Well Thursday started out very chilly especially with the breeze which was constant all day long, probably our coldest all day long of the year with temps down into the middle 30's. There was plenty of blue skies and bright sunshine which helped with the cold but still our coldest winter day in Florida because after a chilly start there it always warms up by the afternoon, anyhow I was able to work outside around mid morning for the rest of the day. We took a hike later in the afternoon to visit neighbors and then we were in the rest of the day and evening.
I started the day with my usual 6 ish rollout to my routines that begin with some quiet times to honor my lord, Jesus, give thanks for another day and then to lift up several by name for comfort and healing, all are holding with this post. I headed out to stretch on the back porch despite it being col and breezy but was wrapped up with plenty of outer clothes. I did a couple laps around the property before heading in to finish up the box cereal for breakfast as we eat down the cupboards and make ready for our packing next week. After checking the news and social media posts I headed back outside to piddle around in the yards. I had a couple low places in yards so I dug a couple loads of dirt and filled in those places as well as finished up the back woods garden with covering it with compost. All I have to do now in the gardens is take down the fences around the patches and reinstall them around the hydrangea bushes in front of the porch and the well house.
We took a mid afternoon hike to say goodbye to Anne and Frank who are leaving next Monday for Lakeland, Florida. Frank has breathing issues and is on oxygen 24/7 but both love it here and we were responsible for helping them get their place in 2021. They love it and while she is a gardener like me she raises most of her tomato's and peppers in a pot on the porch and they do great. After visiting instead of walking back by the road we instead cut a path down their steep woods because we can see their cabin from ours and across the gully which runs with water when we have days of rain. We were amazed at the huge downed trees in that divide as our properties connect. That was the first time I had walked that area this year. We made it back and saved that steep uphill climb in our driveway. Nancy then made of pot of soup for our supper which was delicious.
Well Nancy was busy in the house prepping for the big supper tonight with 9 neighbors who are coming for steaks on the grill as well as three desserts she is making; black raspberry cobbler with vanilla ice cream, pumpkin and custard pies. They are bringing the side dishes and then we will play a couple games of Sequence I'm sure before calling it a night. Tomorrow I'm meeting 4 other guys for pickle ball in Sparta at 10 and will make a dump run before play, LATER
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