Jan/Feb 2024 Island Trip – Day 5
The day started with a short but ambitious list. By lunch I was unsure that I’d meet half my goals. I did well: My butt is seriously kicked. Gorilla drainage work is not for the faint of heart. And climbing up and down and moving an orchard ladder all over the place is a work […]
Jan/Feb 2024 Island Trip – Day 4
Errand were somewhat entertaining. The year-round charity/garage sale was closed today, and it is tomorrow, so I dumped my aluminum cans off there, and then headed to the lumber yard. This turned out to be a good decision because I found 10’ lengths of flexible pipe to bury in my ditch. Makes things much easier. […]
Jan/Feb 2024 Island Trip – Day 2
Having water at the house was a gift. A 90º turn of a handle is all it took to restore order. At one point I did peek at the plumbing fix. Tight as a drum. I found myself addressing things I intended to, and things I didn’t think I’d need to. Dust, sure. But, after […]
Jan/Feb 2024 Island Trip – Day 1
A few thing were causing me anxiety as I arrived on the Island early this afternoon. One was the level of the propane tanks after asking that the fireplace be set to turn on at 55º. The tanks at the house are almost full, meaning I will likely not be able to swap propane providers […]
Truck Update
I punted the Island trip by a day. The truck needs a new throttle cable, which will take up to five days to arrive, because it can only be had from the manufacturer. I’ll take my DH’s car, and he’ll join me for the weekend after he picks up the truck next week. Tenant’s arrive […]
Truck
Today was supposed to be slammingly efficient. I took the truck, as part of what needed doing, to test my cardiac health. Yes, that means fill its almost empty gas tank! Regular gas is well over $4 a gallon. The tank is 40ish gallons. Do the math 😱😂. The truck had other ideas… After leaving […]
Warming Trend…
It looks like we should be out of the low 30’s tomorrow. It is a weird thing to look forward to high 30’s… There were threats of freezing rain and snow at different times today, but none of it happened. Just light, and steady rain. The Island, on the other hand, is inundated with snow. […]
Dementia Dance - Travels with Mom 