This week has been quiet. After our long trip to the Midwest this is probably a good thing. Next week will be a bit more active; Felicity will be in Colorado, Halloween happens, dogs go in for grooming. Until then, here is a brief recap of this week’s activities.
Leaf season is underway. We did the first major raking/mulching session of the year. In addition to doing our yard we take care of our neighbor’s yard across the road from our place.
Pam concentrated on the raking part while I got the mulcher started. (After sitting for a year, getting the machine started is always a task.) Mulched leaves (and brush and twigs) were loaded into the truck for transport to our town’s “organic materials” dumping spot. Between our lawn and neighbor Jim’s lawn, this job took most of Saturday morning.
During the week Pam added a few items to the Mary Lynn Memorial garden in keeping with the autumnal season. She picked up a few pumpkins to add color to the corner:
Pumpkins in the Mary Lynn Memorial Garden
Pam also spent some time going through her closets and making up packages of clothing to donate to LiftUp, a local organization similar to Goodwill.
My week was routine although I have kicked off a project to upgrade our network; I am planning to increase our network speeds from 1gb to 10gb. The first phase will increase the speed between my servers, storage units, and core switches. Upgrading remote switches and individual workstations will come later. Purchases and upgrades I’v done over the last few years have had this goal in mind; now is the time to begin implementation. I hope it goes smoothly.
We read a short book I had requested from the library: “Notes from a Public Typewriter.” Written by a bookstore owner, the book features notes left by customers, typed out on a manual typewriter the owner left on a table for that purpose. While there are several notable quotes in the book, one that resonated with both Pam and me was: “Typewriters remind us that words are sound — they make noise like the striking of keys, the scratch of pen on paper. What have we lost now that words are silent?” Another favorite: “A bookstore is larger than the universe. After all, the universe only contains what IS.” If you are in the mood to read a new book, this short one is highly recommended.
That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!
Pam’s Penny:
It felt excellent to recycle work clothes from my previous life. My current wardrobe must meet a different standard — clothes as comfortable as pajamas, shoes as comfortable as slippers.
Happy Trails.
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