The “shoebox” is back in the yard. It’s cleaned, repacked and ready to head out again—whenever we are ready. Thanks to the torrential rains between San Antonio, TX and Livingston, I haven’t had to wash either the truck or Honda yet. Both arrived home clean??? That is just so unusual.
However, everything inside, clothes, bedding, towels covering the seats, rugs, etc. made trips into the house to visit the washer and dryer! The Brake Buddy riding in the Honda’s driver’s side floor had mud splashed on it from the wind and rain driven in the door. It was quite a storm.
One of my favorite things about coming home is the washer and dryer. It feels so good to just take all the damp and dirty things in the house –and bring them out sparkly clean and dry again. No bag of quarters needed. The other thing is the 30-gallon water heater—and within hours of arriving at the house—I am in the shower having a spiritual-revival shower, smile! It makes me feel new again.
Another treat this year was my new pottery wheel. I ordered it while in California and asked to have it shipped May 13, my birthday, and I didn’t expect to see it until late May. They mis-read my note, I guess, because it was shipped May 10th and was here on May 15th.
It is a Shimpo RK Whisper and it is so quiet, I can’t hear it running. My other Shimpo was built in 1980 and has traveled from Hawaii to California to Texas—to California and back to Texas. It was time to update.
I threw two small bowls the other day. As soon as I catch up on the house and yard chores, I have an appointment with myself to spend some quality time with the new wheel.
We have had a busy week. It was great to come home and touch bases with all our friends and neighbors in the best neighborhood in America—Rainbow’s End.
Friday was Leslie’s birthday and I was looking forward to bringing her a cake. She said she wanted chocolate—so chocolate is what I got. It is sitting on an antique pedestal cake plate that I found last June in Alturas, CA. It made it home with us this May—a great way to celebrate Leslie’s birthday.
Yes, the cake was delicious!!! There is only a very small piece of cake left in my freezer. Note to self. “In the future, Do NOT buy huge cakes!”
One reason we wanted to return home was to get some repairs done around the house this summer.
Friday afternoon, the stump grinder I had called earlier in the week arrived to remove several imposing stumps in the back yard:
I thought he would come with a hand-held stump grinder. Big surprise—it was a huge commercial grinder. And it took care of the stumps in about 20 minutes, and I get to take care of the huge holes and piles of tree bits and dirt.
This little pile is actually about 2 1/2 feet tall and five feet long—chippings left after I filled the hole. Do you know how many shovel loads it will take to move this treasure? Don’t tell me, I couldn’t take the truth. I will just move 10 or 15 shovelfuls at a time—until it is gone—or I am gone, smile!
Until next week, take care and stay safe in all the wild weather.
Why is it that when you drive in rain your vehicles get clean and when we drive in rain our vehicles get dirty? We must be on dirty roads.
ReplyDeleteGlad you're home and getting your To Do list items crossed off. Don't work too hard!