Monday October 2, 2023

Sunny and warm today with highs in the mid 70’s and a slight breeze.

I went to the gym and grocery store this morning. Did not need much other than the usual weekly milk and lettuce.

This afternoon I had a Friends of the Library meeting. Afterwards I stopped at the bank and at B&T Tire and Auto to order tires while I was on that side of town.

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Saturday September 30, 2023

A lovely sunny fall day in the mountains with highs in the low 70’s and a slight breeze.

The store was steadily busy all day with a slight break around the lunch hours. We broke the $100.00 ceiling wrapping up a very good month for sales. Lots of folks out strolling Main Street so hopefully all the merchants had a good day.

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Friday September 29, 2023

After another foggy start of the day the sun came out and warmed up into the low 70’s/

We had a steady day at the store breaking the $100.00 ceiling. Between customers we worked on a donation that took all day to process.

Then, Pat and I went downstairs to the wine bar. Donna met us down there. We had a nice evening  chilling out. Pat left early but Donna and I stayed for awhile longer just hanging out and enjoying the evening.

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Thursday September 28, 2023

After a foggy, chilly start to the morning the sun has come out and temperatures have warmed up into the upper 60’s with a light breeze.

I went to the gym, library, and drugstore this morning then outside to tackle a couple of gardening chores. Dumped the big pot from the porch steps of it’s last remaining flowers that were about done then trimmed back the quince by the side porch. That took two wheelbarrow loads to dump down in the woods then I called it quits.

I have some odds and ends chores inside that need to be done this afternoon.

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Wednesday September 27, 2023

Cloudy today with off and on drizzle. We barely made it into the 60’s today.

A good day at the store. We almost broke the $100.00 ceiling but spent most of the day working on a big donation. It takes a lot of time to unbox, sort, price, and get the books on the shelf as well as sorting out the stuff that goes out for free or to recycling.

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Tuesday September 26, 2023

Clouds and fog this morning when I left for the gym.

From there I decided to drive over to Galax, VA to do a Wal-Mart run. I stocked up on some pantry items as well as some non-food items I needed. They have just finished remodeling the store. They did a very nice job but it took awhile to find the items I usually shop for to find where they had moved them to.

The sun has come out this afternoon and temperatures have warmed up into the low 70’s.

 

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Monday September 25, 2023

Mostly cloudy today and warm with temperatures in the low 70’s and calm wind.

Gym and grocery store this morning. Picked up the usual weekly items plus a few things that were on sale so grabbed those.

This afternoon I emptied some more pots and cleaned those. Also, took in the chair cushions on the porch and cleaned those up. A couple of the hanging pots are still looking good as well as most of the stuff in the ground. I will wait to tidy up the beds when I pull up all the annuals.

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Sunday September 24, 2023

Partly sunny today with highs in the upper 70’s and calm winds.

The usual house cleaning chores and laundry today. I put out my fall decorations on the table in the foyer and changed the place mats on the dining room table. Fall is definitely here in the mountains. The leaves are starting to change and the temperatures are dropping down at night into the upper 40’s and low 50’s at night.

I have a couple of things to do at the computer this afternoon and of course fixing dinner. I try to cook something on Sunday’s to freeze and use for future meals.

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Saturday September 23, 2023

Cloudy, cool, and breezy today with highs only in the mid 80’s and 15 to 20 mph wind gusts.

A slow day at the store for a Saturday. Not sure where everybody was but they were not in downtown Sparta. Had sporadic customers off and on and one donation to work on. For the first time in a long time we did not break the $100 on a Saturday.  But, still  good day overall.

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Friday September 22, 2023

Sunny and breezy today with highs in the low 70’s.

Business was steady at the store most of the day. I held down the fort for most of it so Pat could go to a luncheon. We broke the $100.00 ceiling. In between customers I worked on a donation.

JoAnne met me at the store shortly before we closed. We went to dinner then I drove her back to pick up her car.

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