There's some changes happening!

First, you probably noticed a change to the format of this blog. I decided it was time to spiff things up a bit. And, you can look for more "life as we know it" type info. If that bores you, tune out; otherwise stayed tuned, add comments, participate if you choose!



Hughie and Susie arrived for their visit on Monday afternoon. Hughie is completely amazing. Check this out:

He will be 96 in September and looks wonderful in his shorts. Hughie walked around pulling weeds as is his habit. He'd brought his pruners in case we needed help in that department, but since we have no shrubbery yet, they didn't get used.

Day two brought a bit of car sickness, plus just plain ole tiredness to our elder statesman. He napped and Scott and Susie helped put together the little solar fountain I wanted to use in conjunction with an old grindstone.



It worked - with the past tense being important. The blankety-blank thing quit within 24 hours. I'm returning it. Will either get a regular, non-solar pump that is more powerful or just forget the whole project.



The guest room and bath apparently worked well, or Hughie and Susie were too polite to tell me if they didn't!

Good friend Shari back in Illinois is turning SIXTY very soon. Happy 6 - 0 Shari!!!! Get going and get that visit re-scheduled.

It's a time of high heat here. Expected to get over 100 today and tomorrow, then back to more normal temps. Funny how wilted I become when it's so hot. I look out the window and see rust color trees in the hills, those being the buckeye. Funny tree. It doesn't like heat and drops its leaves in the summer rather than the winter. Watering doesn't help as it's not drought deciduous, but heat deciduous. I feel the same way.