I started the morning back to my usual 6'ish roll out and to my routines of vitamins and supplements washed down with a cup of hot green tea laced with turmeric. I posted this ramble and then spent some quiet time lifting up several who are hurting and then in thanksgiving for the many blessing bestowed upon us. Nancy and I were talking about the two different life styles we lead on the way home last night. They are so different and we love both the flat land of Florida and the mountains of the Carolina's and of course the many different folks and friends in both places.
After a lite breakfast of eggs, grits and a jalapeno pepper I started the outside job of storing all of the porch furniture in the shed down below. Thankfully I have a golf cart which saved me many steps as well as my back which was a little stiff last night. I had to take a Naproxen for the first time in many moons before hitting the sack around 10'ish. I almost finished up the gardens except for what I'm digging up and taking south to my winter gardens. I picked really nice mess of half runner green beans and then took down the fencing they had been climbing. The vines were still loaded with small beans and blooms but the weather is supposed to change by the weekend with much colder temps. I trimmed back the herbs which I'm transplanting and I just love the smell of fresh basil, rosemary and thyme of which these will go with me to Florida for the winter. I'll dig them up Thursday evening just before dark and wrap them in wet newspaper for the transport.
We took off on our mid day hike to the top of the mountain and what a glorious day it was. We saw no one on top but the vistas were awesome and we are seeing those trees that still had green leaves a few days ago turning in color. Some of those trees were such vibrant red, yellow and orange while many of the trees are completely bare and very stark. A sure sign of winter. The back road is under nearly a foot of fallen leaves and the crunch of acorns under foot is a sure sign that winter may be a severe one to come. There is the prediction this area will get more than usual in snowfall. Nancy was really hoping to see some of the frozen white stuff which no one here likes to talk about but we have not seen any frost on the wind shield thus far.
We had a delicious fresh oyster stew with the Luffman's for supper after helping Caleb hoist up his yearly doe and shinning out the meat. This meat should be the best eatin' ever and both Nancy and I love venison. Many thanks to Caleb as he was determine to get us some to take back to Florida for the winter. Afterwards we got into the final game of sequence for this year with them and behold the boys won in a total annihilation of the girls(and I was playing a Harvey hand). We declared before playing it would be the best of 5 games and Gerald and I ran the board three games in a row, a total wipe out(wasn't there a song about that) oh well with out gloating to much we were reminded this was only the second time all summer the boys won and that was when Mechelle was needed to cross over and play on our team. Oh well the finally game of the year is the most important one. It was a raucous fun time with great eatin' as well and we were sad to say our good-byes for the final time this year. These folks are family here and we so enjoy their company and will miss them dearly.
Well I soaked the fresh killed meat in a bucket of cold water and then refrigerated it over night. We will work up the meat this AM(WED) and package it for the transport home in a cooler. We still have lots of work to winterize the cabin and the final touch to the gardens as well. I did clip the raspberry vines and put chicken wire around them and the hydrangeas to help reduce the eating off of the new growth next spring by the deer. We have never seen the hydrangeas in bloom and maybe next year we will see some as well as some berries for jelly and the cereal bowl. We've had very little damage this year from the deer except for the beet greens being eatin' a couple times.
Well that was about it except for the Cubs winning 7-2 when I hit the sack around 10:30 and forcing a 7th and final game tonight, LATER
Just a few horse and Luffman farm pictures!!!
