Musical delights

I can’t seem to sleep later on days off. I was awake and dressed by 7:30. Evelyn worked on straightening the new blind while I did the dishes from last night. We went off to walk and then do computer work. We discussed what we wanted to do today. There were festivals both north of here in Hot Springs and south in Dillsboro. It was 10 miles farther to Hot Springs but went there because we had never been and thought we would likely not be there again. Off we went the 35 miles over a typical winding, hilly mountain road. The twisting made me dream of having a motorcycle and leaning back and forth with the wind blowing in my face and Evelyn holding my middle while laughing and enjoying the ride. Actually Evelyn got motion sickness as I would have were I riding instead of driving. We took almost an hour to get there. It was a quaint little mountain town with only one main street. The Brunt Mountain Festival was held near a camp ground and, like most of this type, featured many different groups that donate their time and talents for a cause. This was for the Arts counsel in Madison County. One of the more famous performers was Laura Boosinger, the songbird of the mountains who sang with David Holt last season. We stayed for almost three hours and ate a barbecue lunch because we had only had a snack. We came back via Maggie Valley to get gasoline, which has fallen to $2.999. We came home and washed the car before coming in to have popcorn and tomatoes for dinner. We have talked about going away for a weekend but have trouble finding time to do it, we are so committed to church and the VBS coming up week after next. We will consider a move the Father’s Day weekend. We got our Folkmoot tickets today and look forward to that event.

We were ushers again this Sunday and did everything except collect the offering. We agreed to take a meal to an elderly couple on Monday. She has had surgery on her arm and can’t cook. We called them after we got home and made arrangements for tomorrow. We ate leftovers and then laid around. We had planned to wash windows (as we had for two days) but mostly laid around instead (as we had for two days.) I watched Rio Grande, a John Wayne movie and dozed through it. I also polished my work shoes since they are also my black dress shoes. We came to the hotel for computer work and walked the lake around 6. We went home and had popcorn and watched the Cubs who have been playing better during the past week.