Thursday May 10, 2018

The Shaw Brothers plumber, Hershel, showed up around 8 to fix the broken connector that stops up the downstairs sink and the one up here in this bath that was running slow. After he left I started working on some projects in the garage. I finally organized the shelves that hold the tape, screws, nails, etc. containers. Between Bob’s and myself plus a couple I inherited from dad I now have an abundance of tools and tool boxes. I finally got around to outfitting one with an assortment of tools to keep downstairs.

After lunch I took a shower and headed in to town for the bank and the grocery store. It’s been partly cloudy and windy all day. When I came back out storm clouds rolled in but it wasn’t raining yet. I had just finished putting up the groceries when James showed up to mow. He had just come from town and said it poured down where he was and it looked like it was getting ready to do the same here. I told him to come up on the porch to sit and wait out the storm. It rained a little and thundered a couple of times but now the sun has come out. With the 20 to 30 mph winds the grass will dry quick enough for him mow.

 

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Wednesday May 9, 2018

I was up and at the gym by 7:30 and back home by 8:45. My friend Bonnie arrived around 10. I showed her updates to the inside and outside of the house since she was here last then we took off for Galax, VA. We ate lunch at the Twisted Fork and walked around downtown Galax. From there we headed back to downtown Sparta. I guess it was after 4 when we finally made it back to the house.

We had a very nice day, The weather was almost perfect, partly sunny and warm with a slight breeze, except for a brief pop up shower while we were in downtown Sparta. Bonnie left for home a few minutes ago.

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Tuesday May 8, 2018

I am reading Man Overboard by J.A. Jance.

Today its cool and partly cloudy but not windy. No rain since the brief downpour Saturday night.

With the winds calm this morning I watered the garden and all the bedding and potted plants and hosed off the pole mounted bird feeder. While that was drying I washed the car. I had enough time to spray paint the bird feeder before getting my shower and heading into town to the Wellness Center for a golf tournament meeting.

 

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Monday May 7, 2018

Billings showed up at 8:15 this morning to do the spring AC check. After he left I headed to Jefferson to meet with my accountant to finalize and file the taxes. She had to file an extension to give her time to get everything finished.

I came back home, ate a snack, and let Colin out to play then headed to the library for the Friends meeting. We were celebrating April – June birthdays and having food so need to worry about fixing lunch.

it’s been cloudy, cool, and windy all day but so far the rain and storms have not arrived.

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Sunday May 6, 2018

The garden is planted. The potatoes are coming up nicely that Al planted a couple of weeks ago. He added the tomatoes, zucchini, and cucumber plants we started in the garage along with a couple of big boy tomatoes plants he brought up. In the other rows I planted seeds for bush green beans and carrots, and yellow squash behind the zucchini. Marigolds are in the four corners.

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Once we finished the garden Frances and Al added the flowers to the hanging pots while I did the pots that sit on the porch plus the ones that go in the ground along the porch and out by the mailbox. They headed back to Winston this afternoon after lunch.

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Saturday May 5, 2018

I met Frances and Al around 9 this morning at the Amish store in Hamtonville; about 35  to 40 minutes for each of us. We picked up some things at the market then stopped just down the road at the Amish furniture store where I bought am Amish rocking chair for the front porch.

From there we stopped in Elkin at Hawkes for some outdoor plants and then for lunch at Terry’s Cafe on the way home in State Road. So far, the rain has held off. Frances and I starting potting plants while Al worked on tilling the garden.

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Friday May 4, 2018

Gym, library, and grocery store this morning. Back home in time to shower, play with the dog, and head back to the gym for my 10:30 to 3:30 shift.

Another beautiful day with lots of sunshine and warm temperatures though a bit breezy.

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Thursday May 3, 2018

Another warm, sunny, day with just a light breeze. I left here about 10:45 to drive down the mountain to Elkin to meet our neighbors from our Winston house for lunch at Cracker Barrel. It’s only about half an hour for both them and me making it a nice halfway place to meet.

When I arrived back home a few minutes ago James had just started mowing the lawn.

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Wednesday April 2, 2018

I am reading Clutch of Constables by Ngaio Marsh.

Gym this morning, home, shower, let the dog out, and back to the gym for an 11-4 shift. Another day of 76 plus degree temperatures, lots of sunshine, and a breeze.

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Tuesday May 1, 2018

Finally, spring has sprung in Sparta on the 1st day of May. Warm, sunny, and a slight breeze. And, we are supposed to have this weather at least until the end of the week instead of just one day of nice weather. Colin and I will have to find some stuff to do outside this afternoon.

 

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