A 'Summer' Day!

Summer has been staying at our home in Irving while we have been in the country and that has given me such peace of mind! I don't like surprises and we have gone home to more than a couple over the years. Most had to do with water. I like knowing she is in the house and keeping an eye on things.

Plus this gives her a change of scenery.

This morning she and I both woke up about the same time! 

She dressed and headed south and I did my morning routine and watched for her to come through the gate. I watched and watched and then sat down and a minute later I saw her parking her car in front of the truck!

She brought my Epoch Times newspapers, some medicine she had picked up at Walgreen's for us, our mail, a sack of potatoes.....

and this beautiful pair of honeybee earrings!!

These are from my friend, Sharilyn, in Utah.

It's so much fun to think of the ways our friends come to us and we to them.

Amber's dear friend and old college roommate, Lisa, is our connection.

Sharilyn is married to the brother of Lisa's ex husband.

I think Sharilyn found me through Amber's blog and we have been friends for several years now.

She's the one that made the fabulous bee quilt!

As a matter of fact, Sharilyn has been on my mind the last few days.

We keep our Christmas cards to use as prayer cards - and after we have prayed through the whole stack - I keep out the ones that were photo cards and continue to rotate those in my prayer time.

I love the Hunter's card with their large family and smiling faces.

Thank you, Sharilyn....for the earrings and most of all for being my friend!

While the Covid numbers are still high in Dallas County, they are going down, as they are in McLennan County. It's much safer down here in the country than in the city.

We both needed a haircut so that's what we did first!

I found this Great Cuts place and they made us feel very safe.

You could not go inside the front door when you first arrived.

A lady came out - wearing a mask - and we gave our names and address.

There were seats along the sidewalk in front of the shop and we waited there for just a few minutes before our stylists were ready for us. First, we went to the hand washing station and we both washed our hands as did our stylists. Summer is trying a new cut and I just wanted mine cut short!!

Win! WIN!!

We also planned to get pedicures but had no idea where.

I complimented one of the ladies on her nails and she told us where she had them done!

Bingo! That's where we would go!

We stopped by Collin Street Bakery on our way.

I wanted an apricot pie - but they had none.

I settled for a couple of loaves of Pecan Bread.

Summer knew of a tasty hamburger place that was a 'hole in the wall.'

The BEST kind of place!!

Old fashioned hamburgers! And Tator Tots!

On to Luxor's Nails on New Road!

I had my hair cut short and my nails cut short, too!

One little bitty stop at a Goodwill!

The socks are new and I am looking forward to the fall and winter wearing of them!

Our last errand was Aldi and then we headed back to the ranch!

Louis Dean had stayed busy putting in yet another deck!

(It was all done just a few hours later!)

I wish our day together could have lasted longer!

Summer was on her way back to the city!

It sure was good to see her!

Her fibromyalgia has been acting up and she spent the other day in bed.

But compared to all the many days she used to have to stay in bed - she was certainly not complaining.

She has to have a couple of tests and then go back to the doctor for a treatment plan on her neck and upper spine. Have I already said that before? Sometimes I forget and repeat myself.

There's nothing like having some special mother/daughter time!

She sent me this pic she snapped and then a text that she was nearly home.

Our fridge is full again and I made a pot of chicken and dumplings for Louis Dean's supper tonight.

He just told me there's an exciting display of lightning off to the southeast so I am going to take my glass of wine out to the front deck and watch it with him.

It's been a GOOD day!!