Good Morning! So how you all doing on this fine Friday the 13th? Good I hope. Actually thinking about Friday the 13th, I have found over the years that for me, it is a lucky day. I guess it all boils down to what you believe in. Highway 522 is still busy these days, not much happening there, and it will remain that way for another month or so before things start to slow down. I have to admit that I am ready for a rest, and other than the real cold weather and snow, winter is starting to look pretty good. With things to do getting ready for winter, my lovely wife and I are about set. She still has to do up a few things like our peppers and cucumbers that we grow in our gardens. She also likes to do up some relish and things using our zucchini and tomatoes. I have to say, they sure are tasty after she works her magic, and I look forward to them every winter. Oh … you can buy most things in the stores these days, but they sure don’t taste as good as if you made them yourself using your own homegrown produce. Most things you buy in the stores these days have no taste at all, and if they don’t have the taste or the smell that they should be giving off, there isn’t much good in them. I suspect that is why a lot of people these days aren’t well. On another note, yesterday, my wife and I got our mowing done. It took most of the morning. It looks like a well groomed park anywhere you go on our property. I get up some mornings thinking of how lucky we are to have and live where we are now. And the thing is, we own it, at least for a little while. Nothing lasts forever. Today I will work away on our back deck, installing the new boards. Yesterday after mowing I treated the under parts of the deck with a good wood preserver, which will keep the things no one sees from rotting over time. It’s like a house, if the foundation isn’t done right, the house on top, isn’t worth a damn, LOL. I guess you could say life is like that too. And by the look of things in today’s world, I am thinking there are a lot of people that missed out on their foundation. Figure of speech, my friends, figure of speech. LOL With that I am off for my breakfast and will then see what the day has in store. I think I will quit early today and take in what our property has to offer with my lovely wife. Maybe a cool drink or two will be in order, LOL. Take care and stay safe. GW