Saturday August 10, 2024

Sunny and warm today with highs in the low 80’s and breezy. Only had about 3 inches of rain here at the house from the tropical storm.

A busy day at the store in the afternoon. The morning had a lot of folks in but just looking and not buying. The afternoon picked with lots of folks in and buying stuff so we did end up making over $100.00.

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Thursday August 8, 2024

A nasty day in North Carolina as hurricane Debby made landfall along the coast. Now a tropical storm it is heading right up the middle of the state. It is further west than expected because originally we were not supposed to get much  in the way of rain or wind.

I had a haircut appointment in Winston so I left mid morning. It was mostly light rain until I made it down the mountain. From there into Winston on the back road I hit off and on squalls of rain and wind. In town they just had light rain. I was supposed to have lunch with the girls but they canceled and decided they would work from home. I ran a quick errand then headed back home. Mostly light rain and wind all the way home until I was at the bottom of the mountain. Hit some more rain squalls and wind but nothing major. We just have rain and wind here and so far only about an inch of rain but under a flash flood watch through tonight.

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Wednesday August 7, 2024

Mostly sunny except for a brief heavy rain shower early afternoon. As usual, it rained hard in town but not here at the house. Been that way for the last couple of weeks. After the shower the sun came back out and it has turned warm and humid with highs in the low 80’s.

We did not have many customers at the store today but we were busy. Had at least six donations come in to sort and price, I helped Joyce with window, and, had to straighten and organize several shelves.

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Monday August 5, 2024

I had an early appointment in Winston with a dermatologist to look at a couple of what I thought were small moles on my upper arm. One was a mole that she numbed and sent off to the lab. The other is just some sort of skin growth that she froze and will eventually fall off.

From there I hit Costco for my big early fall run. Stocked up on water, a few food items, some toiletries, etc. Then I drove across town to the side where we used to live to meet Bonnie for lunch at Mama Zoe’s and back home.

It was hot down the mountain with temps in the low 90’s. At least up here it is in the low 80’s with moderate humidity. Now, to unload the car and put all the stuff away then do some work here at my computer.

 

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Saturday August 3, 2024

Warm and muggy today with highs in the low 80’s. We had off and on showers all afternoon then a big thunderstorm around 5 pm.

It was half price paperback sale day at the store plus Music on Main. The storm lasted about an hour then it cleared up. The 5 pm bands went back out under their tents to play until the main stage band started at 7. We were busy all day until late afternoon. The torrential rains kept folks away for about an hour. I walked down to Muddy Creek to grab some takeout to eat during the lull. Things picked up between 6:30 and 7:30. We did well over $200.00 for the day. When I left there was a nice large crowd for the main act.

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Wednesday July 31, 2024

Warm, sunny, and breezy today with highs in the low 80’s and a little humid for us.

A slow day at the store with customers. I had several donations to sort to keep me busy.

George came by early before I left for work to finish up a small project that I was in no hurry to get done. He came by yesterday and cemented in the rock that had fallen loose along the foundation and the chimney.

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Monday July 29, 2024

Light drizzle this morning when I left for the gym. Highs today the mid to upper 70’s. We’ve had off and on rain showers until early afternoon but sunshine since then. For the past week the weather folks have not come even close to their weather predictions for up here.

This afternoon I went over to Donna’s. Us along with Debra spent the afternoon doing crafts in her she shed. It was a fun and relaxing afternoon.

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Saturday July 27, 2024

Mostly sunny and nice today with highs in the mid to upper 70’s. We had a heavy rain storm come through last evening bringing a couple more tenths of rain.

Yesterday was very busy at the store bringing in over $200.00. Today was not as busy but we did make over $100.00. Friday thru Sunday is the annual route 21 yard sale. People set up tents in parking lots and spaces all along the highway to sell their junk. That brings a lot of folks into town for lunch and also brought us a lot of traffic.

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Thursday July 25, 2024

Cloudy with light rain this morning. The sun came out this afternoon. High’s in the mid to upper 70’s and a bit more humid than usual.

Joyce had something come up so I worked at the store again today. We were steady with customers most of the day with a short lull early this afternoon. But, we still did over $100.00 so a good day.

 

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Wednesday July 24, 2024

Mostly sunny today and mild with temperature in the mid 70’s. Did not get the rain today that was expected.

Busy day at the store. Almost made $200.00 again. It has been busy at the store this month. Things sort of died off this afternoon but a good day with lots of out of town folks and a few regulars. While Joyce dusted I vacuumed the store. We miss our students that come during the school year that keep the place vacuumed for us.

Donna invited me over for dinner so I went to her house from the store. Played with the dogs and had a nice dinner and visit.

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