Friday September 28, 2018

Gym this morning than back home to clean up and head back to work another midday shift.

We had a little over an inch of rain late from last evening and over night. The morning started out cool and cloudy but the sun finally came out this afternoon and temperatures have climbed up into the mid 70’s with very little chance of rain. At least things have dried out enough James is able to mow this afternoon.

 

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Thursday September 27, 2018

I had a couple of household things to take care of this morning before heading to the gym to work my midday shift. It has been cloudy all day with periods of heavy rain. I only had half an inch here at the house. From the radar it looks like more on the way.

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Wednesday September 26, 2018

Gym, library, and grocery store this morning. The day started out sunny, clear, and warm. I took advantage of the nice weather to pick up the windfall apples before James mows again and do a few other outdoor chores. The clouds rolled in just as Colin and I finished playing ball. There is a chance of rain and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening.

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Tuesday September 25, 2018

I am reading Stalking Ground: A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery by Margaret Mizushima

Gym this morning, home, and off to the bookstore to volunteer for a couple of hours.

We were still fogged in this morning with light drizzle when I left for gym. It had lifted in town by the time I left the gym. And, it was just cloudy with temperatures in the mid 60’s when I left the bookstore but we still have fog and drizzle here at the house.

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Monday September 24, 2018

Gym this morning. Today has been foggy and drizzly with temperatures in the low 60’s. I had to run a couple of errands before my 12:45 dentist appointment. Driving just past the dentist office out 21 N on other side of town from my the sun was shinning. Back in the Sparta and out 21 S nothing but fog and drizzle.

 

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Sunday September 23, 2018

The usual house cleaning chores this morning. I have a load of towels to wash and some odds and ends chores to finish. I mixed up a batch of oatmeal/chocolate chip cookies to bake this afternoon.

It was very foggy this morning. Now it’s just mostly cloudy with highs today in the mid 60’s with a chance of drizzle or showers this afternoon and tonight.

 

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Saturday September 22, 2018

Signs of fall are abundant here in the mountains. Some of the trees are turning while others, like the ones in my yard, are already dropping their leaves. We grow and ship a lot of pumpkins from this county. Driving around you can see them being harvested and/or on the back of flat bed trucks in large cardboard boxes.

This morning I changed the bed linens and put them in to wash. Colin and I went outside to pull up the tomato vines and dig up some of the grass that is trying to take over the garden and bed in front of the porch. I also cut back the forget-me-not plants and the bleeding heart.

I finished up outside, came in and took my shower, then headed into town. I had stuff to drop off at Cares and wanted to stop at Scott’s to pick up a couple of mum’s for the front porch.

Laundry and other assorted stuff to do this afternoon. It’s a beautiful day with lots of sunshine and a slight breeze. A little on the warm side and a chance of showers this evening.

 

 

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Friday September 21, 2018

I am reading A Case Of Vineyard Poison by Philip R. Craig.

I worked 10 – 3:30 today at the gym. The weather today was mostly sunny and warm with very little breeze and low humidity.

 

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Thursday September 20, 2018

I took a little road trip this morning over to Jefferson and then continued on to Boone. I needed to pick up something from Wal-Mart which is in Jefferson on the way to Boone. Just on the other side of Jefferson, 221 was closed due to construction. I had to take a nice, winding, back country road into Boone which was fun to drive. There I had a 10am appointment with Subaru.

They do an Encore Delivery service up to six weeks from the purchase of the car. They have a non-salesperson who does a one-on-one in the car answering questions about all the electronic gadgets and features you run into after you’ve had the car for a few weeks. Yes, you can look it up in the manual but who can understand those things? Anyway, I am glad I went over because she showed me a couple of things including hooking up my phone to the Blue Tooth system and unbuckling and storing the middle back seat belt so it would not be in the way when I put the seats down to haul something. There were a few minor things I could have eventually discovered on my own but I am not good at discovering gadget stuff by myself. It only took half an hour and I was rewarded with a gas card. Boone is not really as convenient as Winston. She gave me a contact with the service department for their Toyota dealership down there where I can go to get service and oil changes. Modern does not have a Subaru dealership in Winston.

I was back home a little after noon. It is warm and mostly sunny today with a chance of an afternoon thunderstorm.

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Wednesday September 19, 2018

Gym this morning and a quick stop at the grocery store. Play time with Colin, a shower, and back to the gym to work the mid-day shift.

Warm and mostly sunny with a bit of a breeze and low humidity today.

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