A day in the rain

We both wakened early and finished our walk around 8:30. It was fortuitous because it began pouring rain about 9. We thought we might cancel our outing, but Jo called and said everyone wanted to go anyway. We picked her up and drove up to Cataloochee Ranch. It was raining hard there as we expected. By now it was nearly noon so Everyone went to enjoy the buffet of chicken and dumplings, etc. We don’t especially like that, so I went outside and got a barbecue plate for us to share. When I returned to the dining area, I found that Evelyn had ordered a bowl of soup. We shared the barbecue anyway. The rain eased up and nearly stopped for a while. I went out to listen to Balsam Range for a while and then we both went to the craft booths to explore. It was nearly 1 when we decided to leave. We left Jo to ride with Floyd, Kathleen, and Kay and went home. It was raining hard at the bottom of the mountain so we drove on home and came in to watch the 2nd half of the Purdue/Illinois State game. I was tired and took a nap during some of it. When the game ended, the sun came out and it was a beautiful day. We took Doris and went to the fish dinner at the Waynesville UMC. It was still delightful so Evelyn and Doris walked around the loop. I tried watching some of the other football games but grew tired of them. I tried to find other hotels in NYC but couldn’t navigate the website. I gave up wrote this and went to bed. Just before I began, the lightning flashed and the rains came again. We surely need it.