06/19/21 Cabin Life

Lee purchased a flag pole kit and installed it last weekend -- it has a telescoping pole and a solar light at the top -- none of us have been here after dark -- last night it was lit up .. I got up shortly after midnight when the wind picked up and it was really cool -- camera pix however is not so cool ... 

I left the office early ( 3:15ish ) dashed home for clothes, stopped at the grocery store -- damn I seem to spend a lot of time at the grocery store ... and headed out here ... 

I brought homework and am currently spreadsheeting away ... watching tv on the iPad, cooking chicken and enjoying the view of the lake -- this pix was last night .. 2021 is another good "cloud' year.

 

06/17/21 A day in the life

desk view on Wednesday

clothes for night gig

crossword puzzle for seminar

modern continuing ed...

virtual -- all year again

truthfully, I like virtual -- no travel, no hassle, my own bathroom and kitchen

I can still sew a straight line

it's a bit wonky -- not laying flat on the floor

although the middle section does look a bit "curved"

Sunday sewing desk ..

Lee put up our flag pole on Saturday

with the gusty winds on Sunday / jean and I lowered it a bit

has a solar light on the top ....

 

06/14/21

the saturday morning coffee view ... 

I spent the night and got up with the birds/dog walkers/joggers and had my coffee on the dock 

dead center is the channel going into Dolly's hole and the "old place" .. the fishermen were going in pretty steady all morning long .. things might be biting in there

Friday night was dedicated to life planning -- laid out the continuing ed schedule ( and paid for them), updated the calendar for events (like a vacation/break/out of dodge moment) and ...  it never ends, I plot, plan, jot things down and ignore them.

So, Saturday, I pulled up the remaining grass mats leftover from the sew contractor, picked up 4 armloads of sticks, lots of sticks, mowed the grass ( I waited until I heard another mower ), vac'd floors and finally got a shower ... 

On Sunday, it was mow the office lawn, #1 has been working on my lawnmower -- it sounds like a fully loaded 747 at takeoff -- it was blowing lots of smoke and died when I was over in the jungle.  Not sure if it was out of gas or died, permanently ?  Haven't told #1 yet, will shop for lawnmower this week.  

and I'm back to work this morning

the projects of the week

1. find a lawnmower

2. keep weeding

3. clean out the interior of both vehicles

4. keep cleaning my office and move furniture

5 more tax returns (lots of tax returns)

6. sew

7.  walk more

 

06/11/21 a night at the lake

 

Spending the weekend at the cabin or until the hot weather returns.  It is a gorgeous night in the porch — tomorrow is a couple landscape projects and the it’s sit and read time.  Branches constantly fall out of trees around here.   Pulling up the straw grass matt’s, mowing and seeding since it rained.  Need to clean up the beach too.  Lake has dropped and stuff floated in — goose poop too.  Some idiot is driving around the lake to fast with the radio blasting.  Yikes

06/07/21 her story

it's hot
it's really really hot
it was really bad when the a/c unit at the office wasn't working

grateful for local a/c fixers

I chucked the dressing to look good and cool
shorts, t shirt and flip flops are going to rule the balance of the week
I don't care I'm hot

06/06/21 where does the time go?

 this afternoon I went and cut all the peonies with color 

Day two of the nasty heat was cooking them on the plant

we need to enjoy their beauty 

 the pictures turned out better than I thought ... phone shots

where does the time go .. I swear .. it zips on past me and I sit and spin wondering what is happening and where ... it was a goofy week at work .. projects, phone calls, general weirdness ... I started stressing on Friday and started to clean and purge 

Mom and I briefly went to the cabin on Saturday -- it was warm -- but it wasn't bad in the shade of the screen porch and a breeze ... 

We came home and I went back to the office -- lost something, so the cleaning and purging continued .. it actually looks pretty tidy -- This morning I had some items to return to Target so I dashed over early -- had the whole store to myself ... more tv trays, pillows and cabin kitchen things .. and then back to the office .. where I found the missing item ... yikes -- more cleaning (it never ends) more purging .. and finally home -- where --- I've been sitting at the computer preparing MNPR's .. lots of MNPR's ... seriously, working .. might as well -- 

I'm headed upstairs to plan my work week  ( noticing a trend) ... I have a fairly busy County schedule, so the working over the weekend is a good thing .. on the road this week ... New Ulm .. might there be a fabric store or a meat market involved -- let's hope so -- more likely road construction projects ... it is the life I lead ... I hope to get to the lake for supper too ... maybe spend a night or two -- weather permitting .. Thursday night we went out to water the blooms and I got the dehumidifier running -- Lee installed a window a/c unit ... life is good at the lake ... or cooler ...

06/01/21 memories

every look back or think back and wonder what you did on any given day on any given year .. well wastebook is good at popping up the memories and this memory of  06/01/2013 popped up in my wastebook feed this morning.

8 years since I purchased the beast -- she really isn't a beast -- she's literally parked behind me ( I'm working at home this evening ) yes -- I'm working at home this evening.

I take a lot of pictures but don't have them organized very well, I did a fast pass thru them looking for favorite quilt projects ... here's a few ...

I'm glad I bought the long arm -- it has paid for itself over the years ... I have a pile of UFO's ready to quilt -- throws, wall hangings, table toppers and the like .. I'd best get the real work done and start quilting ...  I told my self yesterday that my project list takes priority this week .. so tonight -- I knocked 3 things off the list

1.  office cardboard to recycling

2.  gas in the truck ( I think the last time it got gas was March)

3.  wash said truck -- it was filthy

4.  tidy up and purge junk from the home office (shit accumulates everywhere)

tomorrow's list

1.  gas in Ruby and wash Ruby

2.  road trip to Gaylord

3.  still working on this one :)