Well we had a first this morning; A small black bear came out from down below and was attempting to dig in my compost pile. Nancy got some good pics of it. We have seen evidence of one but NEVER actually saw one on this property in over 30 years. He weighed around a 100 pounds or more and really looked to be in decent shape.
I started the day on Friday with a 6'ish rollout to my usual routines that start with some quiet times to honor my LORD, give thanks for another day and to lift several up by name for comfort and healing. All seem to be doing well at this point in time. Amy also seems to be doing better with meds with her racing heart issues. I piddled around outside in the gardens before we made a trip to town to hand out posters for the conference on Faith and Family coming here to Sparta on October 14th. Hopefully we will still be here.
We stopped and made a quick stop at the Food Lion for a couple items and then at the Foley's chicken place for a couple sandwiches before heading back on the mountain to get ready for the Luffman Family at 6 for supper. I had two racks of ribs in the oven which I eventually grilled for an hour to give them a smokey flavor and a pot of collards on the stove. We also had a garden salad and baked taters with all the fixin's. Kay brought a yummy cake and a sack of dinner rolls.
We didn't play any games but did sit and chat until dusk when they headed out. It was clean up time and then I watched the Ray's lose to the Yankees at home 6-2 after sweeping the Rockies in 3 game, oh well. The Yankees are out of it for the playoffs this year as they are in the cellar or last place. The Rays have to keep up with the Orioles who are still in first place.
I did some reading on the back porch while the ribs grilled. I did harvest another couple of cucumbers as well as a bowl of blue berries and a half bushel basket of bird egg beans. I sat and hulled them for over an hour and now I'm going to let them dry out in the hull. My fingers are sore from hulling that bunch which keeps the beans soft for cooking, LATER
