Halloween, October 31, 2022 Cloudy Rainy Still 60 degrees 10:07 a.m.

How was your weekend? Here, the VOLS collage football team beat Kentucky badly. the score was 6 Kentucky to 44, the Vols. Half time was great but we only got to see it on the news yesterday. That would be worth going to the game in person verses watching it on TV. Next Saturday they play Georgia and that should be a good game as they are rivals. How many rivals can a team have?

I learned that on a Vols game Saturday not to go into Walmart as most everyone in there wears a orange shirt, sweater, blouse, jacket, etc. . this state, at least this part of the state is defiantly die heart fans. Most every place one goes there is orange and white clad people, babies, dogs, cars, etc. This includes the clerks in stores, waitresses or waiters in restaurants, even the fast food places have their employees in orange and white. In the stands, at the game, one man had his beard died orange with white checks.

Outside my window the rain is very gentle, almost just a sprinkle or as the weatherman said, drizzle. There is a very slight breeze so an occasional leaf drifts down to land softly on the pile below. The squirrel is out scrounging for whatever birdseed he can find. the birds are dining at the bird feeders. Even the Bluejay is out and about. I do believe they like this weather.

Quote of the day: “Healing comes when you realize the light at the end of the tunnel is not a train.” My calendar

Have a wonderful Monday and a very Happy, safe, cheerful, spooky and fun Halloween.

Blessings

Friday, October 28, 2022 Sunny Chilly Breezy 52 Degrees 11:11 a.m.

Friday, the end of the work week. This week has gone by fast as I have been so busy catching up with all I let go while Jeff was here and then the wedding was four days away. So busy and so much fun. It has been a busy and interesting and fun month.

Today, in about an hour, Pamela will be here to play games. We haven’t played for a few weeks due to her getting married and all that goes with that plus all going on here. Today we will play Yahtzee and maybe Scrabble. It will be good to play a game again. This is her day off so is doing the name changing thing. That will take awhile I think. I don’t remember as I haven’t done it since March 1, 1958.

We didn’t get to vote yesterday as they closed the voting place at 5:00 p.m. So tomorrow morning we will go vote. I guess that the only time they stay open until 7:00 p.m. is on the actual voting day. At least in Nevada.

The weekend is to be mostly cloudy tomorrow and rainy on Sunday. We have some shopping to do tomorrow, and some projects here at the house to complete. Church on Sunday and a welcome home call to Jerry and Tammy. I am sure they will be busy resting up from the long flight home and getting ready to go back to work on Monday. The pups will be so glad to see them.

Quote of the day: “One of the side benefits of forgetting names and faces: You keep meeting new people every day!” E. Fischer and J. T. Noland

Have a great Friday and an adventurous, energy filled, social, safe, healthy, kind, and fun Weekend.

Blessings

Thursday, October 27, 2022 Sunny Windy Chilly Beautiful 52 Degrees 10:43 a.m.

Another beautiful fall day here in Oak Ridge. I love watching the leaves drift down and settle on the grass, porches, driveways and where ever they land. I also like the different shapes that mix with each other. We have elm, oak, and many more trees that are changing from their summer attire to fall wardrobe, preparing for the winter bareness.

Our temperatures seem to range mostly between the 50’s and 60’s for the highs and 30′ to 40′ for the lows. We get some 70’s sprinkled in the mix occasionally. Today it will be in the 60’s. No rain until Sunday. That means I have to water the fall flowers that are out front. Not a bad thing.

After Tina gets home from work we are going to go vote. Early voting helps us to get it done without rushing because it is the last day and we have forgotten prior to the last minute. We are good at that. I will have dinner ready and we can eat when we get back from voting. We are having Hamburger Helper’s Crunchy Taco. We shall see how that one is. Most are good but some are not as good as others. We haven’t had this one so will see. We seldom have any of the box dinners but occasionally we see one that looks inviting. A salad will be added and ice cream for desert.

Quote of the day: “Inasmuch as anyone pushes you nearer to God, he or she is your friend”. My calendar.

Have a great rest of your Thursday. Make it a thrifty, thoughtful, thankful and fun day.

Blessings

Wednesday, October 26, 2022 Mostly Cloudy Windy Fall Colors 53 Degrees 11:15 a.m.

A beautiful Fall day here in East Tennessee. I love looking out the window and seeing all the pretty colors that come with fall in this part of the world. I’ve seen the blue jay eating at the bird feeder as well as some smaller birds that I am not sure what are. They are cute and fluffy so guess they are a type of winter birds. I even saw the squirrel a couple of days ago. I guess he isn’t quite ready to hibernate if that is what they do.

We had a cold front come through so today is much cooler then yesterday. The high yesterday was 78 degrees and today we will be lucky to hit 60. I rained some last night and I think we will be getting rain on and off all week. We need it so am happy for that. Sure glad the sweaters and jackets are close at hand. They will most defiantly be needed soon, I think . Of course, I always have a sweater close at hand.

Jerry and Tammy send pictures of a mongoose. They are an interesting animal and Hawaii has tons of them I am told. They kill snakes, all kinds of snakes. they were imported to Hawaii many many years ago to kill off the snakes as there were a lot of porpoise snakes there. Now they have no snakes. I don’t think that is a bad thing. The mongoose looks like a long rat with a long tail, or a prairie dog, or? I guess there are several types of mongoose. Ask google. Or Alexa. Both are very smart.):

Quote of the day: “A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs—— jolted by every pebble in the road. Henry Ward Beecher

Have a great rest of you Wednesday. Make it a adventurous, inquiring, mysterious, and fun day.

Blessings