Hello my friend, wishing you a peaceful Sunday. Blessed Be...

Yes, we are driving up to the mountains tomorrow (Sunday) for the day..Black Mountain NC..it's about 78 miles NW of us. Will do lunch and visit the shops. There's a lake/park close by, so planning on hanging around there for a bit. It has a nice walking trail with picnic tables and benches.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend Darlene! I took my 2 girls for a walk at the lake park this morning, got there a few minutes after 7, it was already  muggy out, so I didn't get to walk them for the 30 min I try to every time we go...my Cassie is a chunky butt, so the humidity does her no good... We have a 20% chance for a little rain this afternoon, but I'm afraid this excessive heat we're having will just evaporate any rain we MIGHT have before it even makes it to the ground! I love your fall page, makes me wish we were already into October.

Hello my friend, wishing you a fabulous Friday and a wonderful weekend of smiles. Blessed Be...

Hi Darlene! Glinda was my favorite character. Though she doesn't have such a big part in the classic movie, she is a prominent character in the Oz world/books. Did you ever see Oz The Great And Powerful? Inspired by the books, but not a plotline in any of them.

I was a high school language arts teacher for 31 yrs. Some of the many classes I taught lol 9th Grade Eng, 10th grade English, Fantasy & Sci-Fi, College Essay & Research, 12th grade World Literature, English Essentials, Improving Writing Skills--anyway, I had hoped to be a special rdg teacher with my Rdg minor & Masters in Learning Disabilities. But they did away with that Title 1 tutoring position. What I mostly taught in my 5 class a day schedule is behavior problem students who were behind on credits. Once for 5 yrs I exclusively had 9th graders & the last 6 yrs I had 4 hrs of seniors & only 1 hr of 'Essentials.' Just got tired of how politicized being a teacher became & retired in 2018 though I had once planned to teach until 2023.

My garden is still going strong, though the sunflowers are turning to seed as they should. I hope to attract goldfinches with those. This is the best time of year for farmers markets. The two near me already have a fall look. Have a fun Friday-Cyndi

Hi Darlene.  It’s a dreery dull day with a fine misty rain. I’m just getting to the stage where I would like to see a few sunny bright days and a little more warmth. Winter is just beginning to drag out so its just as well we are almost into spring.  I’ve just returned home from having another blood test and now enjoying a cup of tea.  Hopefully that will be the last one for a few months now. My daughter collected me and took me to the medical centre as I haven’t been driving my self for a couple of months now but hope to get back into that in the next week or two.  The battery on my car went flat from lack of use so I had the RAA man call in this morning to start it up to recharge.   Re the cataracts. Yes, I had both eyes done several weeks apart. It’s only day surgery and I only wore the eye patch until next morning. I remember I had to put in eye drops for several weeks.  When my son had his done he opted for both to be done within 24 hours and he had no problems. Enjoy your Friday and weekend. Hugs ~Pat~

https://youtube.com/shorts/TnxsDFWoFv8?is=NdSJoS_Z6w8PH6DP

Have this one bookmarked..as we edge one day closer to Fall, this videos a keeper.

Well them gnats  can sure  buzz loud.

Are we to worry about them  possibly  giving Malaria too?  

You are probably right .I didn`t give that a thought and you don`t hear people speaking about gnats  very often . lol

.They are saying September is supposed to be a pretty cool month  .

  That Applebees lost business as  they had to get all the folks  out of the restaurant.

Im assuming they got visited by  an officer to tell them what had occurred. 

The folks there at the time will  probably get free dinners .

Have a nice evening Darlene

I hope you're enjoying the part of the week Darlene, I have been busy this morning, took both my girls to the vet, Maddie has a bit of an ear infection, and Cassie has been put on prescription allergy medications, since the store brand of allergy medicine is no longer helping her...that prescription was $45 for 2 weeks worth of pills! Also, I have been gathering up some fall decorations to donate to the Hope Shelter Thrift store..so the car is loaded and I'll take it there in the morning...

Let's fly to the weekend. Blessed Be...with love from my page to yours...

Hi Darlene im glad it didn`t go in my ear as it happened  to others.  They very tiny . 

I have also seen them moths before in the past .

 I have a front porch light and one by my back door also .

But  very rarely are they ever turned on .

Some folks   will keep lights on all might long  for   security i guess. 

Really no need to with police and cameras all over.  In a bad area  yes .

But i can understand the sense of extra security if  one is a female and lives alone.

Hope you are having a nice Tuesday .

You know i looked at my  left arm just now and i noticied it did get bit

 I`ll live through it lol  :)

Hi Darlene, yes hot and humid here and it grows okra well.   It does tend to be slimy and I don't care for it boiled. If fried it's not slimy at all.  I also cook it in the oven on a high heat and that gets rid of most of the slime. We are holding on for Fall here. It's miserably hot and the thunderstorms that help cool us off haven't been consistent. no hurricanes though so thanikful for that. Have a good Tuesday!

heck, I've been seeing people on TikTok work 9,000 piece puzzles by themselves! 2,000 pieces is the biggest puzzle we've ever took on...it was something to watch how they work them. One lady worked over 5 hrs  just to seperate pieces out by "colors" and also the edge pieces.. she had several piles of puzzle pieces to work from...

Hi Darlene! this is the current puzzle we're working on, it's called "Beach Fantasy" I would have thought it would have had "Tea Room" in the title somewhere... since that's on beach store roof

I do enjoy reading..have a lot of books on my Kindle, as well as regular books scattered around the house. I haven't read those books you mentioned, but will look for them. This week here will be another brutal one..if we can survive it, hopefully we will see a somewhat break in the temps by next weekend. Have a wonderful week..

Thank you Darlene.It rained a little today,

but  we lucked out from what was  predicted for us.

.They were calling for flash flooding.  All we got was a little drizzle .

Seems like right after my BD   the days  go by super fast 

 Have a  nice afternoon and evening.

Good Morning, Melinda. No signs of fall here---only heat and high humidity that makes it feel like its over 100 F. I do long for autumn and all that it brings. Many years ago I did read "Secret Garden" and "Flowers in the Attic" but don't read many books now. I do read a lot online though...mostly different kinds of news articles. Counting down till autumn.

Hi Darlene! I get my eyes checked every 2 yrs... I also have cateracts, but they're not blocking my vision as yet. I wear sunglasses everytime I'm outside, or even riding in a car...the sun is what helps them to grow..or that's what one eye doctor told me 10 yrs ago..