Orchids to …
• the kind woman at Aldi for her generosity when I came up short, and I promise to pay it forward, from Shannon.
• the kind woman outside of Party City that sat with my autistic daughter while she was having a meltdown over Halloween decorations, so I could run inside and look at balloons for my youngest daughter’s birthday.
• The Republic for the article about Bush’s Market, from Luretta Clark.
• the designers and contractors on the Haw Creek Bridge at State Street, which is absolutely beautiful, especially at night.
• Judy Wood for sharing tomatoes with us, from Lily and Sandy.
Onions to …
• the president who calls people liars if they don’t go along with his nonsense.
• those that don’t realize nothing is ever done about mass shootings because the “thoughts and prayers” politicians fear both the NRA and the Second Amendment voters.
• those gun shooters who fire their guns at nighttime disregarding their neighbors’ right to “domestic tranquility.”
• the vice president for staying at a Trump property in Ireland.
• anyone who believed the news story about the Trump administration supposedly making it more difficult for our troops stationed overseas to get citizenship for their children.
• those responsible for turning the security lights into the faces of the audience at the concert Saturday night, and not turning the direction until much of the concert was over, forcing many to leave.
Happy Birthday to …
• John Hurless, from your family and Donna
• Hannah Grimes, on No. 18, love Aunt Nat, Uncle Justin, Abby, Nicholas, Madison and Eli.
• James Carson on No. 90
• Louise Greenlee, from Danny, Kelli, Rylee, Lexie and Kloey.
• Donita Meredith, from Jean Patrick and Barb Harmon.
• Hannah Grimes on No. 18, from all your family.
• Belated Happy Birthday to…
• Ralph Jewell on No. 89, from the Savory Swine coffee group.
• Alan and Harriett Dillman.
• Jim Carson, from Elsie.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Ron and Rita Wheeler from your family, Bonnie and Donna.
• Annie Kinderman on No. 54, from Joey.
• Belated Happy Anniversary to…
• Stephen “Pat” Myers and Mary Myers on No. 50.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
