It’s Father’s Day and the Summer Solstice combined. What has the Fields’ household been up to, you may ask? Here is the answer.
It has been pretty quiet since my last post. The week’s activities were a combination of routine tasks (mowing lawn, for example) and small projects. Pam painted the inside sill of the new kitchen window; next up is detail painting the brown trim around the window, then re-hanging the curtains. This will require relocation of the curtain brackets as Bob the Builder installed the original trim upside-down. Oh well.
I worked on the trailer’s lights as a few of them were inoperative. Three lights were replaced and some work had to be done on the truck end as one of the 4-wire plugs was dead. This left me with no right-hand turn lights. All issues have been taken care of now so the trailer is safe and legal for road use.
Along those same lines the power mirrors on the truck had quit working. Fuse checked out OK and power to the switch was verified. A new switch is on order to cure that particular problem.
Pam and I did go bumming a bit yesterday, visiting a couple of area antique shops. We didn’t buy much but Pam did find a piece of crochet work that she thinks may work in the parlor. We enjoyed getting out and even had lunch at Culver’s, a special treat for us.
The hot weather seems to have broken a bit as we are getting some light rain today and temperatures will top out in the low 80s. According to the local TV station, we are in a moderate drought, 6+ inches below the average rainfall to date. Lawns are already drying and developing brown spots. In spite of that, various flowers are blooming around the yard. Photos of these make up the bulk of of the images in this post.
All in all it was a quiet week since my last post, and it will probably be that way for the next few weeks.
Photo Archive
More from our 25th anniversary trip to England in 1999.
That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!
Pam’s Penny
Summer Solstice has arrived! How wonderful it is to have twilight until 9:00 p.m. And how bittersweet it is to know the progression toward darkness at 5:00 p.m. has begun. Maybe it takes getting older to appreciate the light.
Not much progress re: exterior painting here at 702 Main. A little less heat and humidity, please.
I ordered a few bookshelves for the library; our books need somewhere to live. With so many interesting angles provided by the bay window in that room, finding shelving to fit has been something of a challenge. The jury is still out on the bookshelves just received, as I haven’t started sorting through the book collection quite yet. Hopefully I’ll be satisfied with the look and utility.
Happy Trails.