Well Monday started out much the usual with a well before 6 rollout to my routines that begin with some quiet time to honor my LORD, give thanks for another day and to lift up several by name for comfort and healing. All are holding as of this post. I seem to be finally getting over this sinus issue as well as the cough which had lingered on for over three weeks. I played pickle ball outside in the sunshine for a couple hours with some good players and one old friend from church who is from Canada but since sold out in Seminole and moved to south St.Pete where he plays the game there with different guys. We had a good time with 6 of us outside on the court.
After pickle ball I harvested a mess of leafy greens as Sheri and Steve were coming by on their electric bikes to pick them up and they stayed for an hour or so until lunch time. After a lunch of a delicious garden fresh salad I ventured in to check the news and then worked on filing my income tax for this year. I over paid and I'm getting a refund which is always nice. I worked outside in the gardens hand watering later in the afternoon and every thing is looking good with tons of tomato's on the vine. We got a call from middle sister Pat in W. Va. that her hubby Keith was in for some eye surgery in the hospital and will be there for a week as they found a melanoma behind the eye and has to be on some radiation for at least a week. Hopefully they can correct that issue as he has some other health concerns.
We spoke with our "mountain mom" Helen and she sounded good after celebrating 95 years young a week ago. She still lives alone in her cabin in the mountains of N.C. but does have some assistance now for driving her to and from places she needs to go and a neighbor checks on her daily. Her brother Joe is away from his place and while a year older still wants to come back to his place near Helen. He has issues with his legs and its doubtful he will be able to be alone again. Everyone else is holding as of this post.
Nancy prepared a delicious chicken dish with fresh veggies sauteed and put over rice for our supper. Very healthy with peppers, celery, onion, water chestnuts and sugar peas out of the garden. I need to transplant some lettuces seedlings into the garden proper today as they have added another leaf. I gave neighbor Carol a sack full as well when she visited later in the afternoon. After the cleanup from supper I headed in to check on the war in Israel and then to read until it was shower time. After a hot shower it was some TV time in the bedroom until lights out for me at 10. Not sure what time Nancy came in but it was after I hit the sack, LATER
