Veggie Soup on a Rainy, Chilly Day

 Hurricane Ian went west of me... but I still got plenty of rain and wind. 

I'm still feeling poorly so I have made me a big pot of veggie soup. It smells so good. Can't wait for the cornbread to cook so I can have some. What do you eat with your soup? Crackers, toast, cornbread, cheese toast with tomato soup, what?

I'm southern enough to love my cornbread! Piping hot right out of the oven and smeared with a hunk of butter! Nothing better. 

It's All About Fall and Family

 The family has returned to their homes (Oregon and Alabama).

The apartment is eerily quiet. There's a doggie treat lying on my dining room floor (left there by Sadie)

I had such a wonderful time .......

But.......

And, there is always a BUT isn't there?

I have a sore throat, coughing, just miserable. It's allergy time and in all my having fun I forgot about that. So. I sat outside in the ragweed/peanut dust infested air and now I am paying for it.

But.. it too will go back to where ever it came from. And, I will have the memories of a terrific visit with my family always. 

And Family 

Celebration Time

 My My .... how time flies.

And, how thankful I am that I have time. 

It was 20 years ago today that I had the last of the chemo for my colon cancer. Talk about being thankful we found it early enough so that I have had these 20 years to enjoy. Thanking God for all His good blessings. 

Home from the hospital after surgery and a big hug from my granddaughter. 

Family Visits

 Long awaited visit....

My family from Oregon is here for a few days. Saw my daughter three years ago but it had been 11 years since I saw my granddaughter and 13 years since I'd seen my great-grandson, Cane. So much kept us apart, distance, work, money, illness,  you know the drill. 

So let me introduce this part of my family:

my son, Michael (from Alabama) and my eldest child, Marie (from Oregon)

My granddaughter, Yvonne and her husband, Jack. They own a successful food truck business in Bend, Oregon. and they are the parents of ....

Cane, who is petting Sadie, Michael's dog. 

We had a great visit yesterday and a scrumptous meal at Decoys Seafood

Today they are doing Williamsburg

and giving this 'old' lady a break. That's according to them. I did not own up to being OLD. hehe. 

But, I did sleep 12 hours last night.

Something tired me out! 

😄

The County Fair

           In the Fall, the County Fair comes to town. 

With it comes, games and rides, cotton candy and funnel cakes. 

There are entries of canned goods, cakes, pies, quilts, paintings and drawings sitting in sweltering tents 

                          and a lot more!

Women wander into the tents checking to see if their canned beans or apple cake or their granddaughter's painting has a blue ribbon. 

In another tent is the livestock - hogs rooting around in the scattered hay, calves wondering where their mommies are, chicken in cages. It smells like Grandpa's farm yard and sawdust and fun.  Grandpa finds that his sow has won first place.

I haven't been to a fair in several years. The last one I went to I rode in the Monster Truck and I rode the ferris wheel and bumper cars. 

This year it was my daughter and granddaughter carrying on the tradition. 

My Daughter's Pecan Coffee Cake won a blue ribbon.

Granddaughter won blue ribbons with her Jalepeno Pepper Jelly and Fig Preserves

Instead of riding a Monster Truck, my daughter Shirley, rode a camel.

I'd have like to have ridden a camel!

Maybe next time.

Nature's Picture Show

                  The weather has been cooler lately!                                                        Boy, am I loving it. 

I often eat my supper out on the balcony and sometimes I get surprised. 

I see deer come out to grab some food and a bit of water before night falls. 

I see water birds of all kinds. Just the other day I saw an egret sitting almost hidden in the tall weed. 

I think I enjoy my food so much more when I have nature's picture show in front of me. 

Here's hoping your Sunday has been grand and that the coming week will be ever more grand.

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