Sunday, October 8th, 2017…... This
morning we decided to go out to breakfast.
My sister came over early to give Quincey a chance to run a bit. She brought over her food, fed her, and we
headed off to Skyline in Sweet Home. As
we get into fall, you can definitely see the colors changing! Of course there are the evergreens but even
those are different shades right now.
The large number of other varieties of trees in this area make it so
beautiful. When we returned, the sun was
out so we decided to take pics both in the back of the property as well as part
of the front yard. You can see the reds,
yellows and greens of Fall.
After Penny and
Quincy left, we kicked back and watched tv (Nascar, Formula 1, football,
baseball, and Mecum auction for me), an Elvis movie, Silence of the Lambs, Will
& Grace, etc. for Lydia). She fixed stuffed (w/crab & shrimp) salmon
and a veggie casserole for dinner (very good!), and we went back to tv. Oh,
yeah, our deer are back. It’s a mom and
her two young ones. They hung around for
45 minutes just grazing in the back yard.
At first we only saw one of the youngsters but the other one was behind
the motorhome and around the apple trees. There are thick woods toward the southwest
of our property. It’s actually fenced
private property that has never been developed and we suspect that’s where they
spend a lot of their time. I sure hope they stay close around here (no hunting
allowed) so they will be safe come deer season!
Monday, October 9th, 2017…... This
morning started out really cold. I ate
breakfast and went out to the garage. I could see my breath! But later, the sun came out and took the
chill off of everything. My plan today
was to work on my pegboard rack for the shop.
I cut it to size and put 2 x 2’s behind it and got it mounted to the
wall behind my worktable. Looks good!
About the time I cleaned up, Scott came over with my old axle. He unloaded it for me and pretty much set it
in place all by himself! That saved my
back! We talked about the timeframe for the order to arrive. All I have to do is take the trailer there
when everything gets in. Probably a few
weeks so I don’t have to hurry getting the axle buttoned back up until my back
feels better. Next up was to mow the
lawn. I checked and it was still too wet
so I came in and took a break. That’s
when I discovered my phone took a dump!
Turns out it was the battery. I
bought one back in June of 2016 when we were in South Dakota from Batteries+Bulbs. I found they have one in Corvallis so I
headed there prepared to find out it was not the battery but rather the
phone. The clerk wanted to test it for
24 hours but since the battery was swollen it was enough to convince the
manager it failed. I had told them I
bought it from their chain and that was enough for them to just exchange
it! No cost to me and it fixed the
problem! I returned home and missed out
on doing the lawn. I will head out
tomorrow to get more non-ethanol gas and hope the rains hold off so I can get
everything mowed. Lydia fixed spaghetti for dinner and together we worked on
understanding the nuances of the broiler.
The Dacor stove has gas burners and an electric oven for baking but has
a gas broiler. We’re not used to that
but I think we’re starting to figure it out.
We’ll have to try different broiler temps and move the racks until she gets
comfortable with it. Too bad Brian is so far away, otherwise he would have a
service call to do! After dinner, we
kicked back and watched tv for a while.
My Dodgers played game three in Phoenix tonight. They won!
Next up is either Washington or Chicago. Go Dodgers!
Leave food out for the deer and you can be sure they will stay there!
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