We had a nice afternoon yesterday in Marstons Mills, enjoying their Barnstable 375th birthday event, which included music by Three Cats and a Dog, a book sale and a roast chicken dinner.
We were given a nice wooden bowl and bought some Cape-themed books for Jen’s children, mailed today.
Brought the truck in for body work today to fix the front bumper, part of which had rusted away and part of which I crunched into the front fence.
“Ugly”, “ugly horror”, “not very pretty”, “parody of a woman”.
Yup, I sure do feel good about myself.
The new whole-house fan cooled us down by 7 degrees in 35 minutes this morning.
The new window fan in the attic seems to be making a big difference as well.
Jen and Peter and families were here for a low-key get-together yesterday.
Oranges, coffee and TV tables (all Ron’s ideas) were a big hit. We also served watermelon, munchies, hummus and vegetables, and a dozen Sippewissett oysters.
We had enough chairs for everyone and the deck looked festive with our two tables and some bright flowers.
A neighbor cat received attention from Robert and Jen’s 3. The little guys also enjoyed watching the spinning sprinkler.
Ron did his usual great job of clean-up before we hunkered down for the last episodes of “Prime Suspect”.
Today we’ve done laundry and changed the sheets, and I’m having a hard time getting motivated to do much else.