Oh my where have the last two months gone!!!  It is the end of September all ready!!! Its been a busy couple of months for me. 

I started my fall garden a little early this year; there was soooo much rain this year that the summer tomatoes and potatoes did not do all that well.  So far the fall garden is doing very well.  That could change if we get an early freeze.    I have some company coming in October and I am hoping we can eat from the garden!! Right now I am cooking up a nice batch of collard greens for dinner.

the fall garden

Collards on the stove yummmmm

In August some friends and I did some camping at Foster Falls.  We had a really good time.  It was a little cool so there was no swimming but we did some hiking and eating so all was good.  The nice thing about foster falls was that friends that did not want to camp could come by for a few hours or the day.  We rented two camp sites so there was plenty of room.  We are planning on doing it again next year!!

Foster Falls camp site

I just got back from the Big Easy, New Orleans.  I went there to visit my brother and his wife.  Since it was not my first nor my forth visit I just wanted to hang around their house and chill by the pool, a hard thing to do with the temps in the 90’s but for the most part we accomplished that mission; we did visit the French Quarter and the Zoo so we weren’t strictly at home.  I think I saw more movies this past week than I had in over a year.  Of course they have a 70 something inch TV and a nice surround sound, so it was almost like being at the movie theater.  I can’t wait for my analog TV to break down, it has to sooner or later, it’s over 10 years old!!! I want a big TV!!!

My brother and his wife at the zoo

My brother and I a the zoo 

I will be getting back into the work grove starting early in the morning; seeing as how I once again have a vehicle payment I have to get back on the stick!!! I traded in the Wrangler for a Jeep Patriot.  I think it was a good choice, The Wrangler only got around 17 MPG around here, I seldom went off road, I haven’t taken the top down in years and I used it primarily for getting to and from work.  The Wrangler was not a very practical vehicle for what I needed.  I do need a 4 wheel drive and I have to be able to pull my trailer so with an MPG of 23-28 (right now I’m getting 28+) the Patriot seemed to be the right choice for me.  We will see how well the MPG’s hold up over the long run.

The new wheels