On the run since about 10:30 this morning.
Picked up James so he could go to his bank. Visited Paul. Did my own banking at BofA and Rockland. Picked up a book on hold at the library.
Ordered and picked up a Bissell rug cleaner at Walmart. Ron found a bulletin board he likes at Ace.
Finished up MRS.
Nice supper. Watched the last two Season one episodes of “Madam Secretary”.
Laura lent me a terrific cleaning tool, her Bissell Powerfresh steam mop. It works on flat surface floors; wish it were for carpet, too.
Dropped off old wood at the Bourne transfer station. For the last two days, they closed early, so I got there around 7:30 this morning.
I’ve cleaned the kitchen, bathroom and hallway and living room. It’s taken a long time, but I’m pleased with the results.
We had a thunderstorm this morning, after I watered, duh.
Finally figured out how to make a flat turks head knot . Here’s a version from Nova Scotia.
Mowed the lawn. Ron did a couple of loads of laundry, errands and shopping. We had a relaxing time on the deck with beer and crudites.
I’ve been having a lot of flashback-type dreams.
Intestinal distress yesterday.
Had a nice visit with Alpha today. She made a gluten-free chocolate cake that turned out quite well. I made chicken curry that was well-received.
Went to a program at WBNERR about local farms and something called “resilience”. I take it to mean “self-reliance”.
Grass is coming in. Luis was by yesterday to fertilize and put down weedkiller.
Jim sent the new password and MRS seems to be running correctly. Had a make a minor fix, I think due to a change in return variables from Payflow Pro.
Ron re-installed one of the tool hangers in the shed. It is greatly improved!
Yesterday’s weather was ideal for working outside .
Did some pruning, mostly in the Oval. Brought a pile to the transfer station.
More grass seed watering.
Started building up the new herb garden plot.
Uploaded files to MRS. Still no word about Payflow.
Ron brought home Ghelfi’s candy; Roche Bros cake; and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream: outrageous!
Laundry, changed sheets, drove James to work, transfer station.
Put down landscape paper and bags to suppress weeds in the new garden area.
Watered grass seed.
Put leaves on the garlic bulbs.
Grilled sausages for supper.
Relaxed and did nothing!
Ron drove Peter to work. I went to the library to pick up a DVD and chat with historian Rosemary Burns about her new book “Mashpee in Words and Pictures.” Meandered around Oktoberfest as well, signed a petition sponsored by our local Tea Party group to do away with Common Core and PARCC.
Ron drove James to Oktoberfest so he could do some fundraising with a school club.
I started to clean out the herb garden and managed to wound the birch by mistake. It’s a small cut, so the tree should be able to recover by itself, so long as I keep it clean.
By this time, my back was ready to quit, so Ron brought me along to pick up James at the library.
We took off for Orleans after dropping James off. Had coffee and chatted with a Boy Scout and his grandpa at the rest stop on the Mid-Cape. Went to the Addison Gallery to look at the paintings and see BJQ perform.
Decided to take a short walk at Nauset Beach and passed Zia’s on the way.
We returned for the Club Med: fig jam, caramelized onion, feta, prosciutto, mozzarella.
I rented a roller for the day to pack down the seeds and level out the bare patches.
Stopped at the Senior Center for bagels and bread for us and Edgewater.
Ron’s left arm is still bothering him from the flu shot.
Peter schooled his old employer on the definition of “employee” versus “contractor”.
James mowed.
Thunderstorm happening now. We had a brief shower around mid-day.
Laura gave us some outstanding carrot/ginger soup that she made.
Good supper tonight: baked cod, spinach souffle, baked turnip.
Weed Man made it over here for the annual aeration and overseeding, which had been delayed due to last week’s rain.
I transplanted the Swiss chard from Laura’s garden and planted four varieties of hard-neck garlic cloves from Mahoney’s. Put a few in the rose bed, too, to ward off Japanese beetles.
More intestinal distress, yesterday and two days ago.
Went to the School Committee meeting, got to chat briefly with Mike Looney.
Left after the Chairman put off the residency discussion to deal with another matter. This seems to be a popular ploy at such meetings.
Had my teeth cleaned. Gave the hygienist’s card to Laura; they have a lot in common.
Went with Laura to a Silent Springs seminar at the Barnstable Town Hall. Guess this is an annual event. Excellent presentations. We stopped on the way back at True Value for sprinklers.
Picked up some goods at the Senior Center and then went to Walgreen’s for Senior Discount Day.
Got pneumonia and flu shots. Ron went there later for his. We are covered under Medicare Part B.
We mowed the lawn, me the front, Ron the back. I started staining the deck railings. Also did a small amount of pruning in the little corner garden and tied up one of the Montauks.
Made tentative arrangments with a cranberry grower in Sandwich to pick up leaves. Turns out, he’s the guy Dan from Toyota mentioned! We hope to organize a posse on the 17th.
Grilled burgers. Side effect from the shots hit me after supper: couldn’t get warm. Ron helped me. Had chills until about midnight.
Started with plunder at the Senior Center; Stop & Shop; bagel dropoff at Edgewater; shoveled a small load of loam at the transfer station.
Spread the loam; seeded; fertilized; watered.
Laura and I attended the last “Evening in the Garden” at the Fairgrounds. Good session on putting your garden to bed.
Drove James home. Ron cooked a delicious dinner: swordfish, mashed potatoes, salad.
We saw the film “Jack of the Red Hearts” at the Cotuit Center.