Sunday, Oct 14\u00a0 most of the day was spent doing nothing.\u00a0 John did many outside chores.\u00a0 I stayed inside for mine.<\/p>\n
Monday, Oct 15\u00a0 Not much done today, except on email chores and on a few household recycling chores.\u00a0 I filled two boxes, and have to get John to bring me more empty ones.\u00a0 I still have much to do.\u00a0 The most frustrating thing is he just brought me the postal mail.\u00a0 In case I haven’t mentioned it, health care is a PITA.\u00a0 John and I both had annual physicals, scheduled by our doctor’s office, August 28th.\u00a0 I received a report that mine is not covered; only once a year.\u00a0 That will be $339.\u00a0 I have complained but no one has yet responded (now it is the end of the week, as I write this).\u00a0 I also had a mammogram in July, again, requested by my doctor, and they will pay all but $40 of that.\u00a0 John managed to move some posts, rocks, and dirt with the backhoe today.\u00a0 It is now raining, starting about 5:00 and just has been threatening all day.\u00a0 Still raining, at 7:00 p.m., and dinner (chicken is cooking and smelling great).\u00a0 John’s such a good cook.\u00a0 I’m fortunate.\u00a0 We had carrots and potatoes (from the Columbia basin), chicken and one of our tomatoes.\u00a0 Yum.<\/p>\n
Tuesday, Oct 16\u00a0 We had an amazing amount of heavy winds all night and now this morning, plus hard rainfall.\u00a0 The sun has shined through everything this morning, winds and rain.\u00a0 I imagine somewhere in the valley was a gorgeous rainbow.\u00a0 The house was shaking last night and this morning.\u00a0 The winds are still very high.\u00a0 Blew the last of the walnuts out of the top of the trees, and John has already harvested them before the squirrels and birds could get them. \u00a0I just checked the airport and found that sustained wind speed at 10:30 was 41 mph, with gusts to 59 mph (written in bright purple on the report).\u00a0 I am sure that is the highest I have ever seen it.\u00a0 I told John this morning that last night I thought we had 65 mph gusts!\u00a0 Glad the fires have been snuffed out by the recent rains.<\/p>\n
On my way to The Connections we went and paid for 3 bags of onions \u2013 this is a direct from the farmer sort of thing \u2013 13\u00a2 per pound.\u00a0 John drove with me and went to the grocery while I was playing and singing music.\u00a0 There were only 5 of us there tonight.<\/p>\n
Wednesday, Oct 17 \u00a0I said yesterday the fires were snuffed out, but my neighbor went with her hubby in their jeep up Reecer Creek canyon and saw much devastation of the forest and some places they took pictures of isolated trees still burning. \u00a0Big old trees sometimes have rotten\/hollow centers and, so enclosed, can smolder for a long time.<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.fs.fed.us\/r5\/sequoia\/news\/releases\/2009\/06\/tree-fire.html<\/a><\/p>\n Went on a sad visit today to a wonderful friend who is dying from cancer.\u00a0 He is much in pain.\u00a0 I only visited for 15 minutes, but I know he appreciated it.\u00a0 Earlier in the day I played music at the food bank, and ate lunch there.\u00a0 We had a very spicy pasta with sausage, but I only received noodles (no sausage) with cheese and the breadcrumb filling, green mixed salad, and we were to have a peach\/apple\/grape cobbler homemade there, but there wasn’t enough to go around, so I had zucchini bread with also homemade grape sauce meant for pouring over the cobbler.\u00a0 Went on to the Sr. Center and had a donut and brought one home to John.\u00a0 I feel bad that he worked outside the whole day after I left at 11:20, and he actually started over an hour before I left.\u00a0 He missed lunch today.\u00a0 I went by the grocery store, complaining about the charge on Crustini buns John bought (he thought) on sale last night.\u00a0 They rang them up at $4.38 and he thought he was getting them for $2.50 each package.\u00a0 They refunded a total of $3.60 for two packages.\u00a0 I told them he would never have paid that much for a set of 8 rolls.\u00a0 They need to mark their sale price shelf signs better.\u00a0 Tonight we had the first two and enjoyed them covering a nice cheeseburger, with one of our tomatoes. Also, one of these:<\/p>\n http:\/\/i-cdn.apartmenttherapy.com\/uimages\/kitchen\/2008_12_19-dumplingsquash2.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n This is called Sweet Dumpling.\u00a0 Ours was stuffed with apple and plum pieces, with butter and brown sugar.<\/p>\n Thursday, Oct 18\u00a0 Another day and a half with so much to do.\u00a0 In late morning I joined John in the yard to try to figure out the winterizing of the travel trailer.