Wednesday, July 4th, 2018…… HAPPY 4th of JULY! This morning we decided to do a bit of
running around. I took off to Harbor Freight and Home Depot to pick up a couple
of things. Lydia went off to Walmart.
Penny was coming over to spend the 4th with us. We decided to grill hot dogs and hamburgers.
She will spend the night as well because we thought our neighborhood would be a
lot quieter for Quincy. It turned out
that although we didn’t have families out in their yards lighting fireworks, we
still did get a lot of noise from the surrounding area. They shoot off a lot of
rockets around here and they can be heard a good distance away. Quincy ended up
on a blanket in the guest closet.
I haven’t made any mention on the rv garage
status but I am pleased to report that we are 100% complete! Only a few things to do inside. I bought a cover
plate for the satellite coax and got that mounted and the line is now routed under
the coach out to the front. I do need to install the dish and make the
connection on the coach. Then I just
need to aim it and get the signal.
Thursday, July 5th, 2018…… After a nice restful night’s sleep
(once the late revelers quieted down!) we awoke early and I got Rylee out and
Penny got Quincy and we walked them up our street. I don’t go past Main St. (at
the end of our block) so the walk is only about ½ mile. They did well together
on the leashes. Later, I took off and ran some more errands. We are weaning
Rylee off her (expensive!) prescription dog food and I had a recommendation
from the vet for a newer small company brand food. They sell it at the vet’s office but it is
also sold at Wilco, so I went there. I stopped first at Coast Farm and Ranch,
to check there (no luck). Lydia had seen
some rockers for the porch at Coastal so I went to check those while I was
there. Nice. I got everything I needed and headed home. Meanwhile, Lydia went
off to Corvallis and to our B of A branch. We pay our car and homeowners
insurance once a year and she wanted to make sure she transferred funds into
the account in time. Once we were both home and rested, we took off again to go
look at more lounge chairs. We ended up at Coastal and bought the three-piece
set (@ 20% off). Coastal is cool – when you buy something big, you drive around
and through their loading area inside the building. They loaded up our purchase and we drove out
and home. I decided to wait until tomorrow to assemble the chairs. We ate an
early dinner and called it a day.
Friday, July 6th, 2018…… I got up and did the usual routine – let
Rylee out to pee, play with Rylee, feed Rylee, shower, get dressed, walk Rylee,
and eat breakfast (this time at home). Then I went out and started putting the
pair of chairs and the table together.
Once we got them set up on one side of the door on the front porch,
Lydia decided that we needed a matching set for the other side of the porch.
So, we headed back to Coastal and got the second set. I got those done and set
up and, she’s right, it does look better!
After that, I
rested for the afternoon. We ate lunch and so neither of us wanted dinner
later.
Saturday, July 7th, 2018…… This morning Penny came by to get the
truck. She was going to Home Depot to
buy a screen door for her front door. We
decided last night that we would go to the Farmer’s Market in Corvallis to pick
up some fresh fruit and veggies. It was a familiar site for Rylee, having been
there back in May. It was the same thing again – we couldn’t go more than a few
feet before someone wanted to pet her! But she had fun and visited with other
dogs there. We got everything we were looking for and headed back home to rest
and kick back for the day. I’m still trying to catch up on all of the things I
taped while we were in Maui. I’m making headway but still have a lot to go!
Sunday, July 8th, 2018…… I
ran into our neighbor, Lou, while I was out walking Rylee. He has two little older
dogs and Rylee eventually got to know them and they were good. It was nice we
met up because I have wanted to ask Lou about my apple trees. He has about 20
fruit trees on his property and a lot of them are apple trees. First off, I
wanted to know what kind of apples I have. He doesn’t know but they are still
small and green. Next question was why they are so wrinkly and prone to bugs.
First off, I need to water them more. Then I need to spray them. Funny, Walt
ran irrigation out past the grapevines and the apple trees to get to the
blueberry bushes. You’d think he would have done all of them! So, I got out my
whirlybird sprinkler and set it up out there. He said it was too late to spray
so we’ll see what we get this year! I also
don’t know why Walt planted the grapes, apples, and blueberries so close
together. We had great blueberries and
grapes last year so if the apples (in the middle) don’t work out this year, I’m
going to cut them down and ease the space for the grapevines.
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