A Day Away
The group that we call ourselves “The Stitchers” met in an open park today in Mankato. There were eight of us that brought our chairs and headed to the huge shade tree. Our Harbor Freight chairs are wonderful for just such a day as this. But . . . after sitting on one for four hours, it took a bit for the legs to get mobilized for that push to get me upright.
It’s not so much what we share about stitching but just getting out, visiting without wearing masks and taking in the breeze under a huge shade tree.
First thing this morning, I did visit the courthouse to pick up the license tabs for the car. I realized they said September, but guess what . . . that is right around the corner. The courthouse office doors were mainly closed. The hall always has echoed, but more so today.
I was in Mankato a little early today and I walked through Hobby Lobby and it felt like I was being mauled by Christmas items. Good grief. Here it is the 28th of August and there were lighted trees everywhere. Amazing to me that there is very little in that store that is ever full price. All Thanksgiving and Christmas items were 40% off. I left my cart in the designated area where it would be sanitized and then be put out in the entry for the next possible customer.
My second stop was JoAnn’s Fabric. I had not been in the store for some time and it didn’t take long for me to realize there was nothing I needed. I found one item at the 70% off aisle. One lone towel that will be perfect for machine embroidery come winter.
No groceries were needed and as I was coming west on Highway #60, heading for home, I knew where Dennis was. Dennis was at friend’s Dwayne’s building site in the country. Apparently the site has been sold and the crunch is on to liquidate what Dwayne has in the sheds. When Dwayne retired from the International Tractor shop he had here in St. James, I have an idea that he moved what wasn’t sold at that time, right out to the shop on his building site. Dennis’ red pickup was parked next to the overhead doors of the huge shop. The show and tell over the supper hour will sure be enjoyed with all the embellished stories as to why we now have more in the pickup than we had in the morning. Fun times for two old duffers.
I did have the day off from being outside today. I am looking forward to a pleasant Saturday with the wheelbarrow close at hand. We had 3/10ths of an inch of rain during the early morning hours. For all the thunder and lightning, I would have guessed more.