A Bit of a Disappointment
We had a new storm door up in the summer. It was a Larson brand. Last week, I noticed that the vinyl sweep that goes across the bottom of the door to keep drafts and critters out had torn loose. Hmm. It was disappointing that we had not made it through one season without a draft under the door. I mentioned it in passing to Dennis and we decided to live with it until spring.
This afternoon, I heard a noise by the back door. The back door was not opening but the noise continued. My first thought was that Dennis had fallen. Up the sewing studio stairs I went. When I opened our back door there indeed was a body. Our friend Elmer, was on his knees and he was replacing the sweep. Elmer and I had worked for the county for years and were good friends. After Elmer retired from the county shop, he had taken up small repair jobs.
Dennis had taken in the comment I had made last week. Dennis acted on that comment and had found Elmer. What a great ole cowboy I have. What great “people” we have. Living in a small town, it seems that it doesn’t take long, sometimes, to find someone who can assist in a small repair.
I had stayed in the sewing studio for most of the day. When I was on the first floor, the gray day bit me in the butt. If I stayed in the sewing studio, I didn’t see the gray skies and I continued with my projects. It is amazing what we can do to protect ourselves from being in a less than good frame of mind.
Supper is several precooked pork chops and the remainder of the potato salad that Dennis had made for last night’s supper. I had boiled eggs and boiled two lonely potatoes and Dennis took it from there. It was great to have a portion of last night’s supper done for me. I can share with you that Dennis’ two least favorite things to do in the kitchen is peel boiled eggs and chop onions. Our boiled eggs have been peeling better since I put some soda and some vinegar in the kettle that the eggs will be boiled in. Who knew!