Memories

Every time I see a log cabin,it reminds me of the time when I was young, we went to visit a friend of mom and dad's.  But I only have very vague memories...and I would dearly love to remember all of the visit.

He lived in an actual old log cabin.  I remember feeling like I was entering another world.  I was only inside the cabin for a little bit, but I remember feeling that the ceiling was lower than normal.  I felt closed in...I don't remember any windows.  There were things hanging from the ceiling.  I don't remember what all, but I think there were some plants hung upside down to dry.

Being a kid, I was sent outside to play...I remember being told to watch for snakes.  There was a great, big old evergreen tree in the front yard...just something about the memories I have make me think of Santa Claus....I think the man had a long white beard, so maybe that is why.  I think he was married, but I don't remember his wife.

I know he had bees...remember walking over to this building and inside was all kinds of frames...I think that is what they are called but not sure.  I am talking about the part of a bee hive that the honey is on.  I just remember think there was sooooo many...and he was building more...and the barn/building they were in was so light and airy compared to the log cabin. He also opened up a bee hive and pulled out one of the frames to show us the honey on it...I don't remember how close we were to it, but he did not put on any protective clothing that I can remember.  And he wasn't getting the honey...he was just showing it to us.

Well those are my memories for today...they are vague but I think of that place fairly often.  I always wonder just how accurate I am remembering it.  I also wonder what else I did while I was there.  I remember it is being nestled in close to the side of the hill/mountain.  Woods were all around.  And seems like we looked out over a little overgrown bottom to the building where he build his beehives.  And I cannot remember the beehives....just remember him pulling a frame out of one and the bees buzzing around him, but not really mad.

And one last thought--when was the last time you warned a child to watch out for snakes?

Scary girl!

Last night, Lorelei had her mom send me this picture...I told Sarah to tell her Pink Princesses were not supposed to make those kinds of faces.  Sarah said she did even more after I told her that.
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We have had some kind of sinus/cold type thing.  Roger lost his voice about three days ago...still has not got it totally back.  Lo had it too, and felt really bad for a few days and ran a temperature.  Hoping her aunt does not come down with it...she was in for a few days. 

When they went to pick her aunt up, Sarah told Lo that they were going to pick up a package.  When they got to the airport, Sarah told Lorelei that she must have taken a wrong turn, so pretended to look up something while they waited for 'Aunt' to get in...

Well, Lorelei started....Mommy, lets go see Aunt R....Sarah told her no, they couldn't....it cost too much money...Lo was like Mommy, Please, please for just one day!   And Sarah told her no, it was still expensive, and besides she couldn't miss school.

So her aunt called Sarah when she was ready off the plane, and Sarah drove up to pick her up...didn't tell  Lo what was going on...just had Lo's window down....when she seen her Aunt she got this big old grin on her face and said, "Mommy!  You tricked me." 

Roger and I both had the cold/sinus thing by then, so we didn't go over that night as we had planned.  So, they called later that night, and Lorelei was bouncing off the walls she was happy.
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This weekend marks the last of the Parke County Covered Bridge festival for this year....it starts the second Friday of October and lasts for 10 days.  The population of all of Parke County is a bit less than 20,000 people...no, that is not a typo.  It is a rural county.  But the Covered Bridge Festival brings in millions of visitors every year. 

Most little communities have some vendors set up, with Rockville, Mansfield, and Bridgeton being the biggest beehive of activity.  It is a lot of fun, and most everyone is there to have a good time...there's food to eat and lots of stuff to see:  crafts, antiques, books, junk...you name it and you can probably find it there somewhere.
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It has turned cool here...highs are in the 60's during the day.  Not sure what it gets down to at night but we have not had a hard freeze....we did kick the heat on last night.  Next week, some days the highs are predicted to only be in the 50's. 

She's coming again....

She is coming again after while!  Here she is dressed as Dorothy...she posed like this and said it was for her Aunt Becky!  Last year she ended up sick at Halloween and didn't get to go. And regardless of it having my copyright on it, the picture was taken by her mom.  I just forgot to remove that, and am in a hurry to get this posted.

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We had rain last night...but no big puddles or anything this morn.  We even had a little bit of thunder with it.  Seems like every time Lorelei comes, it either has just rained, or rains while she is here.  I hope last night is all we get, but the weather is giving and 80% chance for rain today.

I still cannot tell how the foliage is going to be....we see a few trees losing their leaves so early.  We wonder if they were damaged in drought last year and losing their leaves is part of the results.  The Virginia creeper is really beautiful...hoping I get out in the next few days to take a few shots...and berry briars are changed for the most part.  The sumac is in the process of going red...so at least some things are going to be beautiful!