Well with all the rain on Wednesday and this cold front coming out way Thursday was a mixture of cloudy skies, some wind and a little sunshine and the temps dropping quickly in the late evening. Its probably in the 40's this morning and I'm sure our last really cold mornings until next fall. It is really cold at the cabin once again with some snow and ice, yikes.
I started the day with my usual well before 5:30 rollout to my routines that begin with some quiet time 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 with this post. I headed out to the Rec for a good workout with all good players and managed to win with different partners all but one match before running out of gas and heading home to get a quick bite to refuel with before heading out to work on the house as I get it ready to paint. I did do some garden work and pulled up all the Swiss chard which was wilting from all the nematodes that had attached themselves to the roots. I cut the roots off and put them in the garbage. I didn't sow many marigold seed which is a natural deterrent to these root suckers. I'm wondering if they have attacked a couple of my tomato plants as they have quit producing.
I had an estimate on replacing the gutters on the back side of the house and it was outrageous in my estimation for approximately 20 + feet with 4 corners and two down spouts at nearly a grand, yikes. I originally did the gutters myself for a hundred bucks some 30 years ago. I even gave the owner of the company a sack of collards greens, oh well. I love to share the bounty from the gardens and did harvest two more messes of collards to give away; thats 7 messes in two days from 7 plants and I still have enough for a mess for myself. They love this weather and temps and thankfully the root suckers don't like them or the kale plants. I do believe they have attacked the egg plant as it has stopped growing and is wilting daily, oh well.
Nancy was off to a different paint store collecting samples and I do believe she finally found one she likes after spending over 50 bucks just on samples, now I need to order the paint and get started next week before it get too hot once again. I still have some caulking to do as well as get more supplies for the actual painting. I'm excited about the new look but its been a chore with Nancy's decisions or should I say indecisions and what if's. This will be my last time to paint the house myself and thats kind of sad as usually a paint job last 10-15 years and I'll be too old to do it again if I'm still around, oh well.
I picked up neighbor Dan after a supper of grilled marinated chicken breast, fresh green beans and some Jasmine rice and we headed to S.R.B.C for the mens meeting which was mainly an hour of prayers lifted up for our missionaries and what ever was on our mind. We left at 8 and headed home then I hit the shower and was soon watching some ALONE on the TV until lights out at 10, LATER
