Today could have been termed an Indian Summer day. The temps in the low 70s and gusts of wind drying out the leaves that had fallen in the heavy rains of several nights ago. This weekend Dennis is at Windom, just 26 miles down the highway to the west for a trade show. When I had asked him about his trip last weekend to the trade show in South Dakota, “A lot of tire kickers.” Trade shows are a time for lots of sharing of stories and every once in awhile there is a sale or a trade that takes place. I think they are great for Dennis to take in. Visiting with fellows from other areas is very healthy.
On a good note: I went to our local lumber yard to pay our bill for supplies for the chimney removal as well as sealing and painting the kitchen, entry and basement stairwell. I do know that Kevin and Kersten contributed several tubes of sealant for the roof in addition to a lot of good labor. Our total bill this morning was $68.00, which included a $39.00 gallon for semi-gloss white ceiling paint. As it turned out, we had supplies left over from previous jobs that were utilized. For the money spent we have an enormous amount of good feelings and two complicated and timely jobs that should do us for many years to come.
It does pay to have left over supplies organized so they can be found and put to good use when the time demands it. Well . . . the later is still in need of a bit more work as the trips between basement shelves and garage shelves burns up a bit of shoe leather.