot shower. The Rays game was postponed due to rain Boston and while the book I'm reading is a good one it wasn't long after 10 PM, I was lights out, LATER
After our quiet times and a lite breakfast of cereal and fruit I headed out to check on the gardens and the chickens next door. We are sort of "chicken sitting" and we were rewarded with 2 eggs today from 3 birds. While the chickens are basically black and brown the eggs were white, what's with that? Anyhow after gatherings the eggs I headed on back to my gardens for a walk around capturing about 50 or so beetles in my bowl of water and then giving the seedlings a shot of miracle grow. On a couple of bean plants I have a handful of beautiful and delicious 1/2 runner beans that are ready to pick. It will take a couple pickings of them to make a mess(meal) but they keep well in the fridge.
Our friend DJ came around 8:30 from down near Winston for some "man time" as he has 3 beautiful daughters which are still home for the time being. The oldest 2 are in college and the youngest is a senior this year. We have know the family since before DJ and Jenny were married and they have been a regular at our home in Seminole and here at the cabin for years. We loaded up some fishing poles, worms and headed to our "mountain moms" pond for some action. The bass and blue gill were feeding and we hooked and landed enough for supper while our fishin' lines were broken by a whopper bass and a nice one jumped back in the water after landing it, breaking the line and taking the lure back to the depths. We had a great time with lots of bass hits and just a perfect morning for being outside with a fishin' pole.
We got back to the cabin and Nancy was still in town at the hair dressers so we got some target practice in with his .22. He ran several clips through at a couple plastic milk bottles I set up in the woods as we shot from the back porch. Nancy showed up a little after twelve so we settled down to a fresh salad and some specialty Rosemary bread she picked up from a small bakery in Sparta, Yeow was that ever delicious. We visited for another hour or so then DJ headed back down the mountain for his home in Clemmons. We decided to get our hike in and headed for the top of the mountain on foot.
We reached the top and started across when we saw Ann and Sandy Cline for the first in over a year. Sandy suffered what was almost a fatal injury from a blow to his face and nose area that resulted in blood on the brain. It was a touch and go situation for several months and has left him with a different attitude about their mountain cabin as well. He seems well to the extent he can function while walking without assistance and even does some minor driving around their home but he has lost interest in many things he was truly adamant about before the injury. Anyhow we sat and chatted for nearly an hour and it was so good to catch up and share with them as well.
We were running late on getting back to the cabin for a scheduled phone call so we cut short the trip by the Browning's place and headed down through the woods. We made it back in time for the phone call and learned our son-in-law,Tyler has to go to Virginia next week for some important work with his job. Amy will have her hands full with Ava and Sam but GG will be there for company and pal around. We Skyped with them last night and the kids are growing up so much with Ava now having 2 of her front permanent teeth coming in and Sam is just ALL boy as he a bundle of energy. I got wore out watching his antics while skyping. Amy is really starting to show with this 3rd pregnancy. They were amazed at how cool it was here at the cabin while Florida is in the 90's + daily with high humidity.
I was out burning trash after supper when a car drove up to the cabin and a woman was seeking permission to gather Galax leaves from our land. We have an over abundance of the green vegetation that just thrives on this side of the mountain. She grew up in the area and she and her mother use to gather it for florist. It's still used today and we learned the garlic, skunk smell we occasionally smell is from the Galax plant when it's in bloom. It sends up a white spindle type of flower which gives off the pungent smell and we learned the burgundy colored leaves are from the sun that actually tans the leaves. We gave her permission to gather all she wants as she sells them at the Farmers Market in Galax and earns some income from this back breaking endeavor while we are here during the summer months.
Well despite being a sort of work free day the many trips up and down this yard as well as the steps and hike had me barely able to keep my eyes open after a hot shower. The Rays game was postponed due to rain Boston and while the book I'm reading is a good one it wasn't long after 10 PM, I was lights out, LATER
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