Saturday September 2, 2024

Warm and sunny today with highs in the upper 70’s to low 80’s.

It was Heritage Festival day in town. Streets blocked off, lots of vendors, etc. Yesterday and today was out entire half price sale. Yesterday we did over $500.00 and today over $400.00. Two very busy days at the store.Frances and Al arrived this morning.

They spent the day doing the festival while I worked at the store. Then we went to dinner at The Pines and back home.

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Wednesday September 18, 2024

A tropical low came on shore and moved through the state all day yesterday. I ended up with a total of five inches of rain for the 24 hour from Monday midnight through midnight last night.

Today is mostly sunny with temperatures in the low 70’s.

I worked two hours at the store then left for my cardiac PT then back to the store until closing. We had a moderately busy day though did not make over $100.00.

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Monday September 16, 2024

Mostly cloudy and cool today with highs in the low 60’s and breezy.

I went to the gym this morning to do my walking.

Donna and Debra picked me up around 11:15. We went down the mountain to Elkin. Had lunch at Jersey Mike’s then meandered through Dollar Tree next door. Then went to the new Ollie’s down the road and from there stopped at Cook Out for milk shakes.

We then headed back up the road for Sparta stopping on the way up the mountain at one of those antique junk stores then they dropped me off home. A fun day for sure.

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Saturday September 14, 2024

Cloudy with light drizzle this morning with a low in the mid 60’s. Clouds hung around all morning but we never did get any rain. Sun came out this afternoon. Breezy all day with highs in the low 70’s.

A busy day at the store but it was either no one was in the store or it was crowded with customers. We made over $200.00 with several big sales in the mix.

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Thursday September 12, 2024

Partly cloudy and cool when I left for Winston this morning.

I had a haircut appointment then met my friends from the Firm for lunch at Little Richards. From there it was back up the mountain.

Back in town I stopped at the library then went to the gym to do my combined afternoon and evening walk for the day then came home.

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Wednesday September 11, 2024

Sunny and warm today with highs in the upper 70’s. We’ve had no rain for almost a month. Things are getting dry.

I worked until noon at the store then left to drive over to Jefferson for my cardiac rehab class then drove back to town to finish working the rest of the afternoon at the store. We had a relatively good day but did not make over $100.00. Typical Wednesday for this time of year.

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Monday September 9, 2024

A nice, cool start to the morning with temperatures in the low 60’s.

I went to the gym this morning to do my 30 minute walk. From there I left for Winston. Still warm down the mountain with highs in the low to mid 80’s. We are in the low to mid 70’s up here.

I ran an errand at Home Depot then went to my two gynecology appointments for my annual mammogram and checkup. Then, back up the mountain.

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Saturday September 7, 2024

Cloudy with some light drizzle this morning but the sun came out mid-morning. But, chilly and breezy all day with highs in the upper 60’s.

An off and on busy day for our half price paperback sale day. It was also the last Music on Main for the season which we stay open until 7:30. We did make over $200.00 for the day.

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Wednesday September 4, 2024

Sunny with highs in the upper 60’s to lower 70’s with a breeze. Leaves are just starting to turn.

I worked two hours at the store this morning then left to drive over to Jefferson for my rehab. Today we could choose which cardio machine we wanted to do and go for as long as we felt like doing. Instead of doing two more cardio machines we did a series of exercises at 30 second intervals that consisted of a chair squats, overhead arm raises with weights, step ups, wall push ups, and exercise band pulls. We did two circuits of those. A nice change of pace and a chance to get in some upper body work.

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Monday September 2, 2024

A nice sunny day with highs in the mid 70’s and a nice breeze.

This morning, instead of doing my required walk, I watered and dead headed plants and did some weeding.

After lunch I went over to Donna’s. Debra and another friendĀ  came over for an afternoon of crafting. The one friend left early but Debra and I stayed the rest of the afternoon then Donna fixed dinner for us. I always take a break during the craft session to do my afternoon walk.

 

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