Well this week has surely gone by in a hurry and here we are coming up on the last week of the month. I can remember as a kid how slow time moved, but it seems as we age it just slips by almost instantly, oh well. Thursday was a first in a quite spell or so for things like a good rain which we desperately needed so now I can quit hand watering and then eating out at the Muddy Creek Cafe in Sparta in a month or so with friends. Nancy even took a trip over to Kimberly's in the afternoon to see her new colt by herself.
I started the day much the usual with a 6'ish roll out to a cup of hot green tea laced with turmeric while I posted this ramble about the day before's activities and occurrences so I can let my grandkids know what our lives were like living here at the cabin in the summer and then again in Florida during the winter. I knew very little about what life was like with my grand parents some of which I never met except only on the tombstones in the cemeteries at St.Johns and Mountain View churches. It's a whole different lifestyle from just a few decades ago, especially with this electronic age and social media which has brought good things in so many ways but has stolen the heart away from the family life which was so needed to survive in the old days.
Neighbor Gerald blessed us with some frozen venison sausage and hamburger meat killed right here on the property as he and his friends hunt the backwoods while were are gone during hunting season. I think he mentioned they harvested 8 from the area. I fried up a skillet of the sausage patties and my oh my were they ever delicious since this meat has no steroids or hormones and of course eating from my organic garden at times through the summer and fall I'm sure added to their flavor. Speaking of deer we have seen so many this summer out foraging in the open during daylight and evening hours. We saw several last afternoon and on the way home last night, most of which are huge in size. It must have been a good rut season as many doe's are with twins and even triplet fawns.
I'm still working on getting a good stand of grass in the backwoods yards which still shows a lot of the green moss so I loaded up the golf cart and spreader with sacks of pelletized lime and gave the yards a good liming as I saw where the forecast was for some rain. Changing the PH of the soil with lime to alkaline is supposed to thwart the moss from reproducing as well as promote the grass to spread. It's much cheaper than fertilizer as well. Anyhow that job was like an extra hike to the top of the mountain as pushing the spreader along these hilly yards are a workout. We got the rain in the afternoon and then again overnight which awakened me with the sound of a downpour on the tin roof.
The cucumbers are making and I'm starting to give away some and the lettuce and recently sowed turnip seed are showing some colors and finally I noticed a jalapeno pepper set on one of the plants I started from seeds in Florida in May. I have no idea why it has taken 3 months for them to produce a fruit. I noticed the bell peppers are still losing their buds and leaves as well and along with the jalapenos they haven't done well either. Hopefully we will get some before we leave in October. I piddled around in the gardens and in the basement doing little jobs until the thunder storm broke in the afternoon. I gathered in the laundry which dried on the clothesline and peeled the last of the peaches from Helen's tree. They do not last long after softening on the tree. We know why they are picked rock hard and found that way in the markets and stores because once they soften they rot and turn with mold, oh well these peaches while not freestones(the seeds or pits come away from the meat) were very tasty.
We got ready and headed to Sparta around 5:30 to meet up with the Tracy's and Mechelle and her male friend Kevin for supper. I wasn't still particular hungry after the large breakfast but did manage a grilled chicken sandwich with fries and a pickle; so much for the attempt at the Keto diet with the bun and fries, oh well. I stayed away from any booze for the past couple days except for a beer at lunch which is full of carbs but oh so good on a hot humid day. We had an enjoyable time at supper then the Tracy's headed for their cabin and we headed over to Mechelle to play a couple games of dice. Kevin is confined to a wheelchair and makes no bones about not wanting anyones sympathy or help. He is very independent and holds down two jobs one which is with a huge corporation in the human resource area. He is very likable and we sure enjoy his company and hope this is working for her as she is family.
Well we came back and hit the showers and checked our social medias before I hit the sack around 10:30'ish. The Ray's were finally on the big screen in Baltimore and why the local stations broadcast the Orioles games who are one of the worst teams in MLB is beyond me; but they were tied in a rain delay. So I gave it up and headed for some horizontal lab, LATER
