Floydfest 2013 day 4

FF is over for me, I'm not even going to think about trying to get there today,  I do hope they get things back to smooth running soon.  I was not going to be able to attend next year anyway but now I'm kinda glad....

We have had soooo much rain this summer that no fields would have been able to take  the rain we got Saturday.  Mud is to be expected with that much traffic.  I don't know what the big answer to this mess is but mine is to make bread today.

Floydfest 2013 day 3

When I awoke this a.m. in my nice dry bed I was thankful that my friend had insisted that we not camp at FloydFest this year.  Of course we did intend to go back and enjoy some music but after checking FB and learning how less than pleasant parking had become we decided not to go today.  I’m thinking things aren't going to be any better tomorrow…… Bummer………

View from my deck looking south, thinking no FF this am

So took to canning some beans... that's my FF schedule for today in the back ground

This is the parking lot I had been parking in..... glad I was not there because Blue Ridge Muse posted a photo of a jeep just like mine stuck up to the hub caps in mud.

The above photos thanks to a photo posted by Ami Reist on the FF FB page and the Roanoke Times.

 I was not there thank goodness!!!!!!

Floyd Fest 2013 day 2

Parked the Jeep

Walked to the bus

View from the bus

Enjoyed some music

Buses what a change from day 1.  

Day 1 took us more than an hour to get back to the car there were not enough buses to get people where they needed to go....  Different story today!!!!!

Back to the parking lot and home....

Floyd Fest 2013 day one

Floyd Fest 2013 day one.......

Had a great time but coming and going was a challenge.  We decided not to camp this year so we are commuting back and forth that made for a very long day.  As always the music was great and the people even better.  Gotta go to bed FF day 2 is here. 

Good morning

What a bitter sweet day in paradise, the temperature has been mild, the birds have been singing and the big puffy clouds kept the sun from being too intense; what a wonderful day for working in the garden but it is also the 1 year anniversary of my mom’s death.  365 days ago my mom passed from this existence and entered into another that none of us mortals can know. 

I woke this morning with her on my mind, my heart was heavy and as if to accentuate this feeling in me the sky was full of clouds and it was raining.  But a heavy heart and rainy skies would not do, the clouds thinned allowing the sun to shine and a gentle breeze caressed my face.  My mom was not a person to allow unpleasantries slow her down, she would not sit by a window and cry, she would get up and live her day.  I would like to think she gave me this beautiful day to remember her by.  Thanks mom!!!

simple things in life

It turned into a nice day here in paradise and the boys and girls and I took a walk around the home stead

We walked down to the garden 

Where the old man said good by and went back to lounge on the deck

The girl dog led the way to the path along the fence

We hung around the apple tree for a while

where the cat decided to join us.

Bear in the tall grass

Past the old barn and then up the hill to the house. 

I love the simple things in life.......

What is that shining on the hay field???

Guess who has to work today!!!

It’s another cloudy day in paradise

It’s another cloudy day in paradise, the sun tries to peak out every now and then but cant seem to break through the seemingly unending gray sky.  The air is very humid but there is a cool feel to it, that is until one tries to do anything then the humidity refuses to allow the sweat that comes with activity to evaporate causing it to feel muggy.  With all the rain lately, so far in the first 7 days of this month we have had over 3 inches of rain which is our monthly average…….. , one would think my house would be immaculately clean, its not, my little indoor projects would be done, there not  or I would have at least finished reading a good book, no again.  I have put a dent in the dip and chips and rediscovered that vanilla ice-cream taste real good with coke pored over it.  I hate to think what I could do right now to a chocolate cake or bag of candy!!!

I NEED TO MOW THE GRASS!!!!!!!!

Any way, I guess I will head out to the shed and put some tools away……. sigh……sigh…..sigh….. maybe clean it up a little…….sigh……sigh……sigh…..it really needs to be done I can hardly move around in there…….augggggg…OK here I go… to the shed……..