Well Wednesday was another near perfect day weather wise with a chilly start at 59 degrees and it may have reached 80 during the afternoon but mainly in the upper 70's. This is one of the reasons we come to the cabin; and no rain. There were a few clouds at times which looked like rain but they soon dissipated and moved on.
I started the day out much the usual with a before 6 rollout to my usual routines that start with the hot tea laced with turmeric while I posted this ramble then some quiet time honoring my Creator and Lord and lifting up several myself included. The back is still giving me some grief especially when first arising but as the morning wears on it loosens up and I was able to do some piddly chores and jobs. I'm getting some much needed rest during the night from the muscle relaxers but I'm expecting this healing progress in order get back on the pickle ball court will take some extended time. I'm using a back brace which does give me some support and helps. On another note we got word Paw Paw is back in the hospital with chest pains and was being kept overnight. Dee called last night and told us and then mentioned Mikes mom has terminal cancer. She is well up into her 80's and will need prayer for comfort as do all of us and for healing. Our nation needs prayer as well as we have so many hurting, plus prayers for those who are doing everything to destroy this nation.
I was able to move some seedlings into the garden and did so with a limited effort so as to not exacerbate the back. I did loosened up the ground around most all plants as they rain had packed it down over the last few days. The ground is still quite wet and of course the heavy dew during the night keeps up the moisture despite the direct sunlight. The grasses in all of the yards are showing good growth so I will ride the tractor over the weekend and mow. I'm not too sure about using the weed whacker as it does pull on the back, oh well. At times I get so down because I can't work at my pace but at least I'm walking around which is a blessing.
Nancy wanted to take a hike so she decided I would follow in the golf cart so we headed out to the mailbox in the afternoon. She did good except on a couple hills and rode with me when we noticed a car coming in the road. Well long story short is they were looking for some property that was for sale and we knew just where it was; so they followed us and then we chatted up for half an hour or more and got to know them. They were Bill and LuAnn Reavis from Yadkinville area. They were close to our ages and he flies tail dragger airplanes as his hobby with an airstrip on his property. They were in an all electric car made by Chevy; very nice folks and personable. They loved the nearly 4 acres for sale and then they were going to look at another piece in the area. Hopefully we will see them again.
We headed on up the top of the mountain and saw Rick Upstill who is the son of our friend Helen who passed away a few years back. He is doing some renovations to the old cabin which was built back in the early 50's but the view from the picture window is priceless. It's one of the reason we hike the mountain daily or now whenever. I'm using the golf cart for now but hope to get back to hiking soon. We visited with him for a long spell and he showed us all he was doing inside to update the cabin. We then headed across the top and to see where the Lanny and Dorothy who bought a piece of property next door to Rick's had a crew clearing the land for their new cabin. It too has a million dollar view. We next stopped at Benny and Laura's place to say hi. She called during the day to check on us as we hadn't hiked by their place in over a week and they were concerned about our well being. That was sweet of her. We headed on down the back trail to some leftovers for supper.
After the clean up we headed out to walk around the flower beds and then set on the porch for a spell. It was just a glorious evening with no humidity and actually it was starting to cool down quickly so we shut the windows and doors and settled in for the night, LATER
