Well Friday found us down off the mountain once again and it was rather warm with temps close to 90 once again but it stayed in the 70's here for us and by late evening it was quite pleasant to be outside. I had started the day with my usual well before 6 rollout to my routines of some quiet moments to honor my lord, Jesus, give thanks for another day and to lift up several by name for comfort and healing. All seem to be holding as of this post. The grands, Ava and Sam are on their way home with the church youth group from being a part of World Changers who were in Tennessee for the week.
We headed down to Elkin to visit our "mountain mom" Helen who is holding in this ALF. We made a stop at the local veggie stand for some goodies and then picked up MeDonald's for which she wanted for lunch and was I ever surprised at how their prices have risen. She wanted a plain hamburger, french fries and a small chocolate shake and it was almost 10 bucks, wow what a difference from when I could get a cheeseburger, fries, apple pie and a drink for a buck, oh well. We picked up some half runner beans, jalapenos, dried bird egg beans(October) peaches and 'maters from the old Hawk's produce which went out of business in Sparta. They just could not get any help so they closed up shop and now do a great business in Elkin.
We headed to Wal-Mart for our big shopping trip instead of Galax, Va. as we have company coming in on Sunday for close to a week. We will pick up a few other items after church on Sunday for the week at Food Lion in Sparta. We came back and had a lite lunch as it was once again after 2 o'clock and we were meeting at the Muddy Creek with the Luffman's for supper. I wasn't impressed with their food at all and it was a bit pricey. We do know the manager and she is sweet and showed us the back room but the fish sandwich was over done and small for 14 bucks, the fries were good but for that price they should be, oh well. That was the first and last time there for me this year.
We headed out to the Luffman Farm and loved up on several of the new foals. Mechelle has 32 Gypsy Vanners and they are so docile for such large animals. They are just beautiful with their long hair and sturdy frames and she has quite a breeding line of special colors and types and some of the rare colors in the USA. We always enjoy her mom and dads company as well as live partner Billy who is a hoot, to say the least. We lover their company and seeing their beautiful animals.
We got back on the mountain just before dark and saw several deer on the way home as well as in the fields. We are at present having some much needed rain and it sounds so good on the roof. Hopefully it will rain for most of the day and its a soaking rain as well which is what we need. I met up with neighbor Gerald and Phylis after getting back in the afternoon and had a very nice visit with them as I took his mail down for him. He is recovering nicely from the knee replacement and she was just as amicable as I've ever seen her. It was a pleasure to speak and enjoy both her and his company. They are here for the weekend.
Well I tuned into the Rays vs Yankees and the Rays lost big time in New York. Its not looking goof for them this year to make the playoffs unless something drastic changes for their pitching. The Orioles and Yanks are leading the division big time, LATER