\u00a0 He was able to hook up the drain to the tank but the process only yielded about 3 gallons of water.\u00a0 When we had the AC installed and all the rest checked out they supposedly put in 50 gallons.\u00a0 I think not.\u00a0 Maybe they intended to and someone thought someone else did, but? \u2013 it seems to not be there.\u00a0 John got out our (2 years old; never opened) new air compressor<\/p>\n http:\/\/s.sears.com\/is\/image\/Sears\/spin_prod_567626001<\/a><\/p>\n which was still in its box, only to find the supplied oil (in a small plastic bottle) had leaked out, some onto the equipment but most into the cardboard.\u00a0 He needed to go to town to buy special oil.\u00a0 Requiring just 3 oz., he had to buy a quart for about $9.\u00a0 Our local Sears outlet is about 15 feet wide and 30 feet long, so, naturally, they don\u2019t carry such stuff.\u00a0 EBRG\u2019s old time hardware store (Wood\u2019s) does.\u00a0 Wood\u2019s was only about 100 yards away on a wrong direction one-way street.\u00a0 Not thinking ahead of all the one-way streets, he drove six blocks before getting to where he could have walked in less time and at no cost.\u00a0 Life\u2019s tough.\u00a0 Anyway, I came back in the house to make a BLT for our lunch, and it was running late, but we got away in time for him to drop me off at the Dry Creek Assisted living home, and go on to get things he needed.\u00a0 While in town he went to the Goodwill store and bought 2 timers (as in kitchen timer). Somewhat like this:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.preparedpantry.com\/classic-kitchen-timer.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n We had dropped my mom’s that we had used forever.\u00a0 It broke and could not be repaired.\u00a0 Search the Web and you will find many strange things \u2013 use \u2018 kitchen timers \u2019 in Bing images<\/span> and have a look at about $6 and up.<\/p>\n Goodwill had 2 only, of the simple variety at 99\u00a2 each.\u00a0 Do we need 2?\u00a0 Who knows?\u00a0 But consider:\u00a0 the link above wants $9.49, so buying 1 at Goodwill saved $8.50.\u00a0 By buying 2 we\u2019ve saved $17.\u00a0 Try it \u2013 you\u2019ll feel richer!\u00a0 We checked them against the timer on the microwave oven and for a one hour setting they were right-on!\u00a0 (Nancy\u2019s comment about John\u2019s story on the timers; we were always traveling from the kitchen to the back room with a timer, so the two will be well used without traveling.)<\/p>\n Friday, Oct 19\u00a0 I’m happy to report while it rained off and on all day, we still managed to get much stuff done.\u00a0 I did not go to town, so that helped.\u00a0 That trip wastes almost an hour, plus the time spent in town.\u00a0 I spent time on several different chores and so did John, and then I joined him outside to work on the travel trailer, setting up the generator; <\/strong>he had already set up the 2 amp trickle-charger on the battery in the travel trailer, but we got stymied on the last thing with the generator.\u00a0 May work on that tomorrow.\u00a0 I remember we ran it from near the open door (for ventilation) of the RV building and subsequently loaded the gizmo into the PU truck bed.\u00a0 We tested the AC with the generator (we think) but for a time the power cord was also in a wall outlet on the inside of the building.\u00a0 Did we actually test having power to the trailer from the two different sources?\u00a0 We can\u2019t remember.\u00a0 Perhaps not, \u2018cause the end on the power supply to get to the inside of the trailer, does not have the correct receptacle to hook into for the generator output. \u00a0And the manual wants the thing grounded.\u00a0 Does anyone do that? \u00a0Look at this page.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.imsasafety.org\/journal\/ma03\/ma5.htm<\/a><\/p>\n Talk about a steep learning curve.\u00a0 Where is an electrical engineer when you need one?\u00a0 John did get the air compressor ready to go, but we have to first pump out the rest of the water from the system before blowing the small remainder.\u00a0 Meanwhile, I have been working on inside chores after drying out and warming up.\u00a0 John pulled a large tree trunk (windfall) with the old truck to another part of the property where he makes little pieces out of the big pieces using chainsaw and splitting maul.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.plumbersurplus.com\/images\/prod\/6\/Ames-1190100-rw-150177-252274.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n Saturday, Oct 20\u00a0 We stayed up late so slept in until 9:00 a.m.