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!

Hey Darlin’,
My hip was a bit sore last night for some unknown reason, so I took a couple of ibuprofen and ended up having a good night sleep. Spent the morning working on my taxes but got delayed with a problem question I had about my IRA, so I stopped for awhile, waiting for answers. I received the new motor for the pressure washer yesterday, and spent the afternoon putting it in, but as I was doing it, I realized the problem was more likely the pump than the motor. Usually they come as a unit, but all I got was the motor, so I greased up the pump really well, because the gears seemed to be all but frozen. It helped, but when I finally got it back together and went to check it out, it was a pretty weak stream and didn’t behave like it was going to last very long. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to find a pump for it, so I don’t know what I’m going to do just yet. Did some pool cleaning, Jeff found his wire brush so I did the walls, then finally settled down for the evening to an old classic, The Quiet Man with John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara. Can’t believe I’ve never seen that movie! Of course, today people would go nuts over the “domestic abuse,” but it was a great movie, certainly by the standards of the time! Some of the Duke’s best work. Anyway, ready for shower and bed, hoping for another good night sleep. Love you, sweetie! Good night!

Hi Sweetie,
Did NOT get a good night sleep last night, despite my Sleepytime tea, but I blame the fact I sat around all day yesterday. It seems whenever I have a lethargic day I get too much rest and then can’t get to sleep at night. Oh, well, I just kept reading in between bouts, so in the end, I managed to catch a few hours. Got up around 8:00, did my chores, then got started on doing my taxes, my chore of the day, Didn’t quite get it finished, but that’s what usually happens, I need to review everything tomorrow just to be sure of everything. Helped Jeff with his phone, he had so much stuff on it he couldn’t load his banking app, so I moved everything around and up into the cloud until it worked. Watched a Remington Steele, all I had time for tonight, head to shower and bed shortly. Love you, babe! Good night!

Hey Babe,
Had a good night sleep, not surprising with all the exercise I had yesterday, and I wasn’t even sore last night or this morning! Guess I’m still in pretty good shape. That said, I had a pretty lazy day today, finishing off another book, doing a load of laundry, and finally ordering a microwave. Jeff and his friend Jeff C. finally talked through a variety of solutions, so hopefully we can get it solved soon. Still trying to load up pictures from my kayaking trip yesterday, but it appears they’re too dense or something, but I’ll keep trying. Watched a couple of fun movies, a romcom set in Alaska and a cute one set in the 50’s called Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris, about a cleaner that wants to buy a Dior dress and ends up changing the whole culture of Haute Couture, very fun. Cool and cloudy today, though no real rain yet, though maybe tonight. That’s okay, the cool weather is nice to sleep in. Trying to get back to my Sleepytime tea routine rather than the bourbon nightcaps I’ve been having lately, I’m just don’t seem to sleep as well with alcohol. Anyway, time for shower and bed! Good night, my darlin’! Love you!