Update about blogCa

Who knew all this would happen afterwards! Remembering Lake Tomahawk rose to the rafters of the picnic shelter as Hurricane Helene brought second wave of rain to the western NC mountains on Sept. 27, 2024.

Sunday, September 21, 2025

The little engine that could


Chugga chugga...

I think I can, I think I can. I drove to my favorite seafood shop, and purchased a pound of salmon. It would become glazed with maple syrup and rum  later that night, nestled next to red potatoes and French cut green beans.


Driving was easy enough to do on Saturday before 11.



Incidentally, Roger is wanting to sell his little fish business, because he needs to have back surgery. He only works a few hours Friday and Saturday here in Black Mountain, with fresh-caught fish trucked in from the coast. Of course my salmon is actually farmed in Canada, but I figure it has had much less handling and is days fresher than that sold at the grocery down the street.

The back side of the Tailgate Market. 


Wandering around I saw lots of nice red apples, but I wanted a couple of tomatoes. Slowly I walked all the way to those booths at the back side of the market...and they still had some tomatoes!


Some fresh sunflower sprouts and little ginger roots were part of my purchase. Then slowly I walked back to the car. I was so tired by then! But I had accomplished the shopping I needed. Whew.


I had a light lunch, then napped for a while, but a huge clap of thunder hit right over my head before I actually was asleep. I'm glad I'd turned off the surge protector on the computer! Little drizzly rain for several hours. as thunder slowly moved into the distance.

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Friends are as companions
on a journey,  who ought to
aid each other
to persevere in the road
to a happier life.
     Pythagoras


3 comments:

  1. Hello,
    I love the quotes and the images! The tomatoes look delicious and your salmon sounds good too. Keeping going, there is joy waiting for you. Have a great day and happy week ahead.

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  2. Well done, and I hope the thunder "did its job" to clear the air a bit?

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  3. Great minds and all that jazz! Proge did roasted red potatoes and salmon on the grill last night, along with a leftover salad of corn, peas, tomatoes.....definitely a clean-out-the-fridge-salad....and delicious. Great that you were able to get out and around, even though it was tiring. Siestas are a good thing!
    An early, but heartfelt wish for happy Mabon!

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