Well Friday was mostly overcast, fog and eventually rain with very little sunshine towards the late afternoon. What a change from the day when it got so hot and muggy we turned the a/c back on. It's still not nearly as cold as last week but its supposed to cool down thus week end and this rain is preceding the front, oh well.
I started the day much the usual except for a little sleep in until 6:30. I don't know what caused that but it felt good and I had plenty of time to do my morning routines before heading out on my bike to the Rec. I had my usual hand full of Nutrilite vitamins and cup of hot green tea laced with turmeric while I posted this ramble then I spent a few quiet moments with my Creator in thanksgiving and lifting up several by name. The update on GG is good as Eric is doing some remodeling to their house for her to be upstairs and away from her basement stay. We spoke with our "mountain mom" Helen and she and her brother Joe went to Walmart in Galax to run errands and eat out. He is doing so much better after his rehab stay that he is almost back to normal except now he uses a cane for his balance. That is awesome as she was afraid he would never be able to live alone again but he is doing that for now. He will soon have to move out of his house as there is a contract to buy it and move close to one of his children either in Tennessee or Florida. Helen is looking after him for now as she lives just a few minutes away. The last I spoke with Paw Paw he was doing O.K.
I got in two good hours of pickle ball at the Rec. with three courts in action as we have several new players who are playing the game quite well. I left at 10'ish with a wet shirt and worn out. It was a rather windy ride back to the house as the fog had lifted and rain clouds moved into the area. I harvested lettuces, kale, beet greens and some Swiss chard to make a huge salad while Nancy drove to the Rec. for a work out and then to Publix. The leafy greens are just loving this weather and I didn't have to water today as rain was in the air. The tomato's are blooming as are some of the bush beans. I think the half runners will come back despite the burn from the cold wind last week as I noticed new young leaves forming. The carrots and sugar peas are growing as well. I did resow some lettuce seeds of which some are up in just three days. I like to keep fresh seedlings ready for transplanting. I picked Amy a mess of collards greens and they too are growing leaps and bounds as are the kale and Swiss chard plants. We like the chard cooked or raw in a salad and both ways are delicious.
Amy and Eliza Faye came for lunch and they had pizza while I finished up the leftover collards from a couple days ago. I actually think the taste is better after they set in the juice for a couple days and these were. Nancy fried up another large black beauty egg plant and layered them in a casserole dish with marina sauce, mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese, Yeow was that ever delicious. This was the first time she ever tried this and it was fantastic. She managed to keep the dish from getting soggy by placing the fried slices on a cookie sheet and then into the oven before making the casserole. This will become one of my favorite dishes so now I need to plant an egg plant which I failed to do this year. It was so good and fresh and the flavor was awesome.
After the cleanup we settled into the Fox News and the libs are going crazy once again because the President is telling the truth and they are finding more dirt on Obama and Clinton in their collusion with Russia and Iran. The facts will come out but only Fox with tell the world the truth as the fake news media continues to try and down play and cover up their roles in the corruption. It's such a shame we have no unbiased news media except FOX. Well that's about it for the day as I soon headed for the showers around 8 ish and then I settled into some gold mining shows in between the Fox network until 10'ish then it was horizontal lab for me, LATER
