Walking is the perfect way of moving if you want to see into the life of things. It is the one way of freedom. If you go to a place on anything but your own feet you are taken there too fast, and miss a thousand delicate joys that were waiting for you by the wayside. Elizabeth von Arnim

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Friday, September 30, 2022

Friday

 Another cloudy morning walk.
40 degrees with a bit of a breeze.
Walked 6 miles
Sunrise 7:13


Walked through town and over to the Dollar General again where
I turned around and headed back through town.
Walked around both cemeteries and the ball park loop.

I think the Dollar General parking lot is going to get repaved and lined.
It has been swept clean!!


The new barn roof can be seen from the main road.
Once the corn is cut down you will be able to see all of it.


Very quiet around town on this Friday morning.
Didn't see anyone else at all walking.

Another great morning walk.
  
☁️    ๐Ÿฅพ    ๐Ÿ    ๐Ÿ˜€

Later in the morning we saw some sun and it popped in and out
throughout the day.  
Stayed cool.

Finished up the house chores and then read and knitted.
Took picture standing on the front porch.



Thanks for stopping by.
Happy Friday๐Ÿ˜Š
๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป‍๐Ÿฆณhappyone๐ŸŽˆ

Thursday, September 29, 2022

A new game

 Another cloudy start to the day but sunshine late morning.
44 degrees with a bit of a breeze.
Walked 5.7 miles
Sunrise 7:12

Walked up and down the main road, around town, and
around both cemeteries.



Saw Rebecca walking Leo
and Lisa and Dwayne walking.
We were all at the cemetery at the top of the hill.

Some geese flying around trying to decide where to land.


Pretty quiet around town this morning.
No work going on that I saw.

☁️    ๐Ÿ    ๐Ÿฅพ    ๐Ÿ˜Š

This morning I got some housework done and a load of
laundry washed and hung out to try.

Got some more weave-it squares sewn together on the baby blanket.
Now have to make only 19 more squares.

Found time to get some reading done too.

Made Three Bean Salad which we ate with grilled hotdogs
before getting down to play a new game for us called
WordScoutWiz with David and Liz.
We all enjoyed playing and had a lot of fun.
Check it out HERE.


That's it for today.
Thanks for popping in for a visit.
Happy Thursday๐Ÿ˜ƒ
๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป‍๐Ÿฆณhappyone๐ŸŽˆ


Ann - We don't have any fast foods restaurants in town.  The nearest McDonald's is 9 miles up the road at the Interstate.

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Wednesday

 40 degrees this morning and cloudy with a little breeze.
Walked 5.7 miles
Sunrise 7:11

Pretty dark when I set out now on my walk.
Cuts down on the opportunity to take pictures.

Walked through town and behind our old house.
Continued on to the road behind the Dollar General
and then around the industrial park.



Back to town and around the ball park.

Only saw Lisa out walking this morning.

Driving to town I had to stop two times to let a few deer cross the road.

Pretty quiet around town this morning.

☁️    ๐Ÿ˜Š    ๐Ÿ    ๐Ÿฅพ

Seemed like a good morning for some nice hot oatmeal for breakfast.
I added a some brown sugar to it - mmmm.

Still loving my new V8 Dyson stick vacuum.
I vacuum more often now and take it out for quick little cleanups.
So convenient.
I've given my canister Dyson to David and Liz.
They work as a team cleaning houses and needed a new one 
so the timing worked out perfectly.

We had to run up to Casslemans Market to get a couple of things.
Picked up a couple large red mums there too.
On the way home we stopped at the drive thru MacDonalds
and got lunch.  We ate in the parking lot people watching.

Read later in the afternoon and got some knitting done too.

Thanks for popping in for a visit.
Happy Wednesday๐Ÿ˜€
๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป‍๐Ÿฆณhappyone๐ŸŽˆ

Comment Replies:
Bill - No, the water in the header is the Savage River Reservoir.  The lake we park by sometimes is Deep Creek Lake.

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

The Dentist


A clear morning and 44 degrees for walking.
Once the sun rose it was sunny.
Sunrise  7:10
Walked 5.8 miles 

Walked through town and over to the Dollar General.
Then it was around the ball park a couple of times,
and both of the cemeteries.


 Saw Lisa and Dwayne at the start of my walk and
Rebecca at the end of it.

Kermit has some logs out in back of his house.
Now he has to split them all.


They started putting the siding on the barn.
Happy to say it is red.

A nice crisp sunny walk - feeling like Fall.

