This Years Peach Festival 2024

Wonderful day today for the Peach Festival.   I wanted to purchase two bags of peaches so I can give some to my clients.  But everyone was insistent on getting them and I hoped to buy just a bag.   I ended up with a bag and a half and paid for two bags.   No good deed goes unpunished.  I so enjoyed getting out and seeing people in the community and talking with them.     I enjoyed my walk home.   I saw a little kid that had watched the parade as I was heading in and I asked her mother if I may give her a peach on my way out.  Her mother said it was okay. The little girl was so tickled I wish I had given her two.  Around the corner I head and then I spilled my chicken wings.   Smiling I pick them up gave them one quick blow and put them back in the little paper tray.   It turns out the five second rule is not pulp fiction at all.  They were pretty good.  I get home and as I passed my car I noticed somebody dumped a bunch of nails and screws under my tires again.  That sure is nasty to do to someone.  It's not the first time I've even gotten up in the morning to go to work and had someone tear the handle off my car or puncture a tire .    There's no reason, yet they keep doing it.  I sure do wish they would stop.   I wouldn't do that to anyone.  I really enjoyed the festival today.  I do wish I would have gone back and got those soaps.   Thank you God for community, and kindness and a beautiful safe day.

Now, I want to retract that statement that I paid for two bags.  How surprised and sweet, I was only charged for one!  

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