Wednesday August 5, 2026

Warm and muggy today with highs in the mid to upper 70’s. We had a couple of thunderstorms last night that brought another two and half inches of rain. We are gradually getting caught up from the drought deficit. Looks like we might get some more storms this evening.

A good day at the store after a fairly slow start. We had a big donation of children’s book I had to sort this morning. We had a few off and on customers during the middle of the day then late this afternoon several groups of people came in and pushed our sales to well over $100.00.

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Monday August 3, 2026

Mostly sunny and warm with highs in the mid 70’s. Had some off and on rain showers yesterday but not much in the way of accumulation. May get a stray shower this evening.

Gym this morning. I had Friends of the Library meeting this afternoon. From there I went on to Donna’s to craft, visit, and watch the deer.

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Saturday August 1, 2026

Mostly sunny and nice with highs in the mid 70’s. Late this afternoon clouds rolled in with off and on light showers.

We had a busy weekend at the store. Yesterday several big donations to keep us busy between lots of customers and almost $200.00 in sales. Today was supposed to be Music on Main starting until 9. We usually stay open until around 7:30. However, with the off and on showers they moved everything inside to various locations for small bands at 5 then to Muddy Creek’s music hall at 7.

So, we closed the store at 4:30 since there would be no traffic on the street. Donna invited me over for dinner so I went to her house for a visit with her and, of course, the dogs.

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Wednesday July 29, 2026

A nasty storm moved through yesterday afternoon bringing a little over and inch of rain. Thankfully, no damage here but it did cause some down the mountain. Today we had winds gusting in the 15 to 20 mph range but lots of sunshine and cooler temperatures in the mid 70’s.

A busy day at the store. Steady customers all day bringing in over $100.00.  In between I had  lot of donations to work on as well shelf organizing, etc.

Donna called me around 3:30 from Elkin. She offered to bring dinner from Jersey Mike’s. She arrived at the house just I as I got home from work. We had dinner then she stayed and visited for awhile afterward.

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Monday July 27, 2026

Warm and sunny today with highs in the upper 70’s.

I went to the gym this morning then back home to do some work in the yard. With the rain we had over the last few days the weeds and grass in the flower beds has gone wild. I pulled all that up, dead headed the flowers, and did some other chores.

No crafting this afternoon. Donna had an afternoon appointment  so I stayed home and did some odds and ends inside.

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Saturday July 25, 2026

Yesterday was rain and drizzle all with temps barely into the 60’s. Still only had about half an inch of rain but will take what we can get. Today started off cloudy but sunshine from late morning on and we got up into the mid 70’s

This weekend was the highway 21 road market. Folks from all over set up tents along the highway in parking lots, etc to sell their stuff. We had a lot of traffic both days putting up over the $400.00 mark for the two days. We also had a championship rodeo in town for the weekend.

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Wednesday July 22, 2026

Off and on rain showers all day heavy at times. However, I only had half an inch here at the house. With the off and on rain yesterday and last night I had another half inch.

A slow day at the store. I worked solo since Joyce had something on she schedule for today. Most of the customers came in this morning.

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Monday July 20, 2026

Sunny, warm, and humid with highs in the mid 80’s. Both yesterday and today we had a couple of showers that lasted about ten minutes.

I went to the gym and ran a couple of errands this morning. I did not go to Donna’s. I had to wait on the plumbers to come. I discovered water leaking through hole for the shower light yesterday when I took my shower. I have a trap door in the closet to the back of the shower. I cleared the shelf and pulled the trap door cover and saw water on the insulation above the unit.

I called my plumber guys and he said they could come out today. Thankfully, it was a minor issue. The threads on the pipe connecting the shower head had rusted and the had broken off at the wall.

They had a heck of time getting the broken piece out but otherwise, it was an easy fix. All is well and the bathroom is all put back together.

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Saturday July 18, 2026

Off and on thunderstorms most of the morning and early afternoon. Sun is out now and temperatures are in the low 80’s. May get some more tonight and tomorrow.

A busy day at the store today. Yesterday was busy off and on. But, we still did good making well over $300.00 for both days. Had a few donations come in yesterday and we worked on organizing and straightening shelves in between.

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Wednesday July 15, 2026

Sunshine and warm temperatures in the upper 80’s with a little bit of breeze.

A slow day in sales at the store but enough to make it a fairly good day. Otherwise, I was busy with donations, shelf organizing, etc. Had a really nice donation of children’s books come in. We were down to almost none in our children’s section so very glad to get that restocked.

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