A Busy Monday
Dennis aced his checkup at the VA clinic here in St. James this morning. Check that off of the list of items that are on the calendar for June. Dennis had a bud of his stop in and they were talking paint for the Cub Lo-Boy. Rich used to have his own body shop for years. Very good tips were given.
Dennis got the electric Mantis out for me from the potting shed. The weight of fallen snow coupled with the snow that Dennis blow off of the patio, the Hosta plants next to the patio needed help to get the soil loosened up. It was as packed as a township gravel road. Today was the first of quite a few days of this type of work.
Jan and I had visited over the fence. Jan pulled up the edging that had been adjacent to their driveway for decades. Jan had scored pavers from her son that would work better than the hard plastic edging. What was really going on was her flower garden area would have some added width for the entire length. As luck would have it, she had an extra pile of dirt that Randy has had on hand for quite some time. Talk about hard clumps. Jan managed to shovel what she needed and had the clumps lying out where the pavers would lay next to. I took the Mantis over to her yard and Jan took the helm. The Mantis made short work of the clumps that now had included some sod. The Mantis is a mighty worker.
It was turning very hot this afternoon. The perfect time to take a trip to Fairmont. Dennis had the info that Rich had given him for the paint and I willingly rode shotgun. Crylon spray paint was what we were after. Rich said it dried fast and he had used it many times. I think Dennis and his variety of buds will have a good handle as this goes forward.
It has been a good day with the promise that the two older ones on Stauffer Avenue are not going to be looking for anything to keep them occupied for some time. It’s a good thing.