Again this morning was yet another Saturday where I was early at the office cutting the grass behind my building with my reel mower which I’m “reelingly” starting to fall in like with, and also doing the trimming out with my hand scythe.  There’ve been a handful of people this summer commenting on my reel mower, and most saying they’d ne … continue reading

As summer’s been rolling along we’re seeing the corn pollinating, the baby calves out in the pastures getting bigger, and all the empty nests of our local bird population who arrived early this Spring to create another generation of hatchlings.  I’m always glad when the “empty nest” time arrives because watching some of the birds being n … continue reading

It looks like the market is starting to pick back up again with inquiries on homes and sales being posted.  It’s comes as no surprise there having been fewer buyers out there when the heat and humidity was likely driving them back into cooler zones of comfort.  I took a few hours out of my schedule to get some much needed tidying up around my o … continue reading

One of the highlights of my morning was to go and pick up a gift that I’d decided some time ago to give to a dear friend of mine.  When you’ve known and highly respected someone from your past, and then years later comes another along who shares many of the same tastes and mindset, then I consider it a message to do something for the current a … continue reading

Thank heaven the wind changed and now we’re back to the cooler air from the north.  For me, summer is at its best when we have the cooler and drier breezes.  I still can’t fathom how people living in the hilly southern States like Tennessee, Kentucky, and the Virginias can stand the heat and humidity during the summer.  A number of years ago … continue reading

I was sorry to find it raining early this afternoon when all the barbecue festivities were underway in East Park.  I’m sure it put a damper on the event since most of that grilling takes place out in the open.  When I came back from my open house I didn’t smell it in the air as I normally do during previous events.  Perhaps the weather this … continue reading

Fortunately the heat and humidity wasn’t as bad as I was expecting to where actually it didn’t seem as brutally hot as yesterday.  Thinking it was going to be another scorcher, I made sure to get as many of my outside errands run as early as possible.  The bulk of my day was busying myself with preparing for closings coming up in the next wee … continue reading