Farm Day!

Cheryl, Rachel, Julianna and I paid a visit to Nathan's and Kathy's farm today.  Julianna wanted to see the animals.  I think she enjoyed getting to see their menagerie. Cheryl, Rachel and I went on part of the tour…but ended up inside much before Nathan, Joy, Joseph, and Julianna joined us. While we sat in the cool of the inside, Abigail stopped by with some cookies for us to test.  She is hoping to add cookies to her cheese cake offerings to sell.  We all said, "mmmmmm…good!" 

We all ran errands today…Rachel and Julianna went off together and Cheryl and I went together. Cheryl and I got a couple of things for our larder to fill in till we leave.  We are having what I am calling Dorrell Diner…Nathan originated that term when his family just chose what they wanted out of the leftovers in the fridge.  We are to that point now…needing to empty out the fridge before we all leave for our travels. Time is getting close…three days for them and four days for me. 

To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!

Wednesday Wanderings

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Rachel and Julianna headed off to Nashville this morning.  They had a day planned to make special denim jackets at a place called Gigi Pip and eat brunch at Milk and Honey and do a little shopping.  They have just returned and had a fun day.  They said it got really hot when the sun came out.  I guess they have not experienced true TN weather…hot and humid. 

While they played in Nashville, we worked on getting me the rest of the way packed…and, I am…sort of…can't really pack some things till just before we leave.  We also did a couple of errands.  I had planned to run three errands, but forgot to bring the list for one of the planned stops.  🙄 So we will do that errand tomorrow, Friday, or Saturday. At times I wonder if I will ever be ready!  But…I will say that I am much more ready than I was. Once we leave on Sunday for Melany's and Wade's, all will have to be done!  The plans are for us to have brunch at Melany's and Wade's and then Cheryl, Rachel, and Julianna will head to the airport to head AZ way.  I will stay the night at Melany's and Wade's and Alex will take us to the airport early Monday morning.  Five more days till I will be cruising! 

To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious! 

A Good Day!

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Tonight I’m using one of Rachel’s photos of one of my balloon flowers. It has been a very good day for several reasons…having Cheryl, Rachel, and Julianna here and it was hair cut day…which is always a very good day for me!  The four of us headed off to do a little shopping. This shopping trip met the wishes of Julianna…she wanted to go to my drugstore that has neat gift items and wanted to go to Hobby Lobby.  Granted her wishes!  Rachel has spent time in the kitchen making us a Mexican meal.  I helped a little…mainly finding pans and utensils that she wanted/needed.  It was a yummy meal.  We are all feeling rather full!  And, I am feeling noticeably sleepier!  Struggling to stay away while writing the blog.  Cheryl is trying to get a photo of me sleeping…her goal on this trip…to get her sister sleeping in as many places as possible.  She missed getting one yesterday and so far for today,  I will get up and move after I post and hopefully wake up!  

To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!

Memorial Day 2026

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Sunday Porch Sitting

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Hail! Hail! The Gang's All Here!

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Our party of two grew into a party of four around four this afternoon.  Rachel and Julianna joined us.  So far all is simpatico!!  We had supper and they are now sitting on the front porch…all happy because the fireflies are out.  I hadn't seen any this year so far.  So Julianna is claiming responsibility for them appearing this evening after their arrival!  I’m off for some porch sitting and visiting! 

To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!

Rainy Day

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Since Cheryl has been here, we have gotten around 2 inches of rain.  So far I haven't emptied the rain gauge so we can see a total of the rainfall while she is here.  Rain is of great interest…especially when one is from AZ…one of the reasons that I enjoy keeping track of rain.  Cheryl is enjoying porch sitting in the rain.  It felt a little chilly to me today.  I just hunted down a long-sleeved t-shirt for this evening.  

Today I finished getting Julianna's room ready.  After I blog, we're heading upstairs to finish up Rachel's room.  I need to move the sewing table out of the room…and maybe dust a little.  They will be here tomorrow night at this time if all goes as planned.  I expect to see them pull in 4:30-5pm tomorrow.

This afternoon, Cheryl and I watched a movie, Remarkably Bright Creatures, with Sally Field.  I had read the book with the Cottey Bookclub so was interested in seeing it…but it is on Netflix and I don’t have Netflix…but Cheryl does so..! I enjoyed it…interesting to see how the book was turned into a movie.  I will say the book was better, but they did a pretty good job with the movie.  We also enjoyed watching the antics of birds and squirrels via the backyard bird cam on my iPad.  The best was the mama feeding her fledgling at the bird feeder.

The rain stopped after we finished the movie, so we headed to Kroger to get a few things for the next week.  It's hard to believe that Cheryl has been here almost a week and that it is time for Rachel and Julianna to join us.  And, it is really hard to believe that 10 days from. I will be on a ship heading to Alaska.  

To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!