Cherokee Sage Woman

My house & porch may look like a war zone today, but dang it, the barn is clean!

We spent 2 hot, sweaty days cleaning out both floors of the barn. Some of the boxes hadn't been opened since we left Florida 3 years ago.. so it was a quasi-Christmas, of a sort. Some gifts were more appreciated than others. I wasn't thrilled about the dead mouse, or the piles of squirrel guano.. but the boxes of small appliances, hair stuff, etc. Cool!

So now, those boxes are on the porch, in the house, willy-nilly. And will require more sweat equity. However, I definitely think we should open the barn up to a square dance or a Cherokee Stomp. And maybe a rain dance thrown in for good measure.. this drought has gone on too long.

Life is still laidback & lovely here in the hills of TN. The biggest news on the block is the fact that we're having the driveway resurfaced. Woo-wee. Along w/ a new parking spot for Unicoi. Sadly, we're going to have to postpone the AZ trip that we'd planned for December. Gas alone was going to cost upwards of $3K.. add that to campgrounds, repairs, & general 'fun'.. & you have a $6K investment there. So we have decided to save that extravaganza until the springtime. We're looking into taking an all inclusive week in Costa Rica, instead.

Hope everyone is starting the week off healthy, wealthi(er), & wise. We'll need to draw on that wisdom in the ensuing 2 months before the election!