Archives for March 2023

Hey Darlin’,
Was up fairly early, headed over to Glenn’s, cleaned the pool, left a bunch of boxes with most of my stuff packed in the trunk of the Buick, hooked up to Glenn’s trailer, came back and loaded up the tractor implements into the horse trailer, then the tractor onto Glenn’s trailer and took that back out to his place. Dropped off my volunteer T-shirts at Dupuis in their mailbox, came home for dinner and a movie, got a call from brother Karl who is apparently on his way here and will arrive tonight, though too late for me. I’m headed for shower and bed! Good night, sweetheart! Love you!

Hiya Sweetie,
Got off to a slow start this morning after not sleeping very well last night, don’t know why. Didn’t have anything on the agenda, but I decided to due a long overdue job, sorting through the closets, rearranging the drawers and getting rid of the excess clothing that I’m never likely to use. Happy with the result, though it will take a trip to Goodwill to get finally get the stuff out of here. Other then that, a pretty lazy day. Sandy came by late in the afternoon for “wine time”, then I settled down for the evening with a couple of Remington Steeles. Just a short shower away from bedtime! Good night, babe! Love you!

Hey Babe,
Had a great night sleep, thank goodness, glad to be on track with having a physical day rather than sitting around, like I’ve been doing way too much of lately. Had a kind of slow morning, but then Sandy and I headed over to Riverbend with my inflatable kayak. We decided that rather than brave the unpredictable intracoastal to just doing a leisurely ride round a mile long loop in Riverbend. It was wonderful! Nice and quiet, very slow moving, managed to sneak up on some wildlife, some interesting birds and fish and turtles, and finally, a little alligator sunning himself on the bank. All that in less than two hours! We had to portage through a tunnel, which was odd because when we went out on the last trip, I know we paddled straight through it, so it is definitely true that the tides affect this river, even though we are so far inland. Hard to believe! It was very nice, great to be on the water again. Came back home and relaxed, sat by the pool and played with Lola, she hasn’t had much exercise so I made her do a lot of swimming so she’ll sleep tonight. Settled down for the evening to a movie and leftovers, ready for shower and bed. Good night, my darlin’! Love you!

Hi Darlin’,
Absolutely nothing to report today. Boring. Did nothing. Going to bed. Good night. Love you!

Hi Sweetheart,
Tried to help Jeff do some cleaning today, but it ended with a fight. I went over to Glenn’s and spent the afternoon weed-whacking, pressure washing and cleaning the pool. Got back around 5:00 and our company had arrived. Sandy came back and chatted for awhile, then later Bill came back for a bit before the mosquitoes got too bad. Watched a movie, ready for bed. I can’t WAIT to get back on the road again! Love you babe, good night!

Hey Baby!
Took a long while to get to sleep, just as I suspected since I didn’t do anything physical to tire me out yesterday, then ended up sleeping a bit later, as usual. Then I got a text from Jeff C. that he was on his way to install my microwave. He arrived before 9:30, and after he and brother Jeff had their morning libations, they began the job at about 10:00. I think they thought it would only take a few hours, but it was nearly 8:00 by the time they finished. It was rather entertaining, actually, because every modification they tried to make resulted in more issues that required more modifications that required more fixes, etc., etc., etc., until it was finally done. I did my best to keep quiet (though it was hard!), and just be happy with the fact that eventually it would get done, and it was. I spent another half hour cleaning up and putting everything away again, and I must say, it looks pretty nice. It’s a lovely microwave, two inches wider than my last one, and has a number of features that my old one didn’t have, like two different light levels, two different fan levels, and a kitchen timer that will be a lot more precise than the one on my refrigerator magnet. Glad that job’s done! Only big job left now to do before I leave are the brakes on the trailer, and I hope that it will get done by the end of the week, or maybe during the week that I’m gone. I hope so, because I’m planning on leaving the following week, start heading north since it’s getting too darn hot down here now. Most nights are only getting down to the low 70’s overnight, and that’s too warm for me. Anyway, finally settled down with a nightcap and a Remington Steele, soon to shower and bed! Good night, my darlin’! Love you!

Hiya Darlin’,
While I had every intention of having a productive day, I must confess that I just simply didn’t have the energy. Not that I’m tired, I just didn’t feel like doing anything, so I didn’t! Just a few things on the computer, then I mostly just watched TV and ready all day. I will doubtless not have a very good night sleep due to my inactivity, but I trust I’ll make up for it in the coming days. I did finish and send off the workbook for the job I have in Texas in two weeks, so that was something. But not much else! Hoping to get my microwave installed tomorrow, and I’ll have a busier week next week, but for today, nada! What can I say, I’m so bored with the trails the thought of riding just doesn’t really interest me, at least not on my own. Next week I’ll have a friend here to ride with, so maybe I’ll have more interest then. Meanwhile, time for shower and bed! Good night, sweetie! Love you!

Hey Sweetie,
Had a decent night sleep, chores and breakfast, then I got a few things done. Started out moving my mattresses to the opposite side, putting the lump that formed when the baffling burst to the other side, and let some air out, so hopefully that will balance it a bit. Also did some research on new mattresses, again, and might have a solution if I decide this doesn’t work out. After testing the motor on my pressure cleaner and seeing that it worked fine, I switched them out and boxed up the new one to return it. It’s obviously the pump, which, of course, isn’t available any more, so I drove out and posted it back. Stopped at the grocery store for a couple of things, then headed back. Assembled Glenn’s new pressure washer, and tested it out on a big white van in Jeff’s yard, he says he wants to move it out of the way, which would be a relief, but wanted to clean it up a bit, for some reason. Not really understanding why I’m cleaning junk, but I did it anyway, just as a test to see how the new pressure washer worked. Just fine, as a matter of fact. Just about the time that was done, I checked on my UPS delivery, and discovered my new microwave had arrived minutes before, so I drove out to the end of the driveway and brought that back in. Finally settled down for the evening, with a Remington Steele and a rom/com, which unfortunately kept buffering so it took a lot longer than I expected. Anyway, ready for shower and bed! Good night, babe! Love you!

Hiya Babe,
Had a good night sleep, except just before I finished reading, I heard a popping sound, and I thought for a minute maybe my air mattress repair had sprung a leak, but I soon realized that what had happened was that the baffles had given way! So now I have a big raised lump in the lower half of my bed. Guess I’m going to have to try to find a replacement after all. Maybe I’ll just try switching the two mattresses around so that it’s on the other side, but I’ll see how it goes tonight. Did a few odd jobs on the computer this morning, think I have enough information now to finish my taxes, though I haven’t done it yet, then headed over to Glenn’s to mow the lawn. Got back, had dinner, settled down for the evening, ready for bed. Another mundane day. Can’t wait to get back on the road and start living again! Good night, my darlin’! Love you!