Certainly True of My Clan.

It is a beautiful Saturday in July here in Downtown Memphis. As I haven't left the house yet today and the Mississippi River doesn't run directly through my living room, I have no way of knowing how the Mighty Missip is doing today but feel safe in assuming it is not only flowing quickly South but that it is being appreciated by loving admirers just blocks from where I write this. Don't they say that humans have always congregated around rivers? Certainly true of my clan. It is slightly cooler today- a heat index of 100 degrees right now instead of 105 degrees the same time yesterday.Carriage driving is a seasonal job in that we work all year round, but driving schedules change as the weather does. A driver at my barn told me his preferred schedule, year round, was "when it's sunny". Sound about right to me. Late summertime means the day is mine and the night is spent driving. Thus, the rebirth of my blog, which is the second blog I've ever had. The first is at TheEnglishMajorMemphis.blogspot.com. I got a big kick out of blogging and have missed it- I didn't realize how much!
Had a wonderful family from Northern Alabama last night- they had the quietest eighteen-month-old baby- she was awake and looking around and seemed very content but barley uttered a sound. Must be all that country living! Drove a Memphis Grandma and Grandpa around with their Granddaughter from Nashville for her birthday.When I asked how often she came to Memphis, they answered for her- "Not enough!" :) Drove some folks from Los Angeles through our beautiful parks. We talked about Downtown Los Angeles and how, for the longest time, if you found yourself in Downtown L.A., there was no where to go for enentertainment or food, so they have revitalized Downtown and now the surrounding areas of Palisades and North Hollywood have suffered because Downtown LA is so great! I taxied two vet students for a few blocks; I pressured them a little about what they were going to do together after graduation. Someone's going to have to move somewhere! And lastly, a young couple from St. Louis, in Memphis because they like coming here. They seemed to really enjoy the ride!
So I am off the figure out what to do with afternoon hours I know won't be available to me come Fall. Much as I hate to say it, these hot, hot, hot summer days are simply better spent inside than out. The perfect time to write! Until Later~