Good Feeling
Right now the temp is 99 degrees, feels like 103 degrees. We got done what we needed by 10:30. Dennis needed to clean the filters in the Koi pond. Working with water is not a bad thing when it’s warm. The tree blossoms and tree seeds make problems with his pond pumps. The enjoyment of the Koi pond is still greater than what it takes to keep all things going.
My agenda was to paint the service door on the west side of the patio porch and call the west wall done. This door was a used door at the time we had the patio porch built. It was red when we got it. The black gave it a look to tie it in with our color scheme. I know for a fact that the door didn’t get a paint job when we last painted the porch. The added designs on the door are plastic moldings. The panels don’t soak up paint, they just needed a new layer of paint to cover the faded look. That paint job got done, just in time before the gnats found me. It was a good feeling.
This afternoon Mr. Moody stopped in and wanted a refresher walk through as to what we need him to help us with. With the warm temps I am not sure where he will begin. I know the ridge roll on the top of the garage will be done either early in the mornings or in the late afternoons.
Yesterday when Carrie and Megan came, I was not at the door when they came in, and I did take note there was a lot more noise than having two people walk in. When I got to the kitchen, there was a huge cooler on the floor. Carrie delivered enough frozen meals that she had prepared for us, to take care of us two older ones for quite some time. Carrie, realizing that older folks coming in from cleanup that still is ongoing from the tree trimming plus working on the garage doesn’t easily wet one’s whistle to fix an evening meal. Dennis was in awe as I was. Just to be clear, Dennis and I have never gone to bed hungry. Carrie wanted to contribute and it was and is appreciated. The heavy help with our home has been taken care of in years past from the Fairfax team. This year, it is what I would call, nuisance work that can’t be overlooked. And . . . I admit both Dennis and I have had a birthday or two.
Dennis has gone over to have coffee with his friends who live in one of the apartment complexes in their gathering room. I have a book going in the west porch of our home.
I hope those who are essential workers can come home and kick back to take care of themselves to rejuvenate for the next day with the humidity and temps. Still not clear as to why some businesses are still not open as per the governor’s orders.