Well Tuesday was mostly an overcast day with a few sprinkles and by late afternoon some delicious sunshine. Its been in the upper 70's with high humidity so the a/c has been mostly but at least we are out of the drought condition. I started the day with my well before 6 rollout to my routines that begin with some quiet times to honor my lord, Jesus, give thanks for another day and to lift several up by name for comfort and healing as well as safety on the hiking trail. All seem to be holding and I'm still sad and in shock to know my old pickle ball partner has passed so suddenly, but in way that is a blessing as there was no long time suffering; he played pickle ball in the morning and passed that evening.
I piddled around the gardens as well as some honey do 's but then mostly sat on the back porch reading the afternoon away. I'm reading a true crime book on a serial killer that started with murdering kids after raping and torturing them and leaving them in wooded areas and then denying any involvement. He eventually was caught and send to prison but on reduced charges because of the lack of evidence associating him directly to the crimes and was released back into society only to begin killing again I'm about half way through this read as its a real page turner by Greg Olsen. He started his murdering in Viet Nam and while suffering from flashbacks he carried through on his murderous history after being discharged.
We were having the Frankis Family for supper so we spent part of the day getting ready for them. Nancy made a delicious squash casserole to go along with some t-bones on the grill, sweet taters and of course a garden fresh salad and then cup cakes for dessert. We still have two left from when she made them on Saturday, but they are oh so good. We had a fun time with Skylar and Seth as they are very energetic and we played with them outside on the back porch after eating. We will play cards with Jake and Katelyn when we next go to their place so the kids can go to bed after supper. Its just too much to try to play with them being at our house as there aren't much for the kids to do.
We start today to get ready for our trip to Woodstock on Thursday for 5 days. I'm looking forward to visiting with family and maybe even take a trip to the old West Virginia house where Nancy spent many summers with her family. Its no longer in the family and the last we saw it, it was in ruins and in decay. We have to run to Sparta today before 5 and pick up some fresh baked herb bread to take with us and then to stop in Galax on the way north for a haircut for me. Its about a 4 1/2 hour trip or so depending on our route. It should be a fun time as we will once again fire up the card playing events at night, LATER
