Well Saturday was our first full day with no rain in quite a spell so I got lots of outside work done around the cabin, gardens and yards plus we headed down to a neighbors place around 4'ish for a yard party with tons of fine folks for supper, some corn hole and just plain eatin' to celebrate their grandson's graduating from high school and enlisting in the national guard. What a gorgeous evening and we stayed until 7'ish before heading back up to the cabin in the golf cart with a quick stop at neighbor Gerald and Phylis's place to give away some of the two dozen cup cakes Nancy made for the party.
I had started the day with a well before 6'ish rollout to my routines that begin with some quiet times to honor my lord, Jesus, give thanks for another day and to lift up several by name for comfort, healing and traveling mercies. All are holding with this post and keep Tyler and Sam in your thoughts and prayers for safe hiking as they left for a week on the Appalachian Trail.
After a hearty breakfast I headed out to check on the gardens and fertilize them while I waited for the grass to dry enough to mow. I had to replace or return the drive belt once again on the riding mower. I'm not sure what causes it to slip out of its pattern especially when backing back into the shed where I keep it out of the weather, oh well at least I was able to diagnose the problem and realign the belt and then mowed all of the yards except the backwood yard.
The place is just beautiful with all of the flowers blooming and the upper garden is producing tons of lettuces, beet greens and Swiss chard plus a couple of green peppers are maturing and of course the 'maters are getting large enough they should be ripening any day now. The blue berries are starting to show some colors as well and should be ready this coming week. The bushes on top of the mountain are already for picking and we did a couple times and send tons home with Mike and Dee.
I watched a little of the Ray's game and they shut out the Red's in ST.Pete at the Trop and are still in the hunt for a wild card slot. They did trade one of their sluggers away which makes no sense for 4 other players which are supposed to be good for the team in the future. Today we head to Cornerstone for corporate worship and hear all about the mission trip to Niagara Falls, N.Y. that Jake and Katelyn led, LATER
