The cool weather after yesterday afternoon's rain continued this morning, so Bill and I went for a walk up Brock Way (Grubb Rd). At our turn-around spot, I noticed a pond that I don't remember seeing before. I've traveled that road hundreds of times in the 46 years that we've lived here so I must have seen it before, but I "noticed" it for the first time today.
We later drove to Oak Ridge Country Club where we will be taking Amanda tomorrow for a golf match. Bill wanted to check out the parking. We also checked out the location of an Asian restaurant that we want to try. Heat returned with a vengance in the afternoon.
Monday, July 27
Happy Birthday Mike Matzek. We left early (for us) for Oak Ridge Country Club to watch Amanda play in her 1st tournament of the school year with her LC team. There are 2 other girls on the team, but one of them did not play this tournament. They all started together last year as freshmen. My FitBit logged 3.25 miles as we walked the hilly course. Amanda held her own, shooting 49 on the back nine which we walked and 50 on the front for a final score of 99. She was the best in her group. She was satisfied. We didn't stay for the 2nd half because Laura arrived. I would have struggled to walk 9 more holes in the heat.
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| Approaching the green |
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| Teeing off. Amanda can really drive the ball! |
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| In the middle of the fairway, as usual. |
We went straight to Dick's Sporting Goods and bought a couple of folding stools and then picked up Chinese at China Palace. Two entree dishes were enough for lunch and supper. We spent the rest of the afternoon recovering! After supper, we went to the Matzek's to celebrate Mike's birthday.
TN added 2533 new cases with and 11 new deaths and 48 more people hospitalized.
Loudon Co case count is 544 with 226 active; 41 new cases since Saturday and 31 more active cases.
Knox Co is up to 3240 cases and 26 deaths. Until the end of June, Knox Co had only 5 deaths. All the reset have been in July.
The US case count is 4,421,178 with 150,235 deaths.
Our dear leader has not mentioned or mourned the deaths.
Tuesday, July 28
The second day of the golf tournament at Oak Ridge CC. We woke up to rain and thunderstorms, but as predicted, it was over before Amanda's 11:30 tee time, starting again on the back nine. We were hoping for an overcast sky to keep the temperature down but we got sun and steam instead. We turned it over to Laura when Amanda started the 2nd half of play. She ended the day with a fantastic score of 88, including one birdie! We and I got another good workout. If not for the heat, we might have walked all 18.
Numbers:
US deaths have surpassed 150,000 and are now the 5th leading cause of death in the US. TN has recorded 99,044 cases, adding 2555 new cases today, has administered over 1.4 million tests and recorded 999 deaths. The state positivity rate is 8.1%
Loudon County case count is 560 with 230 active cases and 6069 negative tests - still well above the threshold for safe opening with an 8.5% pos rate.
Wednesday, July 29
I picked the garden this morning and got a good amount of purple hull peas and tomatoes. Tomorrow I'll check the beans again and pick the squash. I was so hot by the time I finished that I didn't cool off until half an hour AFTER my shower.
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| Purple Hull peas |
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| I was able to put 3 pints of peas in the freezer |
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| Tomatoes are finally ripening. I still have problems with early blight. |
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| Today's harvest |
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| Rain is reviving the green bean bloom |
Late in the afternoon I met Amanda at Avalon Golf Club for a school match. I started out walking, but didn't last long with the heat and steep hills. Fortunately, Laura arrived and rented a cart. This was a nine-hole match. Amanda did well and ended with a 47, best of the 6 girls playing. Her team won on her good score.
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| This is where Amanda's tee shot landed on a long hole! She got a good roll off a hill. |
Thursday, July 30
I picked a few more green beans & squash, cooked the green beans and put 2 pints of squash in the freezer. I took the beans to Bonnie's for supper. She fixed hamburger steak and potatoes. We watched "Hamilton." It is the most creative production that I've ever seen! I would see it again.
Numbers:
TN Dept of Health: 100,822 cases; 1020 deaths
LoCo: 575 cases; 237 active
No improvement in growth rate of new cases, averaging almost 16/day (14 day rolling avg)
Friday, July 31
The usual Friday video recording and trip to the grocery, along with a few other errands. I spent time in the afternoon working on the church website and created a blog for Pastor Kristie's bible study.
Laura came for a late afternoon visit and shared a glass of excellent sangria made from a bottle of sweet red wine that Bonnie had given me. We had a major thunderstorm while she was here, but it finally cleared enough for her to get home. Taco supper and TV finished the day.
Numbers:
TN case count is 105,959 with 1060 deaths; more than 1.5 millions test with 8.3% pos rate.
LoCo case count is 606, with 31 new cases and 251 active. We have a 10.2% pos rate.
We need to start watching the case counts for the under-20 age groups now that school is starting. Gov Lee has announced that the state will not record or report case counts by school or county. That seems irresponsible. The data is important for making proper decisions about school attendance and the needs/welfare of children.
Statewide as of today: 0-10, 4985 cases, 5% of total; 11-20, 11, 974 cases, 11% of total.
Saturday, August 1
Ed had the video ready early, so I got that posted before noon but after enjoying a big breakfast of eggs, bacon, biscuits, grits and cantaloupe. I picked more tomatoes and made a pint of sauce from the ones that needed to be used. I spent most of the afternoon working on this blog and have caught up with online posting as of this afternoon. I always wish I had one or two more pictures so that I had one for each day.
TN case count is 108,184 with 1067 deaths.
LoCo case count is 643, with 282 active - another big increase
Statewide as of today: 0-10, 5140 cases (+55), 5% of total; 11-20, 12,287 cases (+313), 11% of total.
US (NY Times) 4,599,300+ cases; 154,300+ deaths; 67,746 new cases yesterday and 1424 additional deaths.
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