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| Go Kelly! Kelly is the daughter of Dr. Allen, the optometrist that Sargie works with, and will be representing the USA in the Paralympics in Rio. Her event is kayak racing. Sargie has known Kelly since she was a little girl as the two families lived across the street from each other for many years. Feel free to go to Kelly's website and make a donation. She's a good kid. |
59 degrees/clear skies - very humid
Pentoga Road
It wouldn't be difficult to wring water out of the air this morning. Strange, we went almost a month with little rain. Suddenly, we can't turn it off. Another .4 of an inch fell last evening and during the night. More is forecast for today and literally, inches, are to fall this weekend before temperatures drop into the forties.
Tuesday was a mixed bag. I walked my five miles with no problems.
Just like nuts and bolts, I have the hardest time throwing away short pieces of perfectly good lumber. Problem is, I have stacks and stacks of bits and pieces. I guess I could make bird houses, but then what would I do with one or two thousand of them? God only makes so many birds.
In the end, I cut up many two and three foot pieces and put them in the kindling box on the back patio to be burned this fall and winter.
I moved the welder out of the shop and into the barn creating space for the lathe. I'll be moving things around and hopefully, there'll be enough room.
I really want to keep the shop small as it's so easy to heat, also to keep cool in the summer months. If I find there's not enough room this winter, I'll expand the shop next summer to stretch across the entire width of the barn.
I went up to Neighbor Mike's to visit for a few minutes before he drove back to their home in Marquette. We talked and caught up on all the gossip of the day.
Interesting. On a whim, Mike planted a few hops in front of his old garage and shed. The vines are impressive and are loaded.
He asked if I wanted the hops, but I don't drink and never did make homemade beer. I did tell him I'd take the vines, though. They'd be pretty growing up the side of the barn.
Time was spent working on the prop of the electric boat motor. Sargie had fish wrap her line around the foot not once, but twice, last weekend.
I also took the time to do some repairs, file the edges and use a bit of epoxy to repair a chip or two and make it balanced. The prop should now be good as new.
I was sitting in the doctor's office by 3:30 and spent almost forty-five minutes with the nurse, then the doctor.
Lyme disease was ruled out as the cause of the latest malady from two weeks ago, but a test has been ordered should any of the symptoms appear again. Heart, lungs, muscles, and coordination, all appear to be good and I was told I'm in good shape. The nurse commented it was from all the physical exercise. I told her that had nothing to do with it, but rather it was the result of including the important food groups in my diet, those like bacon and butter.
I laughed. She didn't.
I'll go back again in October for a follow up and my regular twice-a-year check up.
With a bit of time to spare before meeting Sargie, I drove to the Jiffy Lube place to have the oil changed in the Blazer. After, I stopped by Holly and Ross's for a quick visit. Ross and I made arrangements to meet for breakfast this morning.
I rode home with Sargie last night and we had a quiet evening in front of the television. Sargie made one of my favorite's, a big batch of her great macaroni salad.
I spent some time last night perusing the various web sites for new and different winter squash for next year's garden. There's some interesting varieties out there, one from China, another from South America. Stay tuned.
I'll be riding back to Iron Mountain with Sargie this morning. As mentioned earlier, Ross and I will be meeting for breakfast and to catch up on all the important happenings in the world.
If the grass dries, I hope to mow the lawn later today. If not, I'll work in the shop and barn. Lord knows there's plenty to do.
After all, a man's work is never done.
So are the tales from Pentoga Road...
It was especially hot alongside the road where there was no shade. Still, I made it back to the house in near-record time, well under an hour-and-a half.
After feeding the pumpkins, I migrated to the shop and barn and began sorting, cleaning, moving, and throwing away.
Just like nuts and bolts, I have the hardest time throwing away short pieces of perfectly good lumber. Problem is, I have stacks and stacks of bits and pieces. I guess I could make bird houses, but then what would I do with one or two thousand of them? God only makes so many birds.
In the end, I cut up many two and three foot pieces and put them in the kindling box on the back patio to be burned this fall and winter.
I moved the welder out of the shop and into the barn creating space for the lathe. I'll be moving things around and hopefully, there'll be enough room.
I really want to keep the shop small as it's so easy to heat, also to keep cool in the summer months. If I find there's not enough room this winter, I'll expand the shop next summer to stretch across the entire width of the barn.
I went up to Neighbor Mike's to visit for a few minutes before he drove back to their home in Marquette. We talked and caught up on all the gossip of the day.
Interesting. On a whim, Mike planted a few hops in front of his old garage and shed. The vines are impressive and are loaded.
He asked if I wanted the hops, but I don't drink and never did make homemade beer. I did tell him I'd take the vines, though. They'd be pretty growing up the side of the barn.
Time was spent working on the prop of the electric boat motor. Sargie had fish wrap her line around the foot not once, but twice, last weekend.
I also took the time to do some repairs, file the edges and use a bit of epoxy to repair a chip or two and make it balanced. The prop should now be good as new.
I was sitting in the doctor's office by 3:30 and spent almost forty-five minutes with the nurse, then the doctor.
Lyme disease was ruled out as the cause of the latest malady from two weeks ago, but a test has been ordered should any of the symptoms appear again. Heart, lungs, muscles, and coordination, all appear to be good and I was told I'm in good shape. The nurse commented it was from all the physical exercise. I told her that had nothing to do with it, but rather it was the result of including the important food groups in my diet, those like bacon and butter.
I laughed. She didn't.
I'll go back again in October for a follow up and my regular twice-a-year check up.
With a bit of time to spare before meeting Sargie, I drove to the Jiffy Lube place to have the oil changed in the Blazer. After, I stopped by Holly and Ross's for a quick visit. Ross and I made arrangements to meet for breakfast this morning.
I rode home with Sargie last night and we had a quiet evening in front of the television. Sargie made one of my favorite's, a big batch of her great macaroni salad.
I spent some time last night perusing the various web sites for new and different winter squash for next year's garden. There's some interesting varieties out there, one from China, another from South America. Stay tuned.
I'll be riding back to Iron Mountain with Sargie this morning. As mentioned earlier, Ross and I will be meeting for breakfast and to catch up on all the important happenings in the world.
If the grass dries, I hope to mow the lawn later today. If not, I'll work in the shop and barn. Lord knows there's plenty to do.
After all, a man's work is never done.
So are the tales from Pentoga Road...
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| This is what it looks like when a fish takes one's line and wraps it around the propellor of the motor not once, but twice. |
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