Monthly Archives: May 2019

Tuesday May 21, 2019

Posted on 21 May 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

I am reading Fifty Acres and a Poodle by Jeanne Marie Laskas. Some light reading I started at the Folk School I took along from my “to-be-read” shelf. 71 degrees, sunny, and a bit of a breeze this morning. I … Continue reading →

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Monday May 20, 2019

Posted on 20 May 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

72 degrees, sunny, and calm this morning when I left for the gym. My friend and I had a great time at Folk school making bark basketry. Very interesting process to take an entire piece of tree bark, score it … Continue reading →

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Thursday May 16, 2019

Posted on 16 May 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

51 degrees, sunny, and calm this morning. I am leaving today on my first mini vacation since Bob died. A friend and I are driving the Blue Ridge Parkway south heading toward Hayesville, NC for tonight’s stay. Tomorrow afternoon we … Continue reading →

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Wednesday May 15, 2019

Posted on 15 May 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

51 degrees, sunny, and calm this morning when I left for the gym. I made a quick grocery store stop on the way home. Sunny and cool again today and just a light breeze with temperatures in the low to … Continue reading →

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Tuesday May 14, 2019

Posted on 14 May 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

49 degrees with partly sunny skies and 20 mph wind gusts. The high today is only to be in the mid 50’s with those 20 mph wind gusts and partly cloudy skies. I volunteered a shift at the bookstore this … Continue reading →

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Monday May 13, 2019

Posted on 13 May 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

I am reading Shiver Hitch by Linda Greenlaw. 57 degrees and cloudy with 20 mph wind gusts when I left for the gym this morning. Temperatures barely made it into the 60’s today with lots of gusty winds and partly … Continue reading →

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Sunday May 12, 2019

Posted on 12 May 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

62 degrees and cloudy this morning. Another day of off and on rain showers. We’ve had about 2 inches since yesterday morning. Thankfully, no thunderstorms. High today of only 67 and a low tonight back down into the upper 40’s. … Continue reading →

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Saturday May 11, 2019

Posted on 11 May 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

65 degrees and raining this morning. Rain, thunderstorms, and chilly temperatures today and tonight. Despite the nasty day I went over to the local farmer’s market this morning. The bookstore is setting up a table this year with gardening, herb, … Continue reading →

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Friday May 10, 2019

Posted on 10 May 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

61 degrees, cloudy, and calm this morning when I left for the gym. Despite the mostly cloudy skies during the day no rain making it only the 4th dry Friday here in Sparta out of 16. Temperatures made it into … Continue reading →

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Thursday May 9, 2019

Posted on 9 May 2019 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

It was 61 degrees, cloudy, and calm this morning when I left for the gym. Grocery store stop on the way back home then back to the gym to work. Cloudy with the wind picking up this afternoon but fortunately … Continue reading →

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