Friday, as we ran those necessary errands. the need for lunch time sustenance hit us and the decision came, do we go home and fix something or shall we venture out and eat in a restaurant? Our choices are limited here but rumor had it that Ay Caramba had moved into the old Twisted Laurel space. Lunch was delicious and social distancing. So into today's world that means darn near perfect.
Roy has been updating us into the 21st century here in the mountains. Today will be my first time Zooming. Since Community Bible Study is virtual this year, I signed up with the Katy class and my core group leader is one of my favorite people. Seven years ago she was in the core group I led but I knew from day one, she should be a leader sooner not later.
Sunday after church we ran over to Lowe's mainly to look but we ended up buying a self propelled battery lawnmower. On sale, the last one, well of the self propelled genre. The sales clerks both told us, just take it out of the box and it is good to go. They lied...we are so gullible to no assembly products. But assemble we did. The battery is charged, the lawnmower assembled and as soon as possible we will try her out. Not replacing Mike the Mower Man but this too is another part of my grand plan of the front flowerbed. If we mow around it the grass seeds and weeds might not fly into the bed so freely.
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Almost a week has gone by and blogging went by the wayside. Roy spent his vacation working around the house and taking care of a lot of things. Whew! He is going to do a speech at Toastmasters on what I did on my summer vacation. We got the refrigerator repaired, three painting bids for the front porch, deck and new fence, Flex sealed part of the guttering that has a small leak, cleaned out the dryer vent and we tried to hang the outdoor curtains on the back porch but the drilling caused us to stop early because we were both getting short of patience. We had plans to go to several places but having to be here for fence and painting bids caused those plans to quickly change. Roy says there is always something to do around here...he is talking maintenance wise but I think we get to live in such a beautiful place that the Bible verse to whom much is given, much is required kind of works in contrast to the work. We did a lot in the garage too and I continued that work yesterday, but it being labor day, I took most of the day off.
There has been a feral breakthrough...Hector Protector lets me pet him. He is mimicking Punky and Strawyer and will rub around my legs a little. In the past few days he has come right up to me, wanting a little rub on the head and behind the ears. Radley let me pet him once but he hasn't been too responsive to any other encounters. Even Mama Cat the grouchiest cat in all the land has shown a little more love. Still hisses but not as much. She has started meowing at me a bit and sits nearby while I prepare their meals. So, that is the feral family report for this day.
With the temps moderating here, we have gone back to outdoor church. We love it! The hawks were plentiful in flying over. The sky so blue and the mountains as a backdrop, wow, God's sanctuary. To sing His praises and to hear God's Word in such a setting, to whom much has been given, much is required. So thankful to be sitting outdoors and not being subjected to smoke and lights, special effects and mundane sermons. Ok, not all sermons indoors are mundane but in the Covid time, the availability of mundane, pedestrian and banal sermons overwhelm Twitter and FB. Maybe Instagram as well, but not on that one too much to not at all.
Cool mornings with a breeze might be coming to an end for now. We've enjoyed pleasant temps with very little rain. It is nice to be out of the rainy pattern for a bit. Think supper might be served on the front porch so that Buddy can come out and enjoy the temps too.
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