Well Sunday was another gorgeous day here in the mountains. It was so nice we turned the ac off all day long until bedtime as we ate outside on the deck as well as played cards and a game of Sequence. It was just really cool temps with little humidity. Worship with Bridgepoint here at the cabin was fantastic at 8 AM live from St.Pete, Fl. and then again at Cornerstone with lots of folks from Sparta. Our gang of six were represented and afterwards we met at the Bistro for brunch where we ate well.
The day started much the usual with a 6'ish roll out to my routines that I won't bore you with except to say all is well for those I lift up daily to my Creator by name while I enjoy my cup of hot green tea and the posting of this ramble. After the church service in Sparta we decided to give the brunch a visit in Sparta with an old friend from Cornerstone who is a young man and has now made culinary his profession after graduating from App. State in Boone. He now owns and runs the Bistro as well as is the executive chef at one of the local country clubs. He is also a very talented musician and singer.
After a brunch of biscuits and sausage gravy, bacon and egg with the 6 of us ordering different entree's we headed out of town while the Tracy's headed back to their cabin. We decided to visited some cabins and homes for sale out near the parkway and so we showed the Botbyl's two places we had visited with the Tracy's; both are on the side of the mountain with awesome views but little or no yards and the gravel road getting into them is very steep and almost 4 wheel drive accessible. The truck did well but did break loose a couple times; neither of these were to my liking for the price. We visited another older brick place near there but on top of the mountain with a nice usable piece of property and a really nice enclose chicken run and a good place for a garden. It was reasonably price as well an on a hard surface road; of the 3 this would be my favorite, of course I loved the chicken run.
We got back to the cabin around 3'ish and while they all settled on the porch I took off on a hike to the top of the mountain where I visited with Shawnee who is up for the week from Raleigh along with her semi-retired doctor husband who came just as I was leaving. She offered the use of her bikes when I need extra ones as I will need one later in the week for a ride on the New River Trail in Galax, Va. The girls are planning a shopping trip to Jefferson and we guys will do the trail along the New River. I headed on across and ran into Eddie a mountain top owner who comes up from Sate Road to work on his beautiful small house he bought a couple years ago. We chatted for a few and all is well with him and his awesome business down off the mountain.
I got back just before the Tracy's came for the evening for a card game and then a game of Sequence all of which the guys won for a change; both hotly contested games. We are a competitive group when it comes to games. We decided to clean up some leftovers around 7'ish and we did from the night before as well as a fresh salad from the garden. The food is so tasty here in the fresh air of the mountains and we chowed down. After the cleanup the Tray's headed out for their place across the county which takes about a 30 minute drive. Everyone here was glued to the tube so I listened to some music via Youtube and then hit the shower and read until the sand man calleth. I was awakened by a terrific thunder storm some time after midnight with torrential down pours for some time. The forecast was for rain this week which we could use a little but not a monsoon.
Well we are all heading to Boone this morning for touristy actions plus a dental appointment for me at 2:30 for a root canal on a very sensitive molar. Hopefully they will complete this today as I'm not happy about driving 150 miles round trip, although we do like the area of Blowing Rock and Boone, LATER
