Wednesday

Well the morning started out with bright blue skies and temps in the 50's. There was lots of dampness in the air and a heavy dew. We had 1 and a 1/4 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. Our house guests/new friends left about 9 AM on their way back to Tampa, Florida. This was their first trip to Alleghany County and were they ever impressed with the town of Sparta and all of the friendliness extended to them by the local real estate folks, merchants and restaurant folks i.e. Brown's Eatery. They are seriously looking for a couple acres to purchase and eventually retire to this area as they love this pace of life. Yipee!!! Great folks but Becky needs to sharpen up her game playing skills, HAHA!!!

Nancy and I got in a good hike to the top and visited with Fred and Brenda for awhile. They showed us their new camper top and wow is it ever nice and just loaded with tons of amenities. What a way to travel and see the country. After our hike we settled down for a lunch of salad. I transplanted some tomato seedlings. I then took off to the top on the golf cart to trim a few limbs from a hickory tree that was extending into the road on top. I brought these limbs home and sawed them into small sizes for use in my smoker. I'll bring a box of hickory chips back to Florida for family and friends. Nancy took off to the mailbox on the golf cart while I turned over the upper garden.

I took off for Roaring Gap to play pickle ball with friend John about 4:30. We played about 7 games and each of us had a good workout with wet shirts. The weather was just perfect. Nancy had spaghetti waiting when I got home a little after 6. It turned out to be a day that will be hard to forget and will be close to a 10 day. Just a fun all around day. Later.