Well Monday after a chilly start turned it turned out to be rather pleasant with temps up into the low 60;s after a 40's to start the day. I was up around 6'ish to start the day with my usual routines that begin with some quiet times to honor my LORD, give thanks for another day and to lift up several for comfort and healing. We got word that Eddie isn't doing to good and that Grant is having some issues once again with his cancer. Everyone else seems to be holding and that Joe at 96 years young is on the mend but bored in the rehab center. Hopefully we will see them all next year when we come back to the mountains.
I worked outside after breakfast and a hike up and down the driveway three times to get the respirations up and work on this belly fat. I dug and hauled two loads of fine dirt from the gully in the back yard and spread it on the upper garden and in the yard than raked and hauled three more loads of pine needles to finish the garden beds and then weed whacked down the last of the flower beds along side the cabin. Everything is now ready for spring and summer when we get back up to sow and plant for next summer.
It sure is beautiful around the cabin as now most all trees are showing their colors and a couple of trees are almost bare of leaves as the high winds took most of them down especially the beautiful Maple by the fire circle. I took the battery out of the mower and stored it in the basement and now today I'll do the same with the golf cart which has been a great friend and work horse for me. We will take a trip to the dump and then over to our mountain moms place to say goodbye and bring her some goodies from the fridge, etc.
We took a ride out to the mailbox and then stopped and visited with Grant and Shirley for a few and learned about Eddie and then Grant mentioned he is needing another procedure due to issues from his prior cancer treatment. They are hoping to move up to the mountains permanently next year if all goes well. It was sad to say goodbye for this year as it always is when we leave these fine, GOD fearing folks whom we have grown to know and love over these past 30 plus years. We came back and took our last hike to the top of the mountains and the views were awesome once again and then we stopped and chatted with Laura who has come down with bronchial pneumonia and is being driven back to Jacksonville by grandson David on Wednesday as well. Seems she and the family were planning on spending Thanksgiving at their cabin but that has all changed now with her illness. We missed saying goodbye to Billy and Paula as they in Winston with her 105 year old mom. We didn't get to tell neighbor Gerald goodbye but we do keep in contact with him via email and texts. He is in Winston with his honey who has a place there and comes back almost weekly and looks after our place. He is a great neighbor and friend but we see less of him since he and she have become a couple, oh well.
Well there is still lots of small things to do then pack the truck for an early morning departure around 4'ish. I'm going to take a new route because we are leaving during the work week instead of on Sunday when the traffic is lite so we will by pass Charlotte and Columbia and cross the middle of the state. I think its about 30 miles or so longer but way less congestion and less road construction and of course less morning rush hour. Hopefully its the right decision. Keep us in your thoughts and prayers for traveling mercies. LATER
