We did receive a nice,
slow rain last Sunday morning. I'm not sure how much we got but it
rained most of the morning here. Others reported they only had a
sprinkle or none at all. We are grateful for every drop we get.
Well, my tomatoes in my
garden tubs ended with a bang, or I should say a burp, when some of
our cows got out and ate parts of every tomato plant I had. There
were a few leaves left here and there so I am going to water them and
see if they will make a tomato or two before frost. I am really
discouraged with my gardening abilities of the past few years. I have
had some excellent gardens in the past but it seems like I can't get
anything to grow like it should anymore and then there are my rogue
cattle to contend with. I think every year that I won't make garden
the next year but when spring comes I think I just have to get out
there and try to grow something.
On a better note, Kayla
Combs posted a video on facebook of two of her aunts, Doyne Murray
and Clara Jo Hinshaw playing hymns on the piano together. It was
wonderful. She was joking when she said she was doing booking for
them but I do believe I would pay for a ticket to see them play!
Congratulations go out to
Luke and Ally Clemans on the birth of their son, Sawyer Dell Clemans,
last Thursday, July 26. Sawyer weighed 9lbs. 8oz. and was 22 inches
long. He is adorable with a full head of black hair. Grandparents are
Rex and Kelli Clemans and Rodney and Gina Swift. I know all these
grandpas and grandmas are ready to rock and snuggle.
Congratulations also go
out to my great nephew, Steven Sloan and Mandy May on the birth of
their beautiful daughter, Alice on July 23. Big sister Rylee was all
smiles in the pictures I saw of her holding her new little sister.
Kelvin and Melanie
Whittaker and Melanie's sister and family, Melinda and Robert Hall
and their two girls, Hailey and Jaycee, recently took a vacation to
the Great Smokey Mountain National Park and the surrounding area.
They reported having a wonderful time. Bob and I were out there last
August to watch grandson Hayden graduate from lineman school and we
loved that area.
Sophia Meltke recently
made a trip to New York City for training for her new job and it
sounds like she really enjoyed the trip. There were pictures on
facebook and she mentioned the Statue of Liberty and Central Park,
The Trump Tower and Rockefeller Center as a few of the places she
visited.
Condolences to the family
of Tim and Gaylene Madison, who live in Sipsey, Alabama. Tim's son,
Chuck Madison, passed away last Wednesday, July 25. Gaylene grew up
in Bradleyville and is the daughter of Darrell and Nancy Todd.
We were glad to hear there
were no serious injuries when Eldon and Kay (Neuenschwander) Kratz
were in a serious car accident recently while driving on I-44. They
were forced off the road by a distracted driver in another vehicle
and while trying to avoid a collision, they hit the grass then
overcorrected and their car flipped. Both Kay and Eldon were checked
out at the hospital and released later that night.
This week I leave you with
this thought: I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can
adjust my sails to always reach my destination. - Jimmy Dean
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