Fall is here

Good morning Bloggers, it has been a while since we talked. Betsy and I are doing fine. We had a short visit from Jeff, Dawn and Jake. Jeff ran in an annual race on Signal Mountain (32 mles) Saturday morning so they came over Friday evening so that he could make the 8:00am start time. We didn't see much of them but enjoyed the short visit. They went back home after the race because Jeff is taking Dawn to Memphis this morning. She is riding in "A journey Home" this is a Bike Ride from Memphis to Knoxville. This will be a (5) day event about 100 miles each day. This is an event to support Adoptions. You can get more information at adoptiontour.org.

Sorry that I have not been Blogging these past few weeks but I just have not felt like it. You have to be in the right frame of mine to Blog.

I don't know where to start. The ELECTION is coming up next month and all I am going to say about it is that I hope you will all VOTE.

I love these cool mornings. I enjoy having my coffee out on the patio and wake up with the birds. Which reminds me I need to fill the feeders today.

Not being able to get out and do much work in the yard or much of anything with the word 'work' in it i have taken some time to paint. I can't remember what I have told you and I don't want to read past postings so I might repeat my self. Just account it as the old boy is getting old.

I know I told you that I finished the Barn paintings. Well I have just this past week finished painting "The Tree House". This is the tree house at Aunt Bobbie and Uncle Murdoc's house. I will try to attach a picture that I made of the original Painting. One of the reasons I had so fun painting the tree house is all the history that goes along with it. I guess all of the kids in our family has played in that house amd many of us have at sometime in our life done some maintenance on the structure.

I don't know if you have heard how the tree house started. Uncle Murdoc and I (after Wednesday night Prayer Meeting ) decided it was not in the best interest of the young people in the community to be exposed to a Billboard (Miller Beer) that had been built over on Highway 52 not far from the Church. We took the sign down ad rather than destroying good lumber and tin we decided to use it to start a tree house. That is how it started and as Steve got a bit older he took over and completed the second phase. Later eletricity was added for lighting. Over the years it just evolved. I don't know who found the paint that was used on the outside but I had a hard time mixing paint to match. I think with Betsy's help we came close.

I am now now working on a painting of the "Forrester Farm Hunting Lodge". My interesst in this has several reasons. If and when my all of family can come down home for the reunion or other events Glenn always makes the Lodge available for us to use. This building was orginally the home place for Mr. John and Miss Susie Ward. They were Brother and Sister I always remember them from Church. I never knew of any other family just the two of them.

I have to go for now Mitsy just got out of bed and I need to take her for a walk.