Well it was the coldest we've been exposed to in many years as it dropped to 17* by early Saturday morning. Ice was everywhere and even my spigot by the well house froze shut; luckily the water pipes inside the well house were not frozen but I was worried they might be so I shut the water pump off when we left for the
day; of course by the afternoon the spigot had thawed out.
We took off on a road trip down to Boone and the Mast general Store in two separate vehicles with the walkies in each car. Nancy had us in hysterics as she mimicked sirens, animals and then Patrick, Mr. Indian himself better known Chipolte helped keep us laughing as well. We visited the store and made some must needed buys and that place was elbow room only. We stopped at a barbecue house in Boone for a late lunch/early dinner before heading back towards Sparta via a different route.
We stopped off at a fruit stand on 221 for apples and gourds before making a final stop at the Church of the Frescoes in Glendale Springs. They were impressive with that stop. We headed home as the temperatures began drop quite quickly once again. I built a nice bonfire and we all gathered around the fire for warmth. The gals brought out the fixin's for smores and quickly everyone but me had one stuffed in their mouths. I passed as I wanted a piece of the chocolate silk pie later during the ballgame.
We skipped any game playing as all was tired from the trip. Nancy and the girls were all on their Face Book pages sharing and posting pictures. I headed for the down stairs shower and then shortly thereafter for the horizontal lab. I learned this AM the Cardinals came back in a thrilling finish to win, LATER Photos to follow!!!
On another interesting note a couple we saw at the Doughton Park overlook were there visiting as well and I struck up a conversation with them. His relatives were from the log cabin at the foot of the mountain and they use to attend Cornerstone so we made friends of them quickly. They were James and Tina Fender from Sparta.