Well Monday started out chilly to us flat landers from Florida with temps in the middle 50's but eventually warmed up to the upper 70's with tons of sunshine and blue skies. I had started the day with my usual 6'ish rollout to my routines that begin with some quiet times to honor Jesus, give thanks for another day and to lift up several for comfort and healing. Our neighbor Grant was under going a kidney removal that was cancerous and we got word it was successful and was in recovery in a hospital in Charlotte and may even be able to come home in a day or two. We are still mourning the loss of Charlie Kirk and for his family as the FBI investigates his killers radicalization, so sad for this nation and for those who celebrate his death, but mainly his movement that has now taken over this nation with his love for Jesus, family and patriotic love of country will live on. His legacy and message will only get stronger as his wife will stay the course with is organization called Turning Point America. His association with MAGA is strong and sincere and has resonated with all patriots. Only those who have been brainwashed by the socialist/communists and who are Woke with DEI democrat leanings will remain as enemies like his killer.
After my morning posts and quiet times I headed out to stretch on the back porch before walking around checking on the gardens for any and all deer damage. Well they jumped the fence around the back yard patch and ate off all the beet greens and lots more of the half runner bean vines as well as all the green pepper tops. I haven't got any bell peppers this year as it's one of their favorite foods along with the potato tops. They have eaten them down to just stems as well as eaten the tips of the tomato's plants that are still producing some blooms in the back woods patch, oh well. I did harvest several small tomato's from that patch as the tomato plants in the other two patch's are dead and have been removed. I have several 'maters along the porch railing ready for the plate and we had a couple yesterday for our BLT's at lunch. I try to eat at least one a day while they are still available and then of course I'll plant more when we get back to my Florida garden in November. We have 6 more Sundays here before leaving for the flat land.
I fired up the weed eater and did the property which kept me busy for a couple hours and then rested the rest of the day reading a WWI book titled FORTY-SEVEN DAYS. It's a first hand account on Gerald Pershing and the beginnings of the first regular US Army and their commitment to the war against Germany. There are lots of pictures as well from that event. Its a page turner and I have found it hard to put down once I started. Lots of history about that time period and how the USA got involved and their role in ending that war with the fighting vigor of the "Doughboys". Many generals in WWII were just minor officers in that war with "Black Jack Pershing" as the commander and his leadership. Very interesting to say the least.
Well we were having a cook out at church at 7 as we ended the mens Bible study in the book of Roman's which when we do, we usually invited any from the church and all from the women's class which meets at the same time weekly. We had grilled burgers, dogs and the fixin's as well plenty of desserts and then we mingled until 8'ish. Lots of kids and babies attended and then we headed home as the Bucs were on TV. Its seldom I get to watch them here in the mountains and while they won it wasn't pretty as they were looking like the Bucs of old; missing field goals, blocked punts and QB sacks, but they managed to pull it out in the final seconds by one point. They were slated to win it all by some sports casters as the team to beat this season, but I bet a FSU could beat them like they did Alabama to start the NCAA season, oh well, LATER
