Well Tuesday started out wet and soggy with some early morning rain and cloudy skies but by late afternoon it was a near perfect day with low humidity and temps in the 70's. We spent the biggest part of the day doing retirement things like going to Sparta for Nancy's hair appointment and I spent a couple hours reading at the library. Then we headed out around 4'ish for the Frankis Place and ventured out to the top of the mountain to see some beautiful mountain property close to their spread. We brought supper to them as it easier to play games once their kiddos are down and in bed for the evening as it was our turn to entertain for supper.
I started the day with my usual 6'ish roll out to my routines that start with some quiet time to honor my LORD, give thanks for another day and to lift several up by name for comfort and healing. I headed out to check the gardens and finished up my quiet times on my walk around the property while getting in some exercise. The gnats were awful this morning and I had to carry a switch to beat them back on my walk. I did harvest another cucumber and noticed several more small ones on the vine. The tomato's are ripening and finally we have several ready for eating. I did harvest another pint or so of blueberries and we are now getting enough to freeze for future cobblers.
We headed off to town around lunch time and I dropped Nancy off to the hair folks then headed to the landfill to drop off some garbage and then to the library for some new reads. Nancy was through around 2'ish so we headed home after filling up at 3.49 a gallon for a snack lunch as we were eating big for supper. Food Lion had N.Y. strip steaks on sale so we bought 4 and along with a fresh garden salad and cheesecake we had supper at the Frankis Place. Katelyn had baked taters both regular sweet taters in the oven.
We took a ride in Jake's 4 wheel truck up to the top of this mountain which is almost next door to their place where some investor bought 160 acres. There are two lakes on it and it mostly fields where they made hay this summer but the views were awesome and for being on top of a mountain it was almost like a golf course with open fields that was farmed at one time. We saw where a chimney once stood with heavy huge limestone rocks. Going up through the steep woods road you would never imagine the lay of the land that was easily farmed and what long distant views. It borders the Blue Ridge Parkway near Doughton Park.
We had a delicious supper and then the kiddos went down for the evening and we got into a game of Hand and Foot. Well Jake and I were finally winning until the last hand and the gals pulled it out for a win once again. What a grand time we have with them and we so enjoy their kiddos. It sure was a dark ride back from their place which is about a 30 to 40 minute ride. We saw some critters along the way as well. I soon hit the shower and read until 10:30 then it was lights out for me, LATER