☀️    ๐Ÿฅพ    ๐Ÿ    ๐Ÿ‚    ๐Ÿ˜€

We both had dental appointments this morning.
Just the regular 6 month cleaning
but still not my favorite thing to do.

I went first and got a very good report.
In and out in just 35 minutes!!

Ken was up next and the same thing for him.

So HAPPY that that is over for another 6 months.

๐Ÿฆท    ๐ŸŽˆ    ๐Ÿฆท    ๐ŸŽˆ

This afternoon we went to church to put away the stuff
at our table from the open house.
Taking down goes a lot faster than putting up so it didn't take very long.

Before supper I did some reading and a little knitting.
Supper was easy this evening.
Homemade pizza that we made last week.
Nice to make two so there is one to freeze.

Thanks for stopping by for a visit.
Happy Tuesday๐Ÿ˜Š
๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป‍๐Ÿฆณhappyone๐ŸŽˆ


๐ŸŽˆ    ๐ŸŽˆ    ๐ŸŽˆ
No, my friend, I am not drunk. 
I have just been to the dentist, 
and need not return for another six months! 
Is it not the most beautiful thought?
- Agatha Christie -

My dental hygienist is cute. 
Every time I visit, 
I eat a whole package of Oreo cookies while waiting in the lobby. 
Sometimes she has to cancel the rest of the afternoon's appointments.
- Steven Wright -

Monday, September 26, 2022

Monday

 52 degrees this morning when I left on my walk.
A mix of sun and clouds.
Walked 5.5 miles
Sunrise 7:09


Drove the Jeep to town and parked at Accident Garage.
When Don got to work I stopped in and gave him the key.
We had a 10:00 to get the two new tires put on.

Walked over to the laundromat and took down the flyer I had put
up for the Church Open House that was this past Saturday.
Which by the way turned out to be a great day.
Quite a few people came by!
We were there from 9 - 4.

Yesterday I walked over to the barn and took a couple of pictures.



Saw Lisa out walking and stopped to talk to her.

Bill has been raking the scum off the pond with a big rake
and is doing a great job.
I stopped to talk to him and asked if he would mind if I took a picture.


I walked all over town and around the ball park and the cemeteries
too and then headed toward home.
Texted Ken and he picked me up about a mile and half from home.
He was kind enough to pick me up so I didn't have to walk up the 
very steep hill by our house.

⛅️    ๐Ÿฅพ    ๐Ÿ    ๐Ÿš—

Last Wednesday I took a picture of a circle of mushrooms.
Did a little research on line and came to learn
that it is a called 
a Fairy Ring.
Click HERE to learn about them.

After lunch we stopped at the library and then on to the garage
to pick up the Jeep with its new front tires.

David and Liz stopped by this afternoon.
We all decided that Thursday would be a good time to have a game night.
We haven't figured out the food to eat or what game to play yet.

It was very windy today with sun and clouds.
David and Liz said when they were working they ran into hail.
Didn't have that here at the house.

That's all I have for today.
Thanks for stopping by.
Happy Monday๐Ÿ™‚
๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป‍๐Ÿฆณhappyone๐ŸŽˆ 

Sunday, September 25, 2022

Sunday

 Happy Sunday

Pink Skies from earlier this week.

Sunrise


Sunset



๐Ÿ“– Psalm 33:6-9 ๐Ÿ“–
King James 

 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; 
and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: 
he layeth up the depth in storehouses.

 Let all the earth fear the Lord: 
let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

 For he spake, and it was done; 
he commanded, and it stood fast.



A Blessed Sunday to all.
Jesus Loves You❤️
๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป‍๐Ÿฆณhappyone๐Ÿ™‚

Friday, September 23, 2022

A chilly start

Walked down to the end of our driveway last evening and
captured the sunset.


A chilly start to the day with it being only 39 degrees.
Nice to see the sun come up at 7:05 and shed glorious
sunshine over town.
By the time I had finished walking 5.7 miles it had
warmed up to 44 and with the sunshine it was great to be out walking.


I walked all over town, the ball park, and both cemeteries.

Lisa and Dwayne were out walking and I saw them a couple of times.

There is a woman in town that I see every once in a while when
she is out in her yard.
We always say good morning.
Today she was at the ball park (she lives across the street)
and we stopped to talk.
Must have spent 10 minutes getting to know one another.
Her name is also Karen. ๐Ÿ™‚

I love these cool Fall days for walking and it is my ideal walking weather!!
Air is so crisp and clear.

☀️    ๐Ÿฅพ    ๐Ÿ    ๐Ÿ˜Š

It was a beautiful sunny day all day long and the afternoon
temperature made it up to 58 degrees.

