Fog, Construction and Just Stuff

 The sound of construction is in the air. No one worked on the houses across the road yesterday, but this morning the sound of silence is disturbed with the hammering and such. They will probably be adding the second floor today. In all the years here we have never had anyone dump garbage around our trash bins at the side of the road. Waste Pro doesn't pick up bags, only the approved and paid for containers. Roy put the bags onto of the cans. It was a late pickup, so whomever and we all have our suspicions decided to add two more bags. Roy just happened to be back out there to get the bins when a Waste Pro truck slowed down and took the two bags. We think we know who is the culprit but have no proof. 

Wednesday, we headed over to Boone. The wall of flannel shirts is back,$13.00 and I do love flannel shirts, so we returned to some of the most beautiful scenery along the way. We have not been up that way since before Covid. Roy wanted to also go to the Walmart there...yeah, I know, for reasonably priced App State shirts. He was also awarded employee of the day due to his efficient self checkout. I thought while looking at the map app, that a Mexican restaurant was nearby and didn't do any due diligence to actually find it. So all in all, in crowded Boone, App State hasn't even started the semester yet, was a fun little trip. We punted on Mast General Store in Valle Crus so we would have time to stop in Burnsville to see Lamp Post Vintage Market's new addition, The Saw Mill General Store. It did not disappoint and we came home with t-shirts and peach strawberry jam. We ran by Davis Farms for muscadine grapes for Roy. 

We captured a female Feral Fam member and so now we only have one or two females that need to be fixed. The colony of cats in our area includes members that come and go and those who stick around here or across at Mary Joyce's house. 

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Happy Foggy Friday! After a day or so of no construction sounds, the sound has returned. Guess all the muddy red clay needed to dry out a bit before welcoming trucks and workmen and workwomen. There is a chance of rain this afternoon so guess they are trying to get in as much as possible. 

I tried the peach/strawberry jam yesterday and it is delicious! Also, we need to get our flannel shirts and t-shirts washed and ready for wearing. Most shirts we have bought on one day in a long time. Just saw on FB they added over 500 flannel shirts to the wall. Looks like another trip to Boone in the future. Not just for flannel but there are a couple of other stops we want to make along the way. With our highs in the 80s, the temp in the Boone area while we were there topped out at 68 degrees. Much apologies for Texas friends having to read that. 

Looking forward to wrapping up Jeremiah. Just a couple more weeks, one for Lamentations and we will soon be in the Gospel of Mark. This week the chapter we are in, yet once again holds lessons for us today. 

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I like to look at pictures online of the city where I was born. Most of my memories of the city, not of family, are a little gray. Some places I have vivid recollection, like Joy Land amusement park. I remember a drive from my Grandma B's home over to our grandparents home in the city. There was a stacked but short water tower, it was black, so probably around factories or a rail road yard. Located near a rail road track that the road went under. So in these pics I look for that and I look for no particular reason except I remember that. Most times I look at my grandparents home from street view or Zillow. When I think back about their house, in my mind it was huge! But it was only 1404 square feet. I noticed this time that the Dunn's house just one house down from them has been torn down but most of the other houses are still standing with most of them built in the early 1900s. 

After last week's gob smacking report and a promised referral, it feels like I am on the road to getting this on the way. Heard from the referral dermatology office and have an appointment and...PTL, it is in August, not September or October like I thought it might be. Another plus of an August appointment, the doctor office is near an apple orchard that we love, but haven't been to in a while. 

Thinking back on our trip to Boone I realized that all that road construction past Burnsville is complete and such a nice drive. OOAK Gallery closed last month so I didn't even notice Micaville as we headed toward our destination. Love the three mile cut through road which is really four miles long, very picturesque. Our next trip I want to go to Crosnore, thinking of you Betty, and look around a few other places. The Italian Restaurant is under new ownership in Newland, so I don't quite know what that means. Most Italian food is off the menu for Roy, now.