Swept along by Life

I've been playing catch-up after being away for almost a week. Between laundry, unpacking, mail, some booth work and eBay I've stayed busy as can be every day. I admit, I've spent some time just resting! The flowers are looking so pretty, it's a pleasure to just sit and look at them.

Yesterday was a storytelling day, telling West Virginia ghost stories to 4-H campers. It's been a while since I told those stories and it was good to dust them off again. There was no flooding in Glenville, thank goodness, where this event took place. I passed this sign again--I saw it on my way to Allegheny Echoes, and it's still there. Someone has changed the name of Spencer back to its original name, Tanner's Crossroads!

 First tomatoes are finally coming in! Is there anything like those first tastes of garden-fresh tomatoes? These are some black cherry tomatoes and a Mountaineer striped tomato that still has a little ripening to do. The small ones are actually ripe, they just keep some green on them. I ate one and it was so good.

It's been a relief to hear from friends who live in the flooded areas. So far everyone has reported in as okay, some with minor flood damage but safe. The flood cleanup continues in our state, and every day stories of kindness and bravery surface. The man who used his boat to rescue one person after another, the I Am Richwood Facebook page that has become the hub for information and help in that devastated town, the person offering free wifi, food, and laundry facilities in his home...on and on. So many supplies are being sent from groups everywhere! There are the annoying stories too, about looters but those are few compared to all the stories of help and good works that I have read.

My granddaughter is now on flood duty with the Army National Guard. That makes me feel good, to know she's there helping. And I've raised over $1000 for the single mother a friend told me about, just by asking my friends on Facebook and here for donations! She is stunned that complete strangers are willing to help, but that's how Americans are, isn't it? When the need is there and immediate, we're a generous people.

Today we are packing up for the big 4th of July Flea Market that is held each year in Fairplain, WV. We've never sold there before but we have lots of stuff that we need to move and this is a good opportunity to do that. We're setting up today and tomorrow, then the sale opens on Friday, July1 and runs through Monday, July 4. Should be an experience! We're pricing things to move, as we don't want to haul it all back home.

So I may not be blogging much for the next few days, but I am sure I'll have lots to report about this new adventure when I get back to what passes for normal around here.

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