We stretched our wall of grocery shelves from
8 to 16 feet. Running out of board and sweat we quit six shelves short, but the grocery out side section is mostly done. The turning of the end shelves sturdied up the unit and we are confident they will not be the cause of any grocery fatilities.
We will skip to the opposite side of the store in November and leave the aisle shelving till last so we have room to work. The next section is office/stationary/school supplies. We frequent a wonderful junk store that sells parts and damaged bits of furniture. The top portion of this next project was a $25 dollar bargain we found and with a bit of tlc think it will be a wonderful addition to the store.
Ray Spencer dropped by to ask about the store. He sells campers in Paris, but owns land nearby. He ask if we plan on serving breakfast at the store. We already have two breakfast items on our menu but this interest may make us think about a third. We were told this has become a popular deer hunting area. Guess we will have to consult our resident pro hunter Clint about what hunters reload, run out of and eat. Out Grandson and his dad Chuck have been hunting deer for years now.
We drove Woodland to Detroit and saw the Good Hope Ranch has started drilling for something. Oil maybe? The rig is quit impressive. The Circle C which has put short horns on their property in Kanawha, has been painting their fence posts white. In another move, they have been fencing some of their near Detroit property with a taller more dense fencing. Not sure if they are keeping something in ot out, but not the usual cattle fence we see on other ranches. In any respect, it is certainly a warm fuzzy feeling to see activity.
We celebrated my parents birthdays. They were born on the 10th and 12th of October so we just have one big party. Combined we needed about 160 candles, but settled for 96. It took three of us to light them all, the cake got so hot the candles melted wax on the melting icing. we sent Timothy to carry it in to them never thinking about his long beard! I think he got away with just a little singe. My moma's comment, "wait till next year". Our Granddaughter Danielle took this "perfect" picture. She is an honor student with athletic ability but maybe she has a bit of photo genius too. Danielle and her mother, Tammy, helped make this family gathering come together.
It rained, my camera got wet, I pulled something in my back that shouldn't be pulled, Bill got blisters and splinters, but this store is a labor of love and like all good things it is at times a bit painful. I can not remember seeing so many blue butterflies. The sasafras is turning red. The outside of our traveltrailer has mildewed. And did I say, it rained again.
