Author: thecapeblog

At 9:45 this morning, we realized that we had a 10:30 appointment to donate blood at Cape Cod Hospital.

We ran into traffic in Cotuit – probably an accident – but were only a few minutes off schedule.

Our donations finished in the exact same elapsed time: 4 minutes, 55 seconds. This delighted the staff.

They recommended that we take it easy for the rest of the day, so after a stop at Home Depot for Krud Kleaner, we headed to Dennis to the Cape Cod Museum of Art so we could see Emma, the shop and the galleries. Ron loved it; he’s hoped to find good art on the Cape, and this was a start.

On the way, we picked up some beautiful wreaths at Cape Cod Organic Farm in Barnstable. We had a nice chat with a worker who did her undergrad at a school in NH. We’ll probably go back!

After the museum we splurged and had lunch at the Underground Bakery in Dennis, which had been recommended by one of the docents at the museum.

In anticipation of my first day at the new assignment, Ron set up the coffee pot the night before.

Yesterday, he made a nice lunch for me and put dinner together as well.

Had two meetings at the Commissioners office and camped out at Sturgis Library in the interim.

Picked up some last minute PassMass petitions at the Barnstable County clerk’s office.

Ron had raked the front yard. I had just enough daylight to clean up the back with Peter’s lawn mower.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Checked out Peter’s new mailbox, provided by a decent soul who knocked over the old one some time yesterday. We loaded his trash and recyclables onto the truck.

Having found the receipt (in my pocketbook), we brought our request for price matching to Mill Store for a credit and picked up a (bad) heat lamp bulb at Home Depot. Did some food shopping.

Loaded our trash and recyclables and did the transfer station run.

We raked the area in front of the fence and put away the Autumn decorations, including James’ pumpkin, which is composting in the back.

I made a version of the train wreck casserole we had in Jaffrey for supper; leftovers for lunch, fish that didn’t taste that great but didn’t poison us, either.

We had a fine visit up North and an excellent Thanksgiving feast.

The truck brakes were found to be okay. The mechanic thinks the warning light problem might be a bum sensor in the emergency brake. Peter and Bonnie were gracious enough to bring Truck home for me. I was so happy to see it in the driveway last evening!

Ron’s lawyer is actually communicating with him. May it continue.

I may have already written that the lawn mower repair was minor.

Today we did a little banking, visited the Cataumet Art Center’s annual holiday open house and then took a ride to East Sandwich to pick up my beloved wall clock. Ron did laundry this morning, I updated the O-F website with pix from yesterdays stand-out; otherwise we’ve been pretty indolent all day.

I plowed through two bags of receipts, all of Ron’s coat pockets and piles of paperwork in a futile search for the sales slip from Mill Stores for the Duraflame “fireplace”. It’s on sale at a couple of places and they have a policy of honoring competitor’s pricing within 30 days of sale. I will be quite vexed if we can’t find it.

Single-click on photos for larger image.

The brake light on the truck started blinking on and off yesterday, but I/we were able to do a pile of errands anyway: senior center, library, Yarmouth and Barnstable town halls, Botello, Rita’s.

This morning, Jack Strumski and Peter Randall were in to help us with homeowner stuff. Jack is the PM for our siding project.

The lawnmower repair was very minor, a $1.50 part and minimum labor charge. Thank goodness!

The truck is in for diagnosis.

It’s bloody cold, but Ron was able to clean the gutters here. He’s on his way now to the WHFMS.

Changed water filter today.

Briefly attended the Spirit of America fifth annual Day of Percussion and enjoyed it thoroughly. One of the Blue Man Group members taught a Taiko class.

On the way back, picked up trash and recyclables at Edgewater. Loaded up the truck with our stuff and brought it all to the transfer station. Quite challenging today with the wind.

Made a gluten-free cake this morning. Used oil and yogurt instead of butter, and it still came out nicely, but more of a muffin than cake texture.

Emme wants to go to LA in January. Told her she has enough for the plane fare in the bank account we set up for her but she needs her folks’ permission first.

Ron finished cleaning the gutters today at Edgewater and put in some leaf screens.

The electricians installed our new bathroom ceiling light and heat lamp.

While they were working, Ron spread compost on the little front garden and I did back yard cleanup.

Joe and Laura were here to pick up leaves. I heard their machinery even after it got dark.

Sauteed fish, onions and the last of the greens for supper. Made couscous, which I didn’t like but Ron did.

It rained this morning.

Fortunately, we got Edgewater cleaned up yesterday: 3 stuffed tarps. Joe used a blower in the front.

Ron cleaned the gutters.

I damaged the lawnmower and brought it to Botello for repairs.

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