Blogs in the night

Nigh has fallen and the 95 degree temperature has retreated a few degrees, but not the humidity.  We did get out for a walk at dusk, and watched the lightning bugs show their stuff, and listened to the evening songs of the birds.  We think they were mostly mockingbirds as the variety of songs were most inspiring.  Today we drove up to Sewanee TN, to the home of University of the South.  I found out today they were one of the founding schools of the powerful SEC - they never won a game.  They decided to concentrate on academics a number of years ago.
We went up to see a suite mate of Letty's from Sophia Newcomb College.  Her husband is the retired vice chancellor of the university, having retired a few years ago.  They are getting ready to re-retire to Chapel Hill NC, so we were lucky to be able to see them.  We had a wonderful visit with them.  Letty and Joan were reminiscing about a car accident they were involved in when they were juniors or seniors.  They were returning to school along the Gulf Coast Highway in foggy weather when some soldiers heading the other way missed a curve and sideswiped them.  Letty had always remembered they had been on a weekend into Mississippi.  Actually two friends had an accident and were in jail (playing cards with the jailer).  They had to pay the girls' bail.  Maybe that is what they call selective memory.

Our daughter heard today that she will be hired back at the school where she taught this past semester as a long term sub.  That is our miracle as the school has had to lay off 4 other teachers for budgetary reasons.  Getting hired on was really a long shot, except in the Lord's eyes. She is a class act, and a good teacher!    We drove by the school on today's trip.
Our odometer shows we are well over 3,000 miles already, and still headed east.

Letty is supposed to have lunch with friends tomorrow.  Then on Friday we will start preparing for our trip to Hilton Head.  Sweet dreams, and blessings to all.