Yesterday's crisp start to the morning gave way to a chamber of commerce day with sun and a comfortable 80 degrees.  Wonderful day for flea markets that pop up along the 4-lane and the bikers out on their great adventures.  This morning we are 30+ degrees warmer as we start the day with a chance of thundershowers later.  This coming weekend is the John Campbell Folk School Art Festival and the weather looks as if it will cooperate with a high of 73 and plenty of sun.  Tourists who flock this weekend to the festival enjoying the food, music, and demonstrations of Appalachian crafts will also delight in the yellow and red paint scattered unevenly throughout the forest like new grays showing up on a head of aging hair. 

I've been a bit consumed by Maxine's deteriorating health so haven't done much blogging.  I've researched and read articles on aging cats, tried recipes that contain organic liver and hearts that no cats can refuse only to have her refuse, mixed boiled turkey/chicken with sweet potato and broccoli, but nothing appeals to her except the Friskies gravy which she licks off the morsels and about 2 tbs of finely chopped raw turkey or chicken.  This whole aging process leaves us feeling helpless and sometimes guilty even though we know it's inevitable.