Well another week has gone by and for me it has been a good one punctuated by a great Saturday. Today a friend and I went out to check on wood stoves but after finding out that the store we were going to visit was not open on Saturday we decided to see what we could find in Floyd. We spent the day checking out the shops. We found some wood stoves at the Farmers Supply on Main Street that gave me something to think about. We went to the Jacksonville Center and looked at what the artist had to offer. On the second floor they had an art gallery and a room where they exhibited quilts. I found the Star Trek quilt very interesting. We then checked out a few of the antique shops in town and then went El Charro Mexican restraint for lunch. The food and atmosphere were very good but the service was a little lacking. I will give the service a little leeway this time because they were busy and did not seem to have a lot of help. After lunch we checked out the shops that were in the same building as the restaurant. In one shop that sells variety of local artist’s work we met one of the artist Gretchen St Lawrence. She gave us a history of how the art shop came to be and told us a little bit about her life. Be sure and check out her website she has some nice art work posted.

After all this eating, talking and walking we decided it was time to head on home. The weather for the day had been great, neither of us was hot or cold, it was like the baby bears porridge, to Goldilocks, just right. In fact it was so nice that when I got home I put the top down on the Jeep so that I could enjoy an open air evening ride to and from church. I’m ending the day listening to “The Thistle and Shamrock” (Irish music) on NPR. Some times it’s great to be alive!!