It felt so good snuggled under the covers, since it was chilly in the house. First really cool night, and I didn’t want to get up. Of course I did, and bustled around changing and washing the sheets, switching out the summer comforter for the winter one, and putting the pillow shams back on the bed. Took a long walk, (see photo) and was just getting in the door when Kath called and said they were going to the Arts & Heritage Festival at Twin Lakes earlier than planned. I made a quick change and was ready when they picked me up.
Usually the festival is the first weekend of July and lasts 4 days; but that hasn’t happened the last 2 years. This year it was for one shortened day, and there were only a handful of venders. It barely took us an hour to browse, and there weren’t a lot of exciting food choices, so we stopped at Eat n Park for a quick lunch.
I sorted a few more pictures (not the dreaded albums!), hung the star on the shed (previously on the front porch). It shows up so much better on the shed. Pulled some weeds, swept the walks and the steps, and folded a load of laundry. Now I’ll recap our Skunk Hollow adventure at Beth’s – bonfire!
It was nice to get an early start – we had a good amount of daylight to chat, build the fire (Thanks, Harold!), roast hot dogs and Mountain Pies and S’mores, and of course have our traditional shared essay. It was still light enough to see my papers without a flashlight. The conversation ranged from COVID, to cows, to kids, to jobs, to family, to COVID, to food, to Hallmark movies, to COVID…. And retirement. Don’t forget retirement, or lack thereof! At the end of the evening Harold lined us all up on the little porch and took a group picture. Holly was the only one missing, and indeed we did miss her! We’re already planning the Christmas event, at Colleen’s farm, and it’s like a storybook home at the holidays. A wonderful Christmas event to look forward to!
It was very cold – we loved the fire!
Seated: Me, Karen O, Gail
Memory book – August 1st: If you were to return to your youth, what would you do differently? “I would like to learn more things that a woman needs to know to be a better mother & wife. Education is very important.” Mom was excellent at both! She could (and DID) teach us! Kathy learned better than I did. I was pretty stubborn!
On this day in 1871 Mormon leader Brigham Young was arrested for bigamy; in 1895 the first cartoon strip was printed in a newspaper (Hint: It wasn’t Peanuts!). In 1902 Beatrix Potter’s ‘Tale of Peter Rabbit’ was published, and in 1950 (here it is!!!) the first Charlie Brown strip, Li’l Folks, (Later PEANUTS) was published in seven newspapers. In 1953 Victor Borge’s Comedy in Music premiered (Dad loved Victor Borge and would laugh and laugh at it!); in 1959 the Twilight Zone premiered, and in 1894 Papa John’s Pizza was founded – because the 4th largest pizza delivery in the US. Spanky McFarland, Our Gang, was born in 1928. Samuel Adams died at age 81 in 1803; Rock Hudson (Pillow Talk – loved that movie!) died from Aids in 1985 at age 59, and Gene Autry died in 1998 at age 91.
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TOMORROW October 3 is:
Tomorrow we are starting a new 4 part lesson for our kindergarten Sunday School: Esther! I love teaching Esther! You are welcome to crash our class! God bless…
That Li’l Folks/Peanuts strip is the one Schulz was the least proud of.
(Today’s bit of trivia).
But then, there were wonderful ones to follow!