Well our friends and guests for the past 4 nights just left for Indiana which is a 10 hour drive. We had such a great time exploring country roads, eating outside on the deck and just relaxing like tourists do. We did have a couple special moments like yesterday when our electrical power suddenly flickered then went completely dead. That has never happened like that before as occasionally it will flicker and maybe off for a few minutes but this was about a couple hours or close to. I will explain what took place later in this ramble.
Thursday was a stay at home day except for a mid morning ride on the golf cart to the top of the mountain for Patrick and I. I was up at my usual time of 6'ish and spent a few quiet minutes with my Creator then posted this ramble and had my morning cup of hot turmeric drink. I'm finding turmeric is a special herb as now its been shown to have brain and memory benefits and I noticed on several of my Nutrilte Supplements that turmeric is listed in the ingredients. That was great to learn that not only am I getting some in my hot drink but also in my daily supplements. (By the way just an FYI moment All of the Nutrilte products are BOGO this month of June only from our store at www.amway.com/JNTriplett) It's great time to stock up and our team leaders purchase the Bogo's and send to you at the end of the month free.
The cabin began to stir with Kathryn arising first for a change around 7:30 then Patrick and Nancy came forth. We all sat around on our electronic devices when suddenly the lights flickered and all power was gone. Well I called the power company and we were the first to report any issues and they said a truck would be heading our way shortly. We decided to cook breakfast on the new grill and it did a perfect job; we had frozen biscuits baking in the grill which quickly heated, sausage patties on the side burner and then in the drippings Kathryn made a delicious sausage gravy which we kept warm in the grill after the biscuits were baked and then scrambled eggs. We lit a candle and had a candlelight breakfast which was very tasty. The skillets had to wait for cleaning until the water pump which needs electric to operate as we ate on paper plates.
Patrick and I decided to check out the power lines after breakfast to see if maybe a tree or some limbs shorted out the lines but just as we were leaving the hill we noticed a power line truck approaching and the men explained the whole line into our area was dead. Wow were they ever quick to get on the problem and by the time we got back from our ride to the top of the mountain the power was back on. We rode around some of the residences in the area and I nearly ran over a small fawn(baby deer). I never saw it in the driveway of a cabin and only heard the fawn give out a noise much like a baby calf or sheep and then it trotted off into the under bush. We were so startled as the fawn ran from almost under the front of the golf cart. It surely had been born within hours or maybe a day as it looked that young. Both Patrick and I watched the little deer trot away with our hearts racing with complete surprise and amazement that neither of us saw this animal in the roadway.
Well we visited The Browning's on top for a few moments before heading back to the cabin. We wanted to see if they had lost their power but they hadn't. We took a trip across the mountain and then down the back trail. We could see the buildings in down town Winston-Salem as the air was that clear. When we got back the lights were on and we relayed our experienced to the girls about the fawn. We were still in wonderment how we never saw that fawn in the road and how close we were to actually running over it before it gave out a cry.
Well the rest of the day was doing some laundry as it was perfect for the clothesline. I did a few small garden checks and the nice rain from the day before was instantly obvious to the growth to the veggies, flowers and the yard grasses. We sat on the front porch and read throughout the rest of the day with an occasional nap thrown in. We had such a filing breakfast that we only snacked with some salsa later in the afternoon until it was time for our supper which was so tasty. Kathryn made a brown rice dish using fresh basil, rice wine vinegar, olive oil and tomatoes, yeow was this ever tasty and it complimented the grilled fresh Salmon steaks and sauteed spinach washed down with some fruit of the vine. The ambiance was fantastic on the deck in the shade of the tall trees surrounding the cabin.
Well the Tracy's were in the packing mode after supper as they wanted an early start on their trip to Angola, Indiana. They decided to call it a night around 9:30 so we watched some Fox News for a change and it wasn't long after a hot shower for me that I turned in with my new book by John Irving. The eye lids became heavy around 10:30 and it was lights out for me when about 11:30 or so Nancy awakened me with a severe storm approaching. The wind and rain felt like a tornado was raining down on the cabin with rain blowing up and under the porches. We closed all of the windows and rode the storm out which lasted a few minutes and this morning we had an inch of rain in such a short time. We noticed no trees down in the backwoods yard but it sure felt like the wind was blowing hurricane speeds, oh well. We have a lot to be thankful for, LATER