We made a trip out to the dump to get rid of our garbage.
Stopped at the Shop and Save on the way home and picked up a few things. 
Had to get fresh basil, fresh mozzarella, and a tomato to put
on our pizza which we had for supper.
A Margarita Pizza

Made some weave-it squares this afternoon and now
have 30 of them done and sewn together for next month.
Too cold to sit outside so I sat by the window in the sun and read.

Thanks for visiting.
Happy Friday๐Ÿ˜Š
๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป‍๐Ÿฆณhappyone๐ŸŽˆ


Thursday, September 22, 2022

60 Years

 On this first day of Fall I walked in a misty rain for a while
and then it was just cloudy.
Pretty windy out there too.
64 degrees so on the warm side.
Walked 5.6 miles
Sunrise 7:05

It is nice walking early and watching a new day come alive.
Dark now when I start walking so stay on the main street
under the street lights.
I watch the lights go off one by one as it starts to get light.

Walked all around town, the ball park loop and the cemetery
up on the hill.


Even in the misty rain the guys were up on the roof working on the barn.
One side looks done and they were on the other side today.

I saw both Lisa and Rebecca out running instead of walking.

๐ŸŒง    ☁️    ๐Ÿ’จ    ๐Ÿฅพ

It was Blankets for Babies work day at church.
A week later in the month then usual because it was cancelled last week.
A few people were out of town so there were 8 of us there.
Jane brought breakfast and Dorothy gave the devotional.

This Saturday we are having an open house at our church
for its 60th Anniversary.
In our brand new building tables have been set up with all the 
different ministries that go on at our church.  
This will be a way of inviting people around the area to see what 
our church is all about and inviting them to become a part of it.

Ken came along to church today with me and got started setting up the
Fingerprint Ministry table.
After blankets I helped.

There are 14 different ministries represented.








We got home early afternoon but by that time I didn't feel
like doing any work so just puttered about the house till
it was time to cook supper.

That's all for today.
Happy Thursday ๐Ÿ™‚
Thanks for stopping by.
๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป‍๐Ÿฆณhappyone๐ŸŽˆ



Wednesday, September 21, 2022

A sunny day

Another great morning for walking.
Temperature was 56 degrees with sun and clouds.
Walked 5.5 miles
Sunrise 7:04


 Walked up and down the streets in town and
around both cemeteries.

Went down to see the bulls.
One resting and three eating.

A house on the main road is getting a new roof.
Today they were taking the old shingles off.

Thought the mushrooms looked kind of neat in almost a complete circle.


I saw Lisa walking and stopped to talk to Lena when she was
by the church dropping some things off.

Work continues on the barn roof.
This is a poor picture but I zoomed in and cropped it.
Yesterday I thought they were sheathing it with plywood.
On a closer look today, they put up purlins and rolling some material out.
I guessing then it will get a metal roof?
The roof line has one side higher than the other - for air?
Will be able to get a closer look on Sunday 
when there will be no workers and will walk up to it.
I like watching the progress each day.


The only animals I saw out today were the bulls.
No deer or rabbits about this morning.


๐ŸŒค     ๐Ÿฅพ    ๐Ÿ    ๐Ÿ™‚

A sunny day but cool.
Got some more clothes washed and hung out to dry.
More housework got done this morning.

Afternoon was a nice time to walk around outside a little.
Did some reading and making a few weave-it squares too.

Posting a little earlier than usual today because we have
to get to church a little early and will be leaving right after supper.

Thanks for stopping by for a visit.
Happy Wednesday๐Ÿ˜
๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป‍๐Ÿฆณhappyone๐ŸŽˆ

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Blog List working properly again

 Happy to say my blog list is back to normal once again. ๐Ÿ˜€

62 degrees this morning with a mix of sun and clouds as
I took my morning walk.
Walked 5.6 miles
Sunrise 7:03

Another great morning to be out walking.
Went through town and back.
Then over to the ball park to walk that loop.
Walked around both cemeteries too.

Heading up to the cemetery here.
If you look closely you can see a dot of orange.
That is Dwayne.  Lisa is there too but wearing a dark color.
I caught up with them at the cemetery.


Trusses all put up on the barn and now the sheathing has begun.


Kermit was out in his yard when I walked by and stopped to
talk to him a little while. 


Finished up my walk and went back to the Jeep and home again.

☁️    ☀️    ๐Ÿฅพ    ๐Ÿ

A sunny day so got the sheets off the bed and in the washer
before we left to do a bit of food shopping at the Shop and Save.

