Last weekend we had more visitors to the lot: Jon and Mary Kay Morse were in the area (Breckenridge) and we arranged to have them visit us at The Lot.
Jon and Pam were classmates in high school and Jon played guitar at our wedding. Jon had visited us when we lived in Arizona but this was the first opportunity we had to meet Mary Kay.
Arriving mid-afternoon, with great weather, we took Jon and Mary Kay on a short hike around some of the acreage, then proceeded to sit for a spell and catch up with family news and various life events.
Jon, Pam, and Mary Kay at Pavilion Point
It was great talking to both of our guests and a few hours passed just talking, eating a high country high tea (fruit, tea, cheese) and catching up with “kid” news and updates on friends in common.
By late afternoon Jon and Mary Kay headed back to their Breckenridge accommodations and we headed for home. (This was not an overnighter and we had chores to do back home.) It had been a good day and an interesting visit.
Honda news to discuss: I did receive the new floor mats for the Honda and put them in place. The new front brake rotors were received and installed. The La Bra for the front of the car arrived today but I have not had a chance to install it, which will first require a good washing of the car. Once that installation is done all the identified upgrades will be in place and only routine maintenance will be required for some time into the future. (I will say the brakes function very well with the new rotors.)
I’m heading to The Lot this weekend just to do some smaller clean-up chores and some other odd jobs. For example, every year I walk the boundary of The Lot and locate the corner markers. This year the markers will get a fresh coat of bright orange duct tape to make them easier to locate as the previous ribbons we used have faded and, in a few cases, fallen away.
I’ll top off the fresh water tanks, weed-wack the edges of the driveway where new growth (mostly weeds) is beginning to grow. Some other clean-up is expected to get done and I do hope to get a new pile of brush ready for a chipping session, scheduled for the week of July 4th as I am taking a few vacation days that week.
Our friend Kathy Powers came by and picked up the first load of week I had cut last week, but it may be some time before I have another load ready to come home. That’s OK; the heat has made cutting wood a low priority activity. Later in the fall, with cooler weather, is always a better bet for wood cutting. In the meantime I can prep material for both chipping and firewood.
I would like to note the passing of Pam’s Aunt Doris. Aunt Doris was a gentle soul who kept in contact us all the years we have been married, coming up to 43 this August. She will be missed.
That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!
Pam’s Two Cents Worth:
Temps are heading toward triple digits again. We are experiencing the effects of smoke drifting over the Western Slope from the Utah fire. Hazy afternoons but spectacular sunsets.
Happy Trails.
Visit from the “troubadour” (i.e. Wedding Song) noted — nice to be able to share your retreat while catching up.
Noted Las Vegas weather yesterday — 105, 4 degree dew point, 2% humidity (ouch) — mummified residents this year!
At least temperatures are moderate to cool at higher elevations, 30 degrees cooler than De Beque…
Still SNOW on the mountain tops????
As it turned out, I don’t have much in common with Jon anymore. Music was our previous link, and neither one of us is much involved with music these days (occasional uke practice doesn’t count). Alarming 100+ temps predicted this week, thankfully without the wind, but the West is tinder dry again.
Very little snow left, Craig, some of the ski areas have icy patches where the snowboard runs were located. A few bits of snow at 10,000 feet + are visible. Nothing like when you visited in May, when it was actually still snowing…