It’s hard to be thankful for the extremely hot weather we’ve been having, but think of it this way, think of how much you have saved from buying gasoline to mow your yard. If your yard is like mine, it crunches and crackles under your feet. I haven’t mowed since the first week of June, except one spot where the water faucet has leaked when I am watering my gardens. There are a few spots that have a grown up a weed or two, but I am ignoring them. The dust it would stir up to cut down a few weeds is a big factor in that decision. The past few years we have had to mow at least once a week, and while I love to mow and love a lush, green yard, I will be thankful that I haven’t had to buy much gasoline yet this summer.
On another thought, my beans were growing pretty good, but the dogs insist that I made those beds for a cool spot for them to lay and keep digging them out. I have run them out of the beds and put more dirt in, planted more beans, and run the dogs out again and again. They are stubborn animals, but they have met their match, I think I am more stubborn than they are. Over the weekend, Bob and I fixed up a fence around the beans with some old woven wire fence we used to have for tomato cages.
Bob and I went to the Beacon Park gospel concerts last Friday and Saturday nights, seeing the Mike Bowling Family and The Perrys on Friday night and Mike Upright, The Whisnants and The McKameys on Saturday night, plus the host group, the Lighthouse Messengers on both nights. Saturday we made a longer trip out of it, going to Buck Creek first to play in the water a while, then crossed the lake on the Peel Ferry, driving through Lead Hill to Omaha, Arkansas where we stopped and bought a few peaches and a watermelon and then on to the concert at Ridgeway, a few miles north of Harrison. Although the temperatures stayed above 100 there was a nice breeze blowing and the singing was wonderful. We saw several people we knew from around here and several we have made the acquaintance of from going to singings through the years.
New Mansion Church cancelled their Independence Day celebration on July 1 because of the extreme temperatures and dry conditions but has re-scheduled a celebration on Sunday, July 15, which will coincide with the VBS program. It is not certain whether there will be any fireworks at that time or not, depending on the weather conditions. New Mansion’s VBS will be held July 9-13 with classes for all ages. Everyone is welcome. For more information, contact Belinda Wyman.
Birthdays for the coming week include: July 5: Junior Hicks, Diane Roberts; July 6: Chris Bettis, Mike Blair, Janet Burns, Cody Combs, Jeff D. Marsh; July 7: Markie Aldridge, Rhonda Cook, Jerry Hodges, Cody Rogers: July 8: Jessica Martin, Jordan Gilbert, Herschel Robertson; July 9: Debbie Marsh, Jerry Henning, Arica Todd; July 10: Norma Burkhart, Glenda Floyd, Shelly Rogers; July 11: Krystal Combs, Mike Flanigan.
Anniversaries for the coming week include: July 5: Steve and Carol Hunsaker, Nathan and Jessica Stafford; July 8: James and Summer Holvick; July 9: Don and Luene Johnson.
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