Well Monday was just another perfect day as the chilly morning gave way to a beautiful warm afternoon with no humidity and plenty of deep blue skies and bright sunshine, oh my such a great day for working in the morning and then some porch sitting and reading during the afternoon until our guests arrived for supper.
I started the day with my usual 6'ish roll out to my cup of tea while I posted this ramble and then some quiet time with my Creator and Lord giving thanks and lifting several up for comfort and healing. We haven't heard any difference on a few who are hurting and having some health issues unrelated to this insidious virus. I headed out shortly after posting this blog for my solo morning hike to the top of the mountain which gives me some cardio since I haven't been on the pickle ball but once all summer. It seems the old gang of players have disbanded again for this year up here in the mountains. I'll have to wait until November to get back in the groove of playing daily for a couple hours. I did get in my talk with GOD, praising and honoring but also venting on why our nation seems to be going down the drain with corrupt inept politicians and a vile and evil MSM who covers for them and the lack of justice for the evil that has permeated out nation.
After a lite breakfast of oatmeal and fruit I fired up the golf cart and hauled a couple more loads of dirt for the backyard. I've just about filled in all of the ruts and holes and that should, once the grasses take hold be a smoother ride on the mower. I did rake up several trash can full of pine needles from the backwoods area and mulched the circle drive as well as the blueberry bushes as they love the acid from the pine needles and I have plenty of them. That kept be busy up until lunch time when we ate lite with just some cut up tomato's and cucumbers; both of which the vines have died but I still have a few of each in reserve in the basement where it stays cool.
The lettuce seedlings are ready to transplant into the ground and as soon as I remove the tomato plants I'll set them out in their place as the sun shine is about 5-6 hours daily on that bed. The upper garden patch is now getting reduced sunshine and I'm not sure the beans plants will mature or the volunteer tomato plants I transplanted from the compost pile will make either, oh well. The peppers are doing great as are the kale and Swiss chard and the beets are huge. I blessed Jake and Katelyn with some beets last evening along with our old flattop stove which was fairly new but did not match the stainless steel decor that Nancy wants for the cabin appliances, oh well.
I painted some cardboard with the color of the paint she now wants for her new cabinets so we can take with us to Mt.Airy today to the granite place and pick out the color scheme she wants for the new countertops. She wants a complete redo of the kitchen. We also need a new a new kitchen light over the sink area and some blinds, oh well. She roasted a turkey breast for our supper with our guests who have become family like. Along with the turkey she had smashed taters and gravy, corn, broccoli and stuffing and then a pumpkin pie for dessert. We had a thanksgiving supper in September which was delicious. Afterwards we played a new card game we showed them called Oh -ell or Oh Well which Nancy's folks taught us years ago. It's fast and fun and Katelyn came from behind on the last hand to beat Jake and I was last by one point for a change despite being the score keeper, oh well.
Skylar is a hoot and so well behave and just a cutie pie. She is like one of our twin grand boys with so much personality and very smart as well and is jabbering away constantly. We so enjoy their company and of course watching Skylar mature. After they left I washed the dishes and Nancy dried and then it was some football for a quarter and then a hot shower and some read time before lights out for me around 10'ish, LATER
