My guest arrived around 1:30 this morning. I didn’t get up to greet him as he has been here before and knew where his room is. We had a nice visit this morning. Always fun to see returning guests. I may not see him again as he won’t be home tonight until late and he has to leave early tomorrow morning.
Made nine gallon bags full of Party Mix this morning. I always give each of the kids one at Thanksgiving time and wanted to get it made and in the freezer before I left for Australia next week. Sure smells good! I won’t eat any of it this year – not on my food plan. The kids enjoy it though.
Need to go into Emporia this afternoon and pick up a few groceries. I need to stop by the Verizon store and add international service to my phone for November so I can stay in touch back home while I am gone.
I ordered two more pair of trail pants for the trip. I only had two that fit and don’t want to have to wash them out every night. We stay three nights at most of our hotels so will have time to wash out at each hotel. I also ordered two more blouses. I had gotten two skirts but didn’t have a blouse to wear with them. Think that finishes up my list of things I wanted to get for the trip.
Put on my calendar for next week to stock up on critter food. I don’t want to forget to do that. I’ll need almost three weeks of critter food on hand before I leave. That will be a car full when I get all of that.
It always seems a bit complicated to plan for everything so I can leave the country for a bit. Luckily my Marine and his wife are going to take care of things around here most of the time I am gone. A dear friend is covering for a weekend. So very grateful for all of them as it makes it possible for me to get away.
Still exchanging emails with the same Match guy. He is an interesting man and we have the love of the land in common along with other things. He requires lots of quiet and solitude like I do. I’ll see where it goes. At least he dosen’t appear to be a fraud at this point! Progress?
Another beautiful Kansas fall day today. I may go over to the Prairie Preserve and take a long hike. I haven’t done that for a bit and am feeling the need to move my body this afternoon. It is a bit windy but not too bad.
May get out and get the mowing done this afternoon. The grass is starting to turn brown after the frost we had a week ago. I want to trim it all up one last time and then get my mower taken in and tuned up so it will be ready for the spring. Sure was a short mowing season this year.
Sitting in a quiet space this afternoon. My head is really quiet and doesn’t have much monkey chatter going on today. I enjoy days like this except I find it hard to get things done as I can’t remember what I was thinking about doing. I like the empty space internally though.
Grateful for a returning guest that feels like a friend came to visit me, grateful for a perfect fall day today, and grateful for empty space and all the ways it comes into my life and the gifts it has to offer me.