Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022 – All Came Through Unscathed! Except Glenn’s Pool

Hi Sweetie!
Had a good night sleep, which I’m sure I wouldn’t have done in the trailer, I would have been too nervous about the winds changing around. Good thing, too, as Ian came inland a lot closer than they had predicted. Left Jeff’s before 9:00, went up to Glenn’s and found his pool was a real mess. Pulled out all the big palm fronds, found the pump had gone off, apparently fairly early in the storm, which was probably good because if the filter got clogged up, it may have burned the pump out. Unfortunately, though, it had already started to turn green. I did just a little cleaning, then the scoop net disintegrated on me and I couldn’t do any more. So I ran into town and bought a new one at Ace, then stopped at the post office, then went to camp to check on things there. Was delighted (though not surprised) that the horses were just fine, and so was my trailer! One a few big limbs came down on one paddock fence, all the rest is just palm fronds and small branches that I’ll have to collect and burn. Still windy for most of the day, but definitely cooler, yay! Fall is here! Had a quick breakfast, then headed back to Glenn’s and spend about four hours cleaning his pool out well enough so his filters won’t get too clogged. I’ll need to check it in a few days, though. He wanted me to put in more chlorine (he has a saltwater chlorine system, but it’s obviously gotten behind the curve), but he was almost out, so he’s going to arrange to have more salt and chlorine either delivered or paid for so I can pick it up at Ace on Saturday, and do another cleaning. Got back to camp starving, so I fixed dinner and settled down for the evening. And what a cool evening it’s turning out to be! Supposed to be going down into the mid-60’s tonight, already in the low 70’s, wind’s gone, so I’ve opened all the windows, first time in months! I expect an excellent night sleep tonight, low humidity, and the weather for the next week is supposed to be just gorgeous. I’m sure hoping to get some riding in! It’ll be a struggle to decide if I should be cleaning up camp or “checking trails” :-), probably end up doing both. Depends on how my back feels, it’s been doing a little better after resting most of the day yesterday. Anyway, I’m off to my shower, then bed, so good night, my darlin’! Love you!

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