Well this time next week we should be in Florida as we are spending our last week here at the cabin until the week of Christmas when we come back with son, Bobby and family. It always saddens me to leave this beautiful part of God's Creation but since the winter affects have taken over with bare trees, no colors except for a few hanger on's and now overcast, foggy and cool rainy elements it makes it easier to leave next Sunday.
I started the day on Sunday with a 7'ish roll out and even then its still dark outside. The time changes next week so we should see some earlier sunrises in the coming weeks but much earlier sunsets. At least we shouldn't have the heat on in Florida. I'm getting excited about planting my winter garden and getting back to pickle ball daily after a few days of seeing all of the kids and grand kids. It's been a weird summer to say the least but just being in this environment makes it all worth while and of course being able to socialize on a limited basis. We had the Luffman Family over for a supper last evening and then some Sequence. It was a blowout for the gals for a change after losing the last couple of times this summer.
We headed out to Cornerstone for our last Sunday until next summer. Many of the church regulars as well as Pastor B were down at the beach for a family weddings over the weekend so it was easier to say good bye. We met with the sweet Frankis Family at the pizzeria for a final get together with them. They have become a regular in our socializing and we throughly enjoy their company and beautiful baby Skylar. She just turned 5 months so we haven't been completely without baby cuddles as we miss our now 10 months old twin boys, Ryder and Huckston.
We had over an inch and half of rain starting Saturday evening with fog and damp cool temps. It's supposed to clear off these next couple of days before a real cold snap enters into the picture this weekend. We had a light lunch of sharing a pizza because we had planned a large supper with the Luffman's. They want us to come for supper on Thursday for their final get together and games afterwards. I did get in a power hike after getting back from Sparta around 2:30 and despite the thick fog and damp conditions I spotted several deer in the woods. Neighbor Gerald had some cousins and nephews bow hunting this past week end but they didn't harvest any that I know of.
It's not looking like we will be here for Thanksgiving as earlier planned so I will spent this week catching up on all the chores in winterizing the cabin. It takes some effort but I enjoy the chores and making the gardens and flower beds as deer proof as possible so when we arrive in June we will have some bushes they haven't eaten down. I did sneak in a little NFL at times and of course the World Series game with the Ray's. They lost Sunday night in a close game and now are one game away from elimination against a very good Dodger team, LATER
