The big event of the week was finishing Becky’s move. We also had visitors. Not much was done on the house or painting but it was a busy week none the less.
After a rainy weekend, we took a second load of stuff over to Becky’s new home on Monday. This load included larger and awkward items such as the mattresses. Plants and much of Becky’s in-house furniture went in this load as well. The move went OK. Becky bought pizzas from the local Casey’s convenience store, along with a variety of soft drinks, for lunch. (I will have to say it was good pizza.)
Becky recruited a pair of Mennonite helpers, Steve and his son Austin, to help with with the Monday move. Steve is a dairy farmer who earns extra income by running a bicycle repair shop. Becky met Steve when she visited his shop to have her bicycle maintained. She asked Steve if there was anyone he knew who would like to earn a few dollars by helping her move. He replied that he and his son would be glad to help.
The extra hands were welcome in not only handling the larger items but also going up and down the Victorian steps in Heart House, to move Becky’s plants and “upstairs” furniture. On the other end of the move, Steve and Austin were able to assemble a new bed frame and remove some old carpet at Becky’s request. She appreciated the help.
Tuesday involved moving [yet another] load in the back of the truck – no trailer this time – which took care of the last of Becky’s items that had been stored in the garage. This included her rocking chair and a few small tables. While in Greene I assembled Becky’s new two-wheel garden cart. She plans to use the cart for moving boxes around inside the house, hauling in groceries, and doing yard work.
Tuesday evening we had a small celebration featuring a cake. It would be Becky’s last full night with us.
Wednesday saw Becky packing the last of her items, including Vanna the cat, in her car and heading out to her new home. She has big plans and was eager to get started on the many projects it will take before she is settled in. A washer and dryer are scheduled to be delivered this weekend and Becky wanted to wallpaper the wall behind these appliances before they arrived, along with many other cleaning and unpacking tasks. She will be one busy girl in the next few weeks!
Thursday we entertained guests John and Margaret Flesner. Pam had worked with Margaret at Colorado Mountain College in Glenwood Springs. Margaret owns her family home in Winona, MN and makes trips back to visit the house (rented out most of the time) and plan maintenance and updates. We had visited them at this home last year, and they visited us in 2020 during construction of the garage addition. They were able to appreciate the progress we’ve made since their last visit. Great to see them again — actually, great to be able to receive visitors again post-pandemic.
As a result of these activities, and some rainy weather, we did not get any painting done this past week. Pam turned the guest bedroom back into our storage room and I accomplished yard work. The sunflowers, ornamental corn, gourds, and pumpkins have all sprouted and are growing nicely. Young squirrels frequent the corn cob feeder and we enjoy watching them. Various plants, including the wisteria, blackberries, and morning glories have begun twining their tendrils up their respective supporting structures. Life goes on.
I have a couple technical notes to pass along. The first concerns the Photo Archive section I usually include in these posts. Started as a winter project, during the summer months I don’t have as much time to work on scanning old slides and negatives so a Photo Archive may not be included in every post.
The second note concerns some of the photos I have on various web pages. As some of you know, clicking on these photos often opens a larger version or related image in a new tab. I have begun converting these to “popups” where a new or larger image opens as a separate smaller window on top of the original window. So far I have done the Cats and Dogs pages and plan to do others. If you try this feature please let you know what you think of it.
As it has seemed lately, it was another busy week. Becky has moved, we have the storage bedroom converted, and I can park the truck in the garage again. We had a pleasant visit from friends and did routine maintenance on the yard. (Two mowings and a trip to the compost area to unload the trailer.) Depending on the weather, we can get back to painting this upcoming week.
Photo Archive
I have started going though my black-and-white negatives and scanning a few of them. Here are some shots from 1990 and 1991.
That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!
Pam’s Penny
It felt a bit like pushing sister Becky “out of the nest” and into the world this week. After approximately six months with us, Becky is ready to “spread her wings” and “fly into her future.” So to speak.
Happy Trails.
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