I am reading lavender Blue Murder by Laura Childs.
Rain, rain, and more rain through tonight into tomorrow. Temps in the low 60’s today
I went to the gym this morning then stopped at the grocery store to pick up a few odds and ends. Didn’t need much.
Vet office called to let me know Colin’s ashes were there. I drove over this afternoon to pick them up.
I am reading Winterkill by C.J. Box.
My friend Donna stopped by yesterday afternoon for a visit. We sat on the front porch and played with her beagle puppy while we visited.
Colin was so much a part of my daily life from sharing bits of my meals, following me around the house, to going outside to work in the yard. It’s hard to explain but with the new furniture it’s not so painful to be sitting alone without him on the sofa with his ball.
I still expect him to come running in the bedroom at night when I turn off the light after I have been up reading or greeting me at the door when I come home.
Mostly cloudy and cool today with temps in the low 70’s.
I stopped in Elkin yesterday at Rumple furniture to look at sofas and chairs for the den. The set we bought when we moved up here did not hold up very well. Now that Colin is gone I wanted to replace the sofa with something of better quality.
They delivered those this morning. After they left I had several errands to run in town. Need to water the plants this afternoon but not much else on the menu.
Thank you to everyone who posted condolences about Colin. He was a great dog and best friend especially after Bob died. I hate cancer took him so soon even though he was 10.
I did do my shift at the bookstore today to get out of the house and to try to get back to normal routine.
A very sad day.
I had to take Colin to the vet yesterday afternoon to have him put to sleep. He was bleeding internally in his stomach from the cancer but there was nothing the we could this time to save him.
Frances and Al left around 10:30 this morning. After they left I started the weekly house cleaning chores.
Another nice day in the mountains with mostly sunny skies and a breeze with temps in the mid to upper 70’s.
Frances and Al arrived last evening around 7.
Today is a beautiful fall day in the mountains with lots of sunshine, a breeze, and temps in the low 70’s.
We left for town around 10 am to go the Heritage Festival. Craft, food, and civic organization booths outside with the streets closed off. We walked around looking and talking to folks we know then stopped for lunch at Horizon Bistro then walked around a bit more.
We wore our masks. Some had then on some not. A few vendors chose not to show up but the event was well attended but not so packed you could not walk easily around folks.
Another fall like day with lots of sunshine, temps in the low 70’s, and breezy.
I went to the gym this morning then stopped by the bank and the library.
There were a few gardening chores to attend to. Several of the summer flowers in pots are done for the year. They needed to be dumped and the pots washed out. I swept off the porch and tidied up a few things in the flower beds.
Doing the laundry this afternoon.
