Big Stove

Coker, Alabama

Weather: low 55 degrees, high 67 degrees, rain early, cloudy all day

We were awakened by the sound of hard rain about 0400 hours this morning. The rain continued until about 0600 hours, with light sprinkles after that until about 1000 hours. More rain was expected this afternoon and tonight, but it looks as though that threat has gone away. The forecast is now calling for rain on Thursday, which we would be glad to see miss us.

Did everyone see that the truckers are calling for a boycott on buying fuel for a day? It has been my experience that boycotts do not work, generally. Especially for a product that people need to be able to go to work and do the other things that make up modern life. My sympathies go out to the truckers, but I don't think their strategy will have a long term impact on fuel prices.

We continued to help Terri and Thomas work on getting their house ready to be placed on the market for sale. We are hopeful that the real estate market recovers before the house is placed for sale, because Terri is ready to find a smaller place. We are not used to all this physical activity, and we have used muscles that we had forgotten that we have. Nobody has to sing us to sleep at night. All this work, and we have not touched the yard, which consists of about four acres that has to be mowed and trimmed. We have not worked this hard in years. Now we remember why we sold our house.

Carolyn has enjoyed cooking on Terri's restaurant style stove with six large burners, two ovens, and a center grill. It also has a restaurant style stainless steel range hood with all the bells and whistles. Of course, all that equipment means more stuff to be cleaned, which carries on a vicious cycle of use and clean. Terri and Thomas are enjoying Carolyn's cooking, which brings back memories of childhood to Terri. No leftovers. The first question Thomas asks after school every day is, "Granny, what are you cooking for supper?"

This weekend, we plan to tour some of the little towns in the area. Until then, hang with us and think about us as we drag ourselves out of bed every day to knock some items off the to do list.

More later, be safe.

Today's Town - Austin, Texas: Named to Honor Stephen F. Austin, “The Father of Texas”

Not all who wander are lost.