Sheets were washed by the time we got home and hung them
out on the line after putting the groceries away.

Some wind today but lots of sunshine.
Spent some time this afternoon outside.

That's all for today.
Thanks for popping in for a visit.
Happy Tuesday๐Ÿ˜€
๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป‍๐Ÿฆณhappyone๐ŸŽˆ

Comment Replies:
NanaDiana - I am still able to add blogs list to my Blog List - It is just different than it used to be. 

Monday, September 19, 2022

The List of Blogs to read gadget

A walk mostly in the sun this morning and 58 degrees.
Sunrise 7:02
Walked 5.2 miles

Walked through town and back again.
Then around the ball park loop and both cemeteries.

Lisa was out walking as well as Joy.

Some trees are staring to turn colorful though most are still green.


A couple of mushrooms sitting in the grass.


Trusses were being put up on the barn this morning.
They got an early start.
This was 7:30 when the first one was being put up.
You will have to enlarge the picture to get a good look.
Tried zooming in but this phone doesn't zoom very good either.


Didn't see any deer or rabbits about today.

As always it is a joy to start the day with a morning walk.

๐ŸŒค    ๐Ÿฅพ    ๐Ÿ

We went to town and dropped off a couple of library books and
stopped in at the Accident Garage.
Now we need some new tires on the Jeep.
The front ones are just about bald.
The tires are ordered and should be put on in the next day or two.

Blogger is doing some strange stuff with the 
List of Blogs to read gadget.
There are bunch of blogs at the bottom of my list that
when I click on them it comes out in the HTML form.
That list on the bottom gets different blogs on it from
time to time.
Very Strange

Got started on this weeks house work in the morning.
Had periods of rain and sun all day.
Had some bananas turning brown to turned them into

That's going to be it for today.
Thanks for popping in for a visit.
Happy Monday๐Ÿ˜€
๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป‍๐Ÿฆณhappyone๐ŸŽˆ

Sunday, September 18, 2022

Sunday

 Happy Sunday

A couple of sunrises from this week.





๐Ÿ“– Philippians 4:4-7 ๐Ÿ“–

4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: 
and again I say, Rejoice.

5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. 
The Lord is at hand.

6 Be careful for nothing;
 but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving 
let your requests be made known unto God.

7 And the peace of God, 
which passeth all understanding, 
shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

A Blessed Sunday to all.
Jesus Loves You ❤️
๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป‍๐Ÿฆณhappyone๐Ÿ˜€

Saturday, September 17, 2022

47 for 99

 52 degrees this morning and once it was light out it
was a mix of sun and clouds.
A little bit of a breeze.
Walked 5.6 miles
Sunrise 7:00

Felt a little chilly starting out but took my sweatshirt off after a mile.

Walked through town and back.
Once around the ball park and then headed up to the school.



Just passed the school which is behind me on the right.
Walked down here a little ways before turning around and coming
back to the school.


Walked around the school parking lot and then back down the
hill and over to the cemetery on the hill.
Wanted to check out the barn build.
The trusses have been delivered.
WOW there sure are a lot of them.
What a job it is going to be putting them up.


Walked around the cemetery a couple times and back to the Jeep.

Lisa and Dwayne were coming down from the cemetery as I was going up.
Noticed they again left a smily face on the mirror.
I was in the Jeep leaving when I saw Joy walking, she spotted me too and waved.

๐ŸŒค    ๐Ÿฅพ    ๐Ÿ

Scrambled Eggs for breakfast this morning and I had a piece of
pumpernickel bread too.

A quick trip to the Dollar General after breakfast.

The other day I was reading Terra's Blog
and she recommended a book to read.
Castle Richmond by Anthony Trollope.
I'd never read any of his books so thought I'd give him a try.
Was checking if our library had any of his books and had no 
luck with that.
Then I checked on amazon if I could get any on my Kindle.
Bingo - Found them and what a deal it was.
All 47 of his books for $.99!!
Unbelievable!!!!

A lovely sunny day.
We spent some time just walking around Happy Trails
and Ken trying out his new hatchet.
A nice sit out on the porch for a little while too.

Thanks for popping in for a visit.
Happy Saturday๐Ÿ˜Š
๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป‍๐Ÿฆณhappyone๐ŸŽˆ


Comment Replies:
GrannyM -  I do enjoy walking the country roads but at times I miss the lake I used to walk around where we used to live.  Us Walkers will walk wherever we are though won't we!!  ๐Ÿฅพ ๐Ÿ™‚ ❤️