Friday Morning

Well Thursday was another fantastic day for being outside and we did spend some great time out there and even GG who came for lunch and stayed for supper sat out under the big oak in the back yard reading while we took a bike ride before supper. I did pickle ball in the morning, worked in the garden until lunch then I sat under the big oak and read for a couple hours until it was time for a ride through the hood. It was maybe in the low 80's and no or very little humidity but I would gladly like to see a day of rain and clouds as we are that dry.

The day started with we awakening in the spare room as Nancy has a head cold and her snoring started around midnight so I slipped out to get a few hours of sleep. I wear ear plugs but with this cold she is sounding much louder. I did get a little rest despite being in a strange and unfamiliar bed. I rolled out around 6'ish which is normal for me to my usual routines. I had my cup of hot green tea laced with turmeric to wash down my vitamins and supplements while I posted this ramble. Afterwards I spent some quiet time with my Creator in humble thanksgiving and intercessory prayers for those I know who need some divine intervention for healing and comfort. Paw Paw seems to be progressing ever so slightly and now there is talk of where he will go for rehab once again when he is released from the VA Hospital. That is a good sign and the fact he is grouchy.

I headed out to the REC. around 8'ish and had a good hour and half workout with two courts in action. We finally got back one of the Canadian players who is very good and we are hoping for more of the better players to arrive as well. Our REC charges 5 bucks to play daily if your not a residence of the city or not a seasonal member whereas many of the REC. departments around allow you or anyone to play for free or a nominal charge of 2 bucks at the most; so we have lost several good players to these other venues over time. We still have a few A players but most of what we have are B's. Anyhow I'm only interested at this point in time in a good wet shirt workout.

I stopped off at the library for the third book in Ken Follett century trilogy. I discovered him by accident and he is a marvelous historical novelist and I've learned several of his books have been made into movies. I'm excited to read all of his work but these books are 900 pages or more long. He is such a good writer that you must read every word or you will miss some important point; as a speed reader I sometime can gloss over more of the mundane parts but not with Follett works. I spent a couple hours after a lunch of BLT's under the shade of the big back yard oak tree. We had brought back several packages of bacon we purchased in Edinburg, Va. from a local meat packer which is the best bacon ever at a reasonable cost. We froze it in separate pound packs and gave some to the kids but kept several pound packs for ourselves, delicious!!! I think we purchased 12-15 pounds of this bacon this summer while visiting Dee and Mike in Woodstock, Va.

Amy, GG and Eliza Faye all came for lunch and she was her grown up self at nearly three as she and Nancy are best buds. She carries her purse around with this old phone in it talking to "grandma" all the time. What an imagination and she just loves it when Nancy gets down on the floor in the playroom and plays with the doll house. She wants to do ballerina when she turns three and that is used as an incentive for her behavior choices at times. She has impeccable manners and salutations for a not yet three year old but oh so cute as well. Amy is a fantastic mom with her as she is really very mature for her age and quite opinionated.

Well we took a nice beautiful bike ride in the late afternoon and the cool breeze made it so pleasant. I had transplanted more lettuces and I put these in the ground as I had plenty from the first batch of transplanting leftover. I have more green beans up and I noticed lots of small green tomato's setting as well. I'm still waiting on the carrots to make an intro as well as the Swiss chard. The cucumber plants are taking off as well. All of the green leafy veggies are looking great as they love these warm days and cool nights. Nancy had GG stay for supper as she too loves venison. She chicken fried up a pack of steaks and along with a baked tater and fresh frozen spinach. Yeow we licked the platter clean. That venison is sweet and so tender you could cut it with a fork and once again many thanks to young Caleb Dalton for not only harvesting it but showing me how to extract the best meat portions while skinning. He is a real frontiersman and a patriot as well and so unlike these whining and spoiled youths of today.

Well after the clean up I set the sprinkler out in the front yard while Nancy took GG home and got her settled. We tuned into the FOX Cable News and now look forward to the Tucker Carson show as well as O'Reilley. Afterwards I headed for the shower and then watched the Lightning beat a Buffalo team in their home arena. I no longer watch the vivacious Megn Kelly as she has turned liberal and we are hoping she will be replaced by the Judge Jeannie. We are hoping that Trump will continue to surround himself and create a unified team of knowledgeable folks who will right this ship and make the country great again and drain the swamp of the slime that has been festering in D.C. with this past bunch of Obama and Clinton sycophants and kool-aid drinkers. I know I need to get off the fence and state my thoughts about these politicians who are sent to D.C to work for us, the American folks but they have become self seekers of their own fortunes and have sold the nation out to special interests, money and racial groups who want to make us a secular nation. We were founded on the principles of Judeo-Christian ethics and that is what our culture should reflect. The very idea some radicals want Sharia Law is outrageous and these folks chant death to America, Wake Up America and pray for our new president that he can save us from these kind of folks, LATER