Cherokee Sage Woman

Is this the true test for becoming an official Tennesseean? We now have 2 trailers parked behind the house. (No dead school buses as yet, however). One is our GourmetCampers- mobile, resplendent w/ camping gear deluxe. The other is a new purchase as of today, a 5X8 flatbed baby.. for hauling trash to the city dump. Oooo-whee.. we're uptown now, sugar-dumplin.

We're having the propane tank filled this week. Can you say 'second mortgage'?? Egads.. at $2.14 a gal, & the tank holds 400 gal.. I'm thinking we may give up cooking & heating. The pioneers could do it w/o the extras, why not us? But I doubt we're ready to take on tent camping 24/7, so we will pay the piper.

#4 cat Puki has escaped 3X so far, doing his exploration of 'things-under-the-porch'. He comes back w/ spider webbed whiskers & fleas galore! We've treated him twice for the fleas. Now I'm thinking more along the route of behavior modification; giving the poot a flea bath everytime he does his Houdini thing. He knows how to push his head against the wooden screen, til he can squeeze thru. I have to give him IQ pts for that.. the others haven't figured it out (yet). Having the porch screened will take care of that problem. If we can just get a carpenter to 'commit' to us. So far, everyone seems to be busy doing other things. Apparently they don't realize the import of granting my kitties outdoor access! New housing be damned here..

We finished out the Great Room last evening.. & it now looks warm & inviting w/ drapes, gallery-type hanging pics, etc. Y'all come see us!
Now on to the other projects, such as transforming the basement from a war zone to a real entertainment room. And the office to a servicable area for 2 (read: GET SANDE OFF THE TV TRAYS SHE'S USING FOR A DESK!!)

Just made some camping reservations for Indian Boundary State Park (the one just down the road from us). The park closes for campers at the end of the month.. so we had to get them in quickly! Can't wait to try it out & do some sweet-sleeping in the fall weather. Memories of Little Manatee River will simply vanish from my mind.. I hope.

It is Fall! And I am swept away.. breathless.. at the beauty that surrounds me. Every person on earth needs a little cabin in the big woods (Laura Ingalls got it right!).. I think this could bring about Peace on Earth.