Monday April 30, 2018

Posted on 30 April 2018 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

At least it has been sunny and dry the last few days. But, temperatures are still cool with some wind. Gym and a couple of errands this morning. Not much else going on. I am doing a load of laundry and cooking up a pot of rice for chicken stir fry for dinner tonight.

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Sunday April 29, 2018

Posted on 29 April 2018 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

Another sunny but cool and windy day. I did the house cleaning this morning. This afternoon I visited the guy I gave all the astronomy equipment to. He and his wife and son moved up here three months after we did. They have a beautiful property on top of a hill about 7 miles outside of Sparta. He built a roll off roof observatory on their property and is president of one of the astronomy clubs in Virginia. He has put on several programs for the library here in Sparta and the one in Independence, VA.

 

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Saturday April 28, 2018

Posted on 28 April 2018 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

It’s almost a perfect spring day. Lots of sunshine with temperatures in the low 60’s but winds are 10 to 20 mph. I opened the garage door so I could keep an eye on Colin while I did some more work out there getting things organized . When I came in for a lunch break I mixed up a batch of oatmeal/chocolate chip cookie dough to bake this afternoon. I had planned to wash the car but fighting the wind with the hose I end up as wet as the car. At least it’s nice enough for Colin to get some outdoor play time.

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Friday April 27, 2018

Posted on 27 April 2018 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

Gym this morning then back home to get ready for my 10:30 to 3:30 shift back at the gym. The sun finally came out this afternoon. Temperatures in the mid-50’s but windy.

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Thursday April 26, 2018

Posted on 26 April 2018 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

I took the car back into B & T this morning to get the wheel bearing replaced. From there I had many stops to make before finishing up at the grocery store and home. It was amazing how quiet the car was without that roaring noise. Now I know what a wheel bearing sounds like when its going bad.

The weather is warm, 59 degrees with a slight breeze and some sunshine. More clouds and rain coming in this afternoon and tonight.

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Wednesday April 25, 2018

Posted on 25 April 2018 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

I am reading Better Late Than Never by Jenn McKinlay.

After another wet, drizzly morning the sun is trying to come out this afternoon. Breezy but warmer temperatures. Hopefully the wind will dry things out before we get more rain again tomorrow.

No gym this morning. The furniture store delivered the new mattress and box spring for the guest bedroom mid morning. I told the guy who is going to install the new sink in the unfinished area I would be home all today. He may show up or not, but it does not matter. Colin had two days of home alone so I decided to stay home today to do some things around the house and keep him company.

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Tuesday April 24, 2018

Posted on 24 April 2018 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

Another wet, damp, chilly day. We are working on another 4 inch plus rain siege. The second one in about a week.

This morning I had a golf tournament meeting at the gym. I finished up there about 12:15 then back home to let eat lunch and let Colin out before heading back into town to volunteer a shift at the bookstore.

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Monday April 23, 2018

Posted on 23 April 2018 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

Gym this morning then back home before heading back to the gym to work an 11 – 4 shift.

It’s a nasty day; cold, pouring rain, wind, etc. etc. We have a flood watch until 4pm tomorrow. This has been spring in Sparta. We get a beautiful, warm, day followed by nasty weather.

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Sunday April 22, 2018

Posted on 22 April 2018 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

Cloudy and cooler today. We have rain coming in tonight lasting through at least tomorrow.

This morning Al put pictures up in the newly established guest bedroom and the round mirror that belonged to my Nana. Then he planted two tubs of lamb’s ear in the back corner my friend Bonnie sent up with them yesterday. We raked up pine straw from the natural area where I have a row of pines and put it in the new lamb’s ear bed to dress it up a bit.

Yesterday afternoon he took down the TV dish off the deck the previous owners left and a mounting bracket where another or that one used to be. We ate dinner last night at a new Italian/American restaurant recently opened in Sparta. Food and service was excellent.

They left after lunch. I cleaned the bathrooms and ran the vacuum.

 

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Saturday April 21, 2018

Posted on 21 April 2018 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

I left this morning around 8 am to volunteer with the Friends of Blue Ridge Parkway. Today was a volunteer workday all the way up and down the Parkway, not just our section. Each section of the Parkway has a chapter responsible for a stretch of the Parkway. Today we cleaned up the tent and RV camping areas at Doughton Park. The local chapter here is chaired by one of our Friends of the Library and store volunteers. During the summer they do trash pickup and other stuff along our section of the Parkway between highway 21 and highway 18.

Thankfully we had a nice, sunny, warm day to be outside. Frances and Al came up around midday to let Colin out so I would not have to rush back this afternoon.

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