….but I am enraptured with a program on the Internet which has occupied my evening. Coming from Israel, very historic and I would dare say, profound. Earlier this evening I was outside by the pool with my neighbors for Happy Hour. How I looked forward to sitting with them to enjoy the dusk....One of my neighbors is fervently trying to put a team together for tennis, and was nearly relentless in her attempts to get me to say ‘yes’ to playing for the team. That is the most incredible thing I ever heard (well, nearly….) but there is simply no way I could even consider grabbing up the racket. She said all I had to do is stand near the net and I would not even have to swing at a ball unless I wanted to…Ya, ya, ya, forget it! Rosemary even suggested that the church reschedule Bible study on Thursdays to accommodate my tennis game. Isn’t ‘NO’ enough??? I think eventually she understood this was simply not going to happen, but what a funny thought it was. Imagine me out there on the court, an imposing figure in my little tennis skirt!
After he was done working, Justin came to meet me at Publix on Fleming Island for grocery shopping which does not happen all that often in the course of a year. Some of the purchases were in preparation for the possibility of the hurricane coming as well as supplies for when my guests are here, and for the picnic dinner being held here on Friday night. A few things need to wait until the ladies get here, such as produce, but I did buy a bag of apples for them to enjoy. Justin got a few things as well including a bowl of fruit which he thought he would eat on the ride home. It took both of us, arms heavy-laden, to get the stuff upstairs. A case of water remains downstairs and somehow I will have to get that up here, which I might do bottle by bottle. We will either drink the water once up here, or use it to brush our teeth if we lose electricity from the storm. Really, though, I am trying to be hugely optimistic that Irene will simply ignore Florida all together and allow us ladies to have a wonderful time, as planned!
Oh, how nice it was to get back to our Monday Bible study after being on recess all summer long!!! Kristi, recently retired, joined our class today and also came along for lunch afterward. How nice to have another face and student at the tables---those being at church and at Longhorn! Twila will be absent for a few weeks as she has cardiac rehab on Mondays. Fortunately, she gets done in time to meet for lunch so at least we get to see her part of the time.
A short while ago, Michael C. called to tell me he is making the Boston butt tomorrow which will be served at our picnic on Friday. How nice of him to offer making that for me, since I would have had to go begging at my neighbor’s house to use their grille for cooking burgers and brats. Everyone likes butt, right? I know I sure do! We are having baked beans, potato salad, cucumber salad (I think), Oriental cole slaw, and some sort of dessert. No one will be hungry, that is for sure.
On my way out this a.m., I stopped at the mailbox and found my new book and a CD I had ordered. Instead of listening to Neal on the way over to church, I put in my new “old” recording of Judy Collins’ “Wildflowers” CD. Rather than driving down Wells Road, I drove on memory lane!!! (Good one, Kim!)
