Oct 21st - Frozen Hoses

The low last night was supposed to be 33 degrees. Kathy got up a little before 6 and when she turned on the water we didn't have any. The temperature was 29 degrees. I got up, got dressed and went out to check on things. I disconnected our water softener and brought it inside. The water in the hoses was frozen and there was enough ice in the freeze proof hose bib that I couldn't turn it off. (it is only freeze proof it you shut if off and let the water drain back out of it.) I disconnected the hose, put a bucket over top of it and set our small gas grill under it. After awhile it thawed it out enough to shut it off. No damage, everything is now back in service.

Today's high was 61, tonights low is supposed to be 38.

We worked on the new building again today.

We have worked on it 3 days. Doesn't look like a lot of progress but I've felt like I've worked pretty hard by the end of each day. We all had dinner together tonight at the dining hall. I took this photo while walking over for supper.

While working on the building we heard a lot of dogs barking from the opposite direction of the photo. About an hour later the barking was off in the direction of the photo. We kept watching and saw a deer loping through the field, not running hard. At least 100 yards behind the deer was some type of smaller dog (a beagle?) chasing the deer. Another 100 yards behind the first dog was a second dog.

While at the dining hall I went out on the back deck to take a phone call from our insurance man in Crossville. During the conversation he asked me if I'd seen much wildlife here. As he was asking me I was watching another deer, maybe 100 yards away, make its way through the field show in the photo.

There are supposed to be 35-40 college age kids here for a retreat this weekend. This will be the first that we have been here while "campers" have been here. They won't be camping. They stay in dorms.

Good night to all and may God bless you and yours.