\u00a0 John went over to feed the neighbors two stallions, and then we went back tonight.\u00a0 He will do it in the morning too, but the owner will be back by noon on Sunday from Oregon.\u00a0 I went today at 1:00 p.m. to visit my friend with cancer and his wife and one of his 4 sons (another John).\u00a0 I had met another son a couple times this week.\u00a0 Then I went to play music at Briarwood, where they feed us.\u00a0 For the music, we had 2 guitars, a mandolin, 2 violins, and two singers (one with an occasional tambourine).\u00a0 For food treats, they provided two types of soup, good for a cold day:\u00a0 Zucchini and Potato.\u00a0 I put some of each in my bowl, and the combo was quite good.\u00a0 They had rolls and butter, and veggies with dip, and various kinds of cookies and cakes.\u00a0 I did not eat as much as usual today to ruin my dinner.\u00a0 John and I had leftovers, made into Sloppy Joes (sort of) on those new fancy Crustini rolls, and some of our own little yellow pear tomatoes.\u00a0 John did not go along today because he had to stay home and work on yard and pasture chores, moving fence posts, etc., to free up some panels he wants to put around the metal building to protect it and the hay from the horses.\u00a0 [Nancy had deer, also, in the previous line.\u00a0 But our deer are the Muley type and they don\u2019t bother grass hay.]\u00a0 Right now, the horses are fenced out of the area with the metal pole building.\u00a0 We had also hoped that a fellow with a bulldozer would drop by to see what work leveling and pushing around dirt and rocks we need done, which John cannot do with his “smaller” tractor.\u00a0 He didn’t make it today and if not tomorrow, he did promise \u2018next week\u2019.\u00a0\u00a0 It is rather inconvenient to try to plan stuff when you don’t know the \u201cwhen\u201d of it but many of the locals are quite busy with all the fire damage.\u00a0 Those not directly involved in that have extra work directed their way for normal activities.\u00a0 John had to jockey all day with the deer but a late run had the male Britt, at full speed, almost bounce off a doe standing in one of his favorite pathways.\u00a0 She took offense and chased him out of the trees and back toward the house.\u00a0 We had visual confirmation of all 3 feral cats in the hayloft for dinner tonight. Daily the food gets eaten, even if they are not seen.\u00a0 Not much else happened today, so we waited for this addition before posting tonight.\u00a0 The Summit at Snoqualmie claims it is snowing<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.summitatsnoqualmie.com\/Weather<\/a><\/p>\n But the WA-DOT camera for the summit is off-line.\u00a0 Nearest is Franklin Falls just to the west and it shows white along the road edges.\u00a0 Sunday, when the view is better, may show something (click on little circles):<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.wsdot.com\/traffic\/passes\/snoqualmie\/default.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n Hope your week was a good one.<\/p>\n Nancy and John<\/p>\n Still on the Naneum Fan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sunday, Oct 14\u00a0 most of the day was spent doing nothing.\u00a0 John did many outside chores.\u00a0 I stayed inside for mine. 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![http:\/\/i-cdn.apartmenttherapy.com\/uimages\/kitchen\/2008_12_19-dumplingsquash2.jpg<\/a><\/p>\nThis is called Sweet Dumpling.\u00a0 Ours was stuffed with apple and plum pieces, with butter and brown sugar.<\/p>\nThursday, Oct 18\u00a0 Another day and a half with so much to do.\u00a0 In late morning I joined John in the yard to try to figure out the winterizing of the travel trailer.\u00a0 He was able to hook up the drain to the tank but the process only yielded about 3 gallons of water.\u00a0 When we had the AC installed and all the rest checked out they supposedly put in 50 gallons.\u00a0 I think not.\u00a0 Maybe they intended to and someone thought someone else did, but? \u2013 it seems to not be there.\u00a0 John got out our (2 years old; never opened) new air compressor<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/s.sears.com\/is\/image\/Sears\/spin_prod_567626001<\/a><\/p>\nwhich was still in its box, only to find the supplied oil (in a small plastic bottle) had leaked out, some onto the equipment but most into the cardboard.\u00a0 He needed to go to town to buy special oil.\u00a0 Requiring just 3 oz., he had to buy a quart for about $9.\u00a0 Our local Sears outlet is about 15 feet wide and 30 feet long, so, naturally, they don\u2019t carry such stuff.\u00a0 EBRG\u2019s old time hardware store (Wood\u2019s) does.