Relief at last

Finally, a little relief from the heat !! We had a cool front move thru today and broke the heat wave we have been suffering under for the last couple of weeks. It sure feels better outside tonight.
Granny is feeling much better too. She is still really sore, but she is on the phone so that is a good sign. Anytime she feels too bad to talk on the phone, she REALLY feels bad. She's already talking about going back to work. HA. She won't be ready for that for at least 2 weeks.

Well, Texas BBQ & Beans is going back to Noel MO this weekend and probably next weekend as well. After that it is 2 weekends at MOKAN Dragway, the last of which will be Labor Day weekend. Then, in Sept. we are booked for 3 or 4 weekend festivals. Most of October and the first part of November is booked also. After that, most of the festivals will be over until next Spring. We are working on a local spot to sell BBQ thru the winter so we will be very busy for a while.

I think, when the festival season ends in November, I will travel to my old home town down in the Smokey Mountains of East Tennessee. Erwin Tennessee is a little town that is located in Unicoi County. Unicoi is an Indian word that means "The Beautiful Valley". The town itself sets in a valley that is surrounded by mountains on all sides. It borders North Carolina, divided by the Appalachia Trail.
I have a lot of relatives in that part of the country, some I would like to see once more, and some I wouldn't. I have an uncle, Alvin Miller , who I have stayed really close to over the years. Also have an aunt, Thelma Querry, who I will visit while I am there. My uncle Alvin turned 85 on his last birthday, July 4th. He called me to tell me he had gotten a brand new wife for his birthday!!!! Boy, was he happy .... I think that was his 9th one !! I don't know if the's the women he likes , or if he just enjoys the ceremonies.

Well, think I'll quit for the night, my fingers are tired. As always, from me to you......
Via Con Dios DM