A Trade in Duties
We knew that the acre was going to be a once a week mowing for the first portion of spring. That week really goes fast. I traded pushing the front yard and around the house with Dennis. If he would use the rider in total, I would do all the trimming with The Works trimmer. It takes Dennis several hours of mowing the entire area with coffee cup and cigarettes’ on board. Even with many breaks, pushing and bagging can take the starch out of me.
The trimmer is light weight. I could trim around one tree or two trees and then stop and watch the clouds before continuing. The trimmer was comparable to my cane. Extra stability can never be under valued. The end result was a great looking yard for us to sit on the patio to enjoy.
I was feeling like I had had enough for the day. Dennis went on to wash off the north and east side of the house. Again with the cheap Family Dollar laundry soap and the wonderful bubbles that smelled like lavender. Cloudy days work best for wash jobs of buildings. The glaring sun can dry the wash cycle too quickly before the rinses can take off all the soap residue. Dennis has this down pat.
Super is oven pasta leftovers with a side of apple crisp. The clouds have hung around all day with the look that they might hold rain . . . not. We could use a slow, all-day rain. Even the birds have no water to bathe in as the sump pump drain is dry . . . dry to the bone.
Don’t forget to say your prayers tonight as a good day of local effort does make the eyelids heavy in short order.