Photo is of windjammer on Seneca Lake in New York State. I can't believe it is the last day of September already. I have been in black out with no cell service and no computer availability so haven't been able to post. I moved from Lake Robertson, VA on Sept. 26th to the KOA in Charlottesville, VA. I thought it would be better but surprise, surprise - it was more isolated there. I realized at these times how much I depend on being able to communicate with the outside world. I may be a hermit but I need to touch my family and friends through electronic means when I am unable to do so in the physical. Sebastian seems to be fully recovered although still showing his scars. My back is a bit better and the flash-back images of the event have ceased. Time will be our medicine. We are parked in Goochland at my friend's home, the Sumners. It is good to be "home". Goochland looks and feels great! The weather is splendid fall weather although it is supposed to get hot again and remain so throughout October. I have a long "to do" list for this month. All the personal maintenance stuff, car stuff, exchangeing clothing from storage unit to and from MH, banking, voting and catching up with my VA family. Starting tomorrow actually! Travis is part of a marching band competition in Charlottesville tomorrow night. I will ride over with Lisa and family. I enjoy hearing the HS bands especially the marching bands. They are very colorful, energetic and play lots of brass which is my personal favorite. VA spends a great deal on their music programs. They don't cut out their arts programs as they do in other areas. The quality of the music performances is evidence of what has been invested by the schools and by the parents. Travis, my grandson in VA, is a gifted trumpet player and as a senior will go on to do something with his music. I am very pleased to find that our family has another trumpet player upcoming in Joe - yes, that is Joe the green bean planter. Now that makes 3 trumpet players altogether. We also have a drummer and a singer. We have a combo!!
The leaves have begun to color and fall here in Virginia. It is very dry this fall. We are actually down about 11" from our expected rainfall for the year.
I fretted for a few days about climbing back up the mountain from the KOA to I 64 to make the easterly trip to Goochland. Route 20 was steep and curvy in parts from Monticello down to the campground, a distance of 7 miles or so. But Bearfoot scooted up those hills hell-bent-for-election on Thursday. I guess he wanted to get to Goochland too. I don't know if I mentioned it in my previous post when I wrote of the problem with the battery knife switch being disengaged causing Bearfoot to quit while underway but I have a problem opening Bearfoot's hood. I felt embarrassed when my son asked if I had opened the hood after the incident as we are trouble shooting on the phone. I felt like a somewhat inadequate female when I confessed that no I had not opened the hood. I need to explain that opening the hood is a totally exhausting endeavor for me. It takes all my strength in both hands, arms and feet since I brace my feet on either side of the latch release. If it is a hot day, forget it - if I manage to get it open, I have to lie down for an hour afterwards. Well, since the incident, I am making a concerted effort to open the hood more often hopefully to "wear it in" or something like that. I have to muster my will before approaching it and then declare loudly, "you will open!!" It does after a herculean effort on my part pulling and bracing. Part of me wishes, the machine of Bearfoot would just run from service to service without my ever having to look "in there" but it doesn't seem to work that way. Happy Fall to all my loyal readers-
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