Hot fall.

Fall arrived in the heat. Temperatures remain in the 90s during the day. Weathermen are saying that this might break in a week. Here's hoping. 

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Last year I looked and looked for my naked ladies in September.  I mentioned it to Macho and he confessed to mowing that corner (not realizing what he was doing). 

This year the girls arrived without delay. Even in the heat. 

Naked ladies and Beyonce. 

Last week we enjoyed Grandparents' Day at the Super Carrot's elementary school. 

The lunch was good - meatball subs!

We saw her classroom and then it was over and we left.

Perfect!

Did some shopping and I found a cute pair of red espadrilles on clearance at DSW. Bought them. Wore them to church on Sunday. Had three blisters to show for it, too. 

Saturday of last week I found a treasure at a local estate sale.

It is a water color of a caribbean beach scene painted in 1956.

(A very good year!)

The artist, Sallie Knerr, enjoyed local fame in North Carolina and Missouri. 

Her paintings appraise well but do not sell quickly.

I don't want to sell. 

Brings me to last night and the fun we had. Top Flight, the Air Force rock band, performed at our riverwalk. They were very good. We sat with some dancing friends and passed a good time.

Macho even danced with me.

Once. 

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Pickle ball this morning was followed by pulling up the fading eggplant from the front bed and some burnt up zinnias from my butterfly garden. 

We have not had rain in over a month. Burn bans are popping up everywhere.

This morning I harvested a volunteer bok chop out of the raised bed for a lunch salad. I oven fried some eggplant out of our very own garden, too. 

I have a huge pot of spaghetti gravy cooking for tomorrow.

October will be here in a few days. And with it a new challenge. 

Daughter. 

Inktober. 

It's on. 

Shalom. 

Class of 1974!

A fast good weekend and we are back home. Coast life goes on without me. But for a few moments I was that coast girl again. Friday night we ate at a friend's restaurant. He wasn't there, but his daughter was. Got a quick visit in with Sister Marsha. 

Saturday these cats went shopping with their mom and me. 

They had so much fun in this store with more sparkly things that you can fit in your purse. 

Dippin' Dots were on the menu before we headed home for lunch. 

Saturday evening I visited with other siblings. 

Sunday was the day for my high school class reunion. About 18 out of the 36 classmates attended. We dined at another friend's restaurant then went to his "party" house. We visited and watched football. I was so happy to be with these old friends. Some have grown even nicer. Some haven't changed a bit! 

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The day marked Mom's 99th birthday. 

September 15, 1920. 

We just might have to celebrate her and dad's 100th next year!

Shalom. 

Sweet September

We skipped right into the month. Doing a little of this. And. A little of that. Labor Day found us up in the wilds of Itawamba County. Our friends had invited us to the Tammy Wynette event center for their fall festival featuring old cars and local musicians. The FFA served hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken strips, french fries, cole slaw, and homemade desserts. So for $14 we loaded up. Enjoyed the local flavor of the music. And bid our adieu soon enough to not get caught helping clean up.

We've latched on to another period piece on the Netflix. This time it is Victoria. We did watch documentary on Sunday about the Mississippi Madam - Nellie Jackson. I had never heard of her before I saw it on Facebook that very day. Quite the story, that.

Been catching up on laundry and paperwork today. Garden club and our mass & brunch group reconvene this week. Trying not to get nervous over the club meeting, of which I am the president. It will be fine. When its over. In two years. Ugh. I'm loving it. Really I am. No really.

While telling myself that I'm loving what I am doing I am still harvesting eggplant. I have a big pan roasting in the oven now. Right now. And another bag to give away at the Master Gardener education meeting tonight. I hope I have some takers.

Two special birthdays this month. Millie and Merritt. Two very special young ladies. They put the 'spark' in sparkle. And spark plug. This month also celebrates a brother and a sister-in-law. And. My mom's 99th birthday will pass this earth without her on it this year. Last year she arrived to her 98th birthday in a convertible with balloons flying all around. Those balloons were still inflated six months later when she breathed her last. I'm thinking about her every day.

Shalom.