Hi there!! Have you had a good summer so far? Since I haven't been posting much, I thought I would take some time to do a re-cap of July. First of all, it's unbelievably hot here (for us). These temps. would be no big deal for people in Texas and Arizona, but whew! I even saw that North Carolina was mentioned in the The New York Times yesterday in reference to the heat wave we're having. I'm not a fan of The New York Times, but I get e-mails from them because I play Wordle on their website. Anyhoo, the temperatures have been in the 90's consistently, with the heat index in the triple digits. Aside from this heat wave, July has been a nice month for us. We made homemade ice cream to take to my mom's house for July 4th. We had a cookout, and I got to see my niece's little foster child; I tell you I'm smitten with that child. 😊 I've gotten some really nice fresh vegetables and fruit so far; this has been a good summer for the produce. We're engaging in our annual tradition of watching the Tour de France here. It actually ended Sunday, but we're a few days behind.
It seems I've taken a four-month sabbatical, and I certainly didn't intend to. I've discovered the longer I stay away, the harder it is to think what to write on my blog. I hope that all of you had a lovely Mother's Day yesterday; I most certainly did. Went to lunch on Saturday with my mom, my sister, my niece and her adorable foster child. I so wish I could share pictures of the little girl, but I completely understand why that is not allowed. Yesterday, our son came over and the three of us went to dinner at a nice restaurant. Afterwards, we visited my mother-in-law, so I think we all had a good family weekend.
**I actually started this post on Sunday, and today is Tuesday. We never got the snow I was hoping for when I started writing this, but there is still hope. They are now forecasting snow for this coming Saturday.** It's Sunday afternoon, and we are having a bit of snow here, off and on (mostly off). In the part of town where my mom, sister, and niece live, they have a few inches covering the ground already. Hal and I have really hoped for a pretty snow this year, so we shall see. It has been bitterly cold here for the last few days, for sure. Is it cold where you are? Our son gave us a jigsaw puzzle for Christmas (750 pieces) and we started on it Friday night. It's challenging! We've got sections put together, but we've got a long way to go. I thought I would share some of the things I've been reading lately.
Hi everyone! It's been a minute, no? Five months since I've posted a real post here on the blog. I've missed blogging and I've missed you. Our year got very busy in the last half, and then I kind of lost my blogging mojo. Writing takes practice, and I'm a bit out of practice.
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