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Beau Wann, Jr.
Blessed Sunday morning to all youse youtes. Another blessed day up here on the hill. Got to 97 yesterday, dont know what it will soar to today. They say 100 or better, or worse would be more correct. I've already changed shirts twice and probably will another 2 or 3 times today.
Made breakfast, bacon and eggs etc. 21 dollars a pound coffee and 2 dollar orange juice. The coffee was a mistake. Well, it is very good coffee, but not 21 dollars a pound good. Of course I do love coffee, so I'll just grin and bear it. Went to a little shop called the Honeysuckle something or other, on the right side of 290 between Chappell Hill and Brenham, and had quiche, (I'm not really a quiche man, but I make do), and coffee, and the coffee was almost excellent.
The waitress, owner, said they sold the beans, so I said, without asking about how much they were, ok, I'll take a package. 12oz for 16 dollars, which adds up to 21.3333333 dollars a pound. Live and learn I allus say. The coffee is from Spicewood Texas, west of Austin about 17 miles. You might know it as Krause' Springs. Beautiful place, or at least it was last time we were there in 84. Back then you could only reach the springs and camping area by crossing a low water bridge.
The grounds have dozens of huge cypress trees some 30+ feet in circumference and over 100 ft tall. They look like someone has lopped the top of them off. Maybe they grow that way! They have a spring fed swimming pool 55 degree water, and it flows over a fern covered cliff about 50 ft into a natural pool. My boys and I use to go camping up there quite often, and swim in the pool and the natural pool. The temp of that water will get your attention and wake all your corpsuckles up. they now have a bath house, or they did in 84, probably have a hotel and shopping mall there now.
Diane has gone in to the big city to Oaks Presb church. She's liturgist and communion server and probably will have lunch with her folks. Me and the critters are trying to stay cool. Jack, for some reason, does not want to come in the house. I have to harness him up and almost drag him in. 97 degrees is just too hot for him to stay out. He does have the good sense to get under the deck, plus I have a fan that blows on him. Cant say we mistreat our animals can you. Dixie Belle doesnt want to stay outside unless we are out there. She'd rather lounge around in the AC, thank you very much.
Got so many projects going, dont know where to start. A new deck, a stream and pond and waterfall. Our garden is not doing so well. Diane pulled all the beans up as they were burnt to a cracklely crisp regardless of how well we watered them. Corn has not come up, so seeds must have been inactive. Our 3 tomato plants are producing so much, the bushes almost throw tomatos at the house.
Oh, we have an outside Kitty, "Little Miss" that has taken up residence on the hill. Yeaaaa. I've built her two houses, one on top of the backstop for my gun range, the other in the cool dark woods where she likes to nap. I've also put a 2x8 plank from the gunrange backstop in left field, to one of the containers, and another 2x8 from one container to another. She likes to take her morning nap on one of the containers in the shade of a sasquatch tree.
I moved the truck over under the tree, and now she is under my truck napping. She's not ferral, but just a tad skittish. She will let me brush her and pet her, so I figure in a couple of months she will be completely at home, then it's off to the vet. I'm sure she feels she has won the lotto with what we feed her and her accomodations. She has indeed won the lotto.
Mama cows in pasture next to us have been dropping calves like leaves. Just had another one drop yesterday. Clyde now has 3 bull calves and 2 heifer calves. they sure are cute that young. The four older calves, about a month old, all hang out together and run and jump and play. They act like puppies sometimes, and from a distance look like dogs, rather large funny looking dogs. Well, maybe not to others, but with my eyesight, they look like dogs.
Went to the earbone doctor. More loss of hearing, Tweaked my HAs to accomodate my loss. Hearing still iffy. But that's ok, not a complaint, just an observation. Next comes the eyebone doctor. Oh, lest I forget, I added something to my vitamins, coconut oil capsules. One of our class said they were taking them and that they have helped with hearing and stopped ringing in the ears. They have not helped my hearing nor have they stopped the ringing in my ears, but what they have done, is eased some of the pain everywhere, and eased my mental pain, ie depression.
I have been as happy and easy going and mentally in good spirits. Has to be the coconut oil, because that's the only thing I've added or changed to my diet. No, it's not the pina coladas and cant imagine just what else could have triggered such a positive response after almost 3 quarters of a century of pain and depression. Dont know if the coconut oil is responsible, but I'll take it!
I always thought coconut oil had lots of cholesterol and othe bad thngs for you. It has no cholesterol. Same thing with avocados. For years we were told they were bad for you. Not true. We eat lots of avocados. All our numbers are good! Another thing we were told was bad for us was mayonaise. too much cholesterol fat etc. Try DUKES mayo, it has very little fat if any, no cholesterol, and I guaranty you it is the best tasting mayo on the planet.
I still hurt physically, but just not as bad, but the depression has disappeared, hopefully forever. If coconut oil is what's doing it, I'm gonna start a coconut palm tree plantation. Folks that have never experienced long term depression, and the roller coaster ride of emotions, have no idea how bad something like that is. Not only have I been cheerful, almost nauseatingly cheerful, but my stamina and drive to get things done has improved tremendously.
Guess I've bored youse youtes long enough with our everyday mundane life. Hoping for a little rain soon. Suppose to be 60% chance today. we will see what we will see. Washington on the Brazos has cancelled it's fireworks display on 4th of July due to the drought. They will resume the fireworks, weather permitting, on Texas independence day and continue on that day instead of 4th of july in the future.
Keep he sun at y our six and pray for rain...
your frien and resident happy feller, ME. esq.
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