Hello Darlin’,
Well, despite some fireworks after midnight, though they didn’t last for too long, I had a good night sleep and a lazy morning. I ordered some things online, trying to get everything taken care of that I can while I’m here. Finally got around to trying to repair the side lamp on the back of the trailer that got ripped off when the ladder came off coming in the drive, and I had a lot of trouble because the screws had actually broken off and I had trouble trying to drill them out. Jeff happened by and saw me struggling, so he stopped to help. He had better tools, and eventually we were able to get it on. Another one of those jobs that should have just taken a few minutes, but got complicated and took more than an hour, but at least it got done. Jeff heated up a ham and made a lovely dinner for the holiday, so I ate with him and James (from down the street), who is now living in the trailer in the back. They’ve been working on it since I’ve been here, and they even laid out a drain field and a septic tank the other day. Sewed up Apollo’s feed bag, he’d ripped it open the other day, but otherwise, a pretty uneventful day. It seems everyone is happy to see the end of 2020, and hoping 2021 is going to be better, fingers crossed. I can only say that for me, May 1st was my personal independence day, when I hit the road permanently, and it wasn’t a bad rest of the year, even if the first four months were difficult. I miss you, of course, but since our conversation is continuing in these letters, I feel you’re still with me every day. I haven’t had much interest in riding since I’ve been here, I guess because I know all the trails and find them rather boring now, but more likely because I’m concentrating on getting all the jobs done that I need to do. I looked at a video of how to change out the awning fabric on this trailer, and typed a list of each step so when the time comes it should go smoothly. It’s been so windy every day here for the last week I haven’t dared to try to do it, just waiting for a calm day. My mind is constantly adding chores to the already long list, but I am knocking off one or two things on most days, so I have hopes that eventually the list will shrink. Anyway, it’s late, time for shower and bed. Love you, babe! Good night!