Thursday, July 14, 2022 Mostly Sunny Few Fluffy Clouds 86 Degrees 4:36 p.m.

Another beautiful day in East Tennessee. I think we might get a shower later on but right now all is calm ans warm. I will have to go out and water this evening if we don’t get a shower. I don’t mind doing that as I love the green grass and healthy trees and beautiful flowers. The garden is going well for the most part. We lost the squash to the heat but there is always next year.

When we bought this house the only furniture that came with it was an old piano that has seen much better days. So Tina and I decided that we would put it on the for sale site on Face Book and see if anyone wanted it. It was a FREE item. It will have a new home tomorrow. I think the person who wants it will use it for parts to fix other pianos. It sounds terrible and it has a few battle scares. It will help other pianos have a better music life.

My project today was working on the drawers on the buffet. I didn’t get very far as I had a call from my cousin and we chatted for quite awhile. We had not visited for many years so it was fun catching up with that family’s news. We will keep in better touch.

Now it is time to get a quick supper and get ready for games this evening. I am prepared to be beaten in Yahtzee as I haven’t been lucky in that game for quite awhile.

Quote of the day: Be Kind to others: Small everyday acts of kindness have a bigger impart then you think. I’ve gotten so caught up in my to do list that my week has sometimes felt like a slog. Then an unexpected spark of kindness would remind me not to only enjoy the moment but also that life is filled with such moments. Katheryn Allen Berlandi Sherman, Connecticut

Have a fantastic rest of your Thursday. Remember to make it a cheerful, kind, friendly, safe and fun day.

Blessings

Wednesday, July 13, 2022 Partly Cloudy 86 Degrees 4:55 p.m.

Yes, you are getting this on Thursday. We live in the Secret City so why this didn’t get accomplished on time is a Secret. Just pretend that it is a very late Wednesday Blog.

The day was busy with doing odd jobs that I keep wanting to do and putting off for one reason or another. I cleaned out two drawers and tossed stuff that should of gone in the trash instead of the drawers. they look great now and everything is now in sight and together. So nice. I also found cords that go to things that we may or may not still have. I shall start going through things and see if they have a home.

Blackberries are now in season. Dottie Turpin makes the very best blackberry cobbler. Yum Yum!

Quote of the day: Better Late Then Never!

Hope you day was wonderful and filled with love, laughter and fun

Blessings

Tuesday, July 12, 2022 Mostly Sunny Windy Rain Coming 89 Degrees 4:44 p.m.

A Beautiful summer day, sunny hot and a bit humid. We are to have rain tonight and a cold front moving in which will make the rest of the week dryer and not as hot. I have two plants to water tonight as they are where the rain doesn’t hit them. Everything else is moist and will be watered by the rain tonight.

Today I caught up on the laundry, did some other household duties that needed doing and chatted on the phone. I fixed chicken and rice for dinner with spinach for a veggie and it was good. I guess dessert will be ice cream and a cookie. We bought a cookbook for making bread in the bread machine so might try that tomorrow. We can’t find the package of bread mix that we use to get for the bread machine. Of course that was a few years ago so maybe they are out of style now. The price of bread and the size of the loaves has us thinking that making our own will be more economical. It is so strange to get half of what your use to get in a package of anything now days.

There is a “Neighborhood” email thing that keeps the whole town alerted to all sorts of stuff. They are warning of bears roaming around now. I can see that there might be but so far we haven’t seen any. We are to keep our garbage cans secured and no cat or dog food out . I believe most everyone feeds their pets indoors. I know we do. Of course these two spoiled kitties are indoor only since we moved here. Here in East Tennessee we have black bears. I have only seen pictures of them on the news and that is probably good for both the bears and me.

Quote for the day: One of the greatest labor-saving inventions of today is tomorrow. My calendar.

Have a great rest of your Tuesday. Make it a totally wonderful, fun, pleasant, enjoyable and fun day.

Blessings

Monday, July 11, 2022 Sunny Very Warm 87 Degrees Dry 6:03 p.m.

A beautiful Summer day, warm, slightly humid, all in all, not bad humidity wise. It has been a busy day for a Monday. I had a doctor’s appointment, then Tina and I had our nails done. You may check face book for hers. They are cute. Mine are pretty and summery. Lunch and a trip to Walmart ended the days activities. We are now home, the news is on and the cats have had their dinner. Lunch covered lunch and dinner so will have fruit or jell-o or something after awhile.

My weekend was nice. The dogs are good, playful and cuddly. We didn’t have a major thunderstorm so I didn’t have barking and cowering dogs at all. Saturday night someone in that neighborhood thought it was fun to shoot off fireworks so we had a bit of a barking warning but I think some human outside had that bit of fun curtailed quickly. It is against the law to shoot them off in the city limits and there is a hefty fine if caught doing so. All was quiet after that.

The above picture is of Finley and one of her favorite toys. Mine also as it is easy to hold when playing tug-of-war and also fetch. We play that a lot. Murphy has his squeak toy and he loves squeaking it. Lacy has a duck and she likes to play fetch with it as well as tug of war, but she doesn’t tug, just holds it and growls. so funny. They are fun dogs.

While I was there all weekend, Tina painted the inside of the kitchen cupboards. They look so nice , bright and easy to see things in them. They were a dark brown prior to being painted. She did the top cupboards. she wants to do the lower ones so they will be done in the future sometime. Each thing we get done around here helps.

Quote of the day: Indtead of looking for answers to the unanswerable questions, look for joy in the life you’ve been given and Let yourself be glad you’re alive. Have genuine Happiness despite your condition. Enjoy laughter. It’s available everywhere once you start looking for it. Norma Baczman

Have a great rest of your Monday. Make it a productive, enjoyable, positive and fun day.

Blessings