Days Of Unpredictable Weather

B r r r and Quack quack, our recent days of unpredictable weather. After 80 and 90 degrees, it is suddenly “shivery” time; and the welcome all-day, steady drizzle, “duck weather,” no spotty showers to suddenly quit with the sun drying it up. Every drop soaked in, so much to be thankful for. Even with the dry spells, though, grass kept growing, proved by the piles of grass raked after mowing the lawn, as well as the fact that the cattle were laying down half the time, contentedly chewing their cuds, no hunger there.

Counting our blessings, we remember those much less fortunate, in the eastern states, too much water and heart-breaking loss of lives and possessions. In the West, no water with the same loss, lives and “everything.”

We have another member in our extended family. My nephew, Charlie Pitts’ granddaughter, Amanda Cleek, and Timothy Taylor, were married Sunday evening in Sassafras Springs Vineyard in Springdale. Tim has already been one of us as he has attended our family get-together. We wish them the best.

We were unable to attend Church Sunday, but we had the good news that Woody Rogers is home from the hospital, and doing well. Betty Thompson was able to return after a difficult period of time. They had really been missed, and are still in our prayers.

September has flown, and October is National book month, car care, fire safety, crime prevention, communicate with your kids, child health, eat better, eat together, bake and decorate, popcorn poppin’, pork, sea food, cookie, vegetarian, caramel, pasta, chiropractic, healthy living, positive attitude, class reunion, family history, pajama, roller skating and Halloween safety month.

Happy birthday to Darryl Sisemore, Russell Morphis, Brian Roy, Rainy Laycox, Oda Wagnon, Janet Roy, Jeannie Tucker, Elaine Jones, Braylon Nichols, Janet Reed, Joyce Bradley, Rusty Chambliss, Cindy Lyons, Thomas Stathkis.

Happy anniversary to Mark and Nancy Martsching.

Happy years, all!

PHOTOS BY LYNN KUTTER ENTERPRISE-LEADER Hailey Campbell, 18, of Farmington, performs at the Farmington Fall Festival on Saturday. Campbell has been with Inside Out Studio in Farmington for four years and sang several songs, including one she wrote herself and has been recently released. She attends Northwest Arkansas Community College.

Sally Zelenka, a member of the city’s Economic Development Committee, was in charge of a children’s art show at the Farmington Fall Festival on Saturday. She kept busy making sure the wind did not blow any of the children’s artwork from the clothesline.