Sunday Morning

I must say Saturday was once of our hottest day's to date with temp's getting into the higher 80's while in town but out at our place it may have reached the upper 70's. It was very still and more humid than usual. Nancy almost had me talked into pulling out those window unit a/c's of which I hate. They take away so much of the ambiance plus they are so dang noisy; anyhow we survived until after sundown when things cooled and of course the shower revived us completely. I awakened this morning with a sheet and a comforter against the cool morning temps. She just got so hot in town that she never really cooled down, oh well.

Saturday started with a little later rollout somewhere close to 7'ish. I'm not sure why the internal alarm was a bit off but I enjoyed the extra few moments. I did my morning routines of a few humble minutes with my Creator and then the posting of this ramble before a breakfast of grits, eggs and a jalapeno pepper cut up in the mix and a little Chrystal sauce for some flavor, yeow was that ever delicious. Nancy was getting her beauty rest as it was almost 9 before she emerged from the bedroom; of course she is a night owl. Speaking of night owls we heard an animal noise last night like never before that caused the hair on the back of my neck to stand up. At first I thought it was a coyote but at the end of the cry it sounded somewhat like a screech owl and maybe even a panther. I took a flash light to shine into the woods looking for the eyes of a critter but whatever it was took off. We've been hearing tales of panthers being in this area and we know coyotes are hear so I'm really not sure what animal made this noise or scream.

I did some chores around the cabin and gardens hand watering and then emptied the rain barrel. I found lots of rocks at the bottom of the barrel as our littlest grand daughter Eliza Faye loved to play with rocks while she was here. I had a melancholy moment remembering her great time while wondering around the cabin. She is a country girl no doubt. I harvested some lettuce and beet greens for the Tracy's as well as dug up a portion of my Oregano plant which just multiplies more each year to share with the owners of the Tracy's rental. I have given away several diggings to folks in the county as Oregano is a great herb for tomato dishes and on sandwiches. It loves this clay type soil here. We decided to get in a hike before lunch so off we went up the steep backwoods trail. We visited wiht Sarah on top for awhile petting her big watch dog that looks like a dust mop. We then headed across the top and could feel the heat from the bright sunshine. We stopped and sat a spell with the Browning's on their front porch which the thermometer read 90. Yeow it was hot there. We were glad to get back onto the shaded road where it was rather nice as we hiked home. Our back porch read in the middle 70's. We had a lite lunch of salad with some canned chicken mixed in with the fresh garden greens. Delicious.

We got ready to head to town and meet up with the Tracy's at Crouse Park once again as the many vendors were showing off their wares. Another band was setting up with 70's and 80's music and I even got in a little rockin' and rollin' on the dance floor(concrete slab) with some gals. At one time I had 5 gals out there and got to meet some really nice folks. One of them was so glad I started the ball rolling but of course no men joined me; I worked up a sweat in no time and met some great folks. I also met a feller' at the mechanic shop whose wife is a wood worker and they had a booth set up. We became FB friends and I learned he is an artist and one of our neighbors has a couple of his paintings in their house; what a small world and one of the many plus's for small towns and communities.

Well after my moves on the dance court(which were a bit rusty) we headed out around 4'ish as the band changed on the stage. We made a stop at Walgreens on the way out of town then headed towards the cabin. We made a stop at our "mountain mom's" before heading home. She blessed us with some coconut cream pie and wow was that ever tasty after our bowl of Zuppa Toscana for supper. I know it was a rather warm day but the soup was very tasty. After the cleanup I headed out to pick my first mess of green beans and they were very plentiful. They are Kentucky Wonder bush beans the first time ever planting them and they are long, thin and very difficult to pick off the vine. I needed both hands to extract them for fear of pulling up the vine. They looked beautiful and they are loaded with blooms as well. I drug out the garden hose and hand watered all of the flower beds after the sun left them in the shade. I noticed a few more Zinnias have opened up their blooms as well. I soon hit the shower as darkness enveloped the cabin and then to the reading room until 10'ish. It was lights out for me as I inserted my ear plugs.

Don't forget to gather today with other Believers and honor our Creator with worship in music and word and lift up our nation for some healing. Pray for healing for our land and for some new leadership that will put our nation first instead of themselves. Also pray for those who are our allies in this world especially the state of Israel as their enemies who are our enemies also want to destroy them and US(A), LATER Check out our FB page for the pictures of the day!!!