\u00a0 Wood\u2019s was only about 100 yards away on a wrong direction one-way street.\u00a0 Not thinking ahead of all the one-way streets, he drove six blocks before getting to where he could have walked in less time and at no cost.\u00a0 Life\u2019s tough.\u00a0 Anyway, I came back in the house to make a BLT for our lunch, and it was running late, but we got away in time for him to drop me off at the Dry Creek Assisted living home, and go on to get things he needed.\u00a0 While in town he went to the Goodwill store and bought 2 timers (as in kitchen timer). Somewhat like this:<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.preparedpantry.com\/classic-kitchen-timer.aspx<\/a><\/p>\nWe had dropped my mom’s that we had used forever.\u00a0 It broke and could not be repaired.\u00a0 Search the Web and you will find many strange things \u2013 use \u2018 kitchen timers \u2019 in Bing images<\/span> and have a look at about $6 and up.<\/p>\nGoodwill had 2 only, of the simple variety at 99\u00a2 each.\u00a0 Do we need 2?\u00a0 Who knows?\u00a0 But consider:\u00a0 the link above wants $9.49, so buying 1 at Goodwill saved $8.50.\u00a0 By buying 2 we\u2019ve saved $17.\u00a0 Try it \u2013 you\u2019ll feel richer!\u00a0 We checked them against the timer on the microwave oven and for a one hour setting they were right-on!\u00a0 (Nancy\u2019s comment about John\u2019s story on the timers; we were always traveling from the kitchen to the back room with a timer, so the two will be well used without traveling.)<\/p>\nFriday, Oct 19\u00a0 I’m happy to report while it rained off and on all day, we still managed to get much stuff done.\u00a0 I did not go to town, so that helped.\u00a0 That trip wastes almost an hour, plus the time spent in town.\u00a0 I spent time on several different chores and so did John, and then I joined him outside to work on the travel trailer, setting up the generator; <\/strong>he had already set up the 2 amp trickle-charger on the battery in the travel trailer, but we got stymied on the last thing with the generator.\u00a0 May work on that tomorrow.\u00a0 I remember we ran it from near the open door (for ventilation) of the RV building and subsequently loaded the gizmo into the PU truck bed.\u00a0 We tested the AC with the generator (we think) but for a time the power cord was also in a wall outlet on the inside of the building.\u00a0 Did we actually test having power to the trailer from the two different sources?\u00a0 We can\u2019t remember.\u00a0 Perhaps not, \u2018cause the end on the power supply to get to the inside of the trailer, does not have the correct receptacle to hook into for the generator output. \u00a0And the manual wants the thing grounded.\u00a0 Does anyone do that? \u00a0Look at this page.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.imsasafety.org\/journal\/ma03\/ma5.htm<\/a><\/p>\nTalk about a steep learning curve.\u00a0 Where is an electrical engineer when you need one?\u00a0 John did get the air compressor ready to go, but we have to first pump out the rest of the water from the system before blowing the small remainder.\u00a0 Meanwhile, I have been working on inside chores after drying out and warming up.\u00a0 John pulled a large tree trunk (windfall) with the old truck to another part of the property where he makes little pieces out of the big pieces using chainsaw and splitting maul.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.plumbersurplus.com\/images\/prod\/6\/Ames-1190100-rw-150177-252274.jpg<\/a><\/p>\nSaturday, Oct 20\u00a0 We stayed up late so slept in until 9:00 a.m.\u00a0 John went over to feed the neighbors two stallions, and then we went back tonight.\u00a0 He will do it in the morning too, but the owner will be back by noon on Sunday from Oregon.\u00a0 I went today at 1:00 p.m. to visit my friend with cancer and his wife and one of his 4 sons (another John).\u00a0 I had met another son a couple times this week.\u00a0 Then I went to play music at Briarwood, where they feed us.\u00a0 For the music, we had 2 guitars, a mandolin, 2 violins, and two singers (one with an occasional tambourine).\u00a0 For food treats, they provided two types of soup, good for a cold day:\u00a0 Zucchini and Potato.\u00a0 I put some of each in my bowl, and the combo was quite good.\u00a0 They had rolls and butter, and veggies with dip, and various kinds of cookies and cakes.\u00a0 I did not eat as much as usual today to ruin my dinner.\u00a0 John and I had leftovers, made into Sloppy Joes (sort of) on those new fancy Crustini rolls, and some of our own little yellow pear tomatoes.\u00a0 John did not go along today because he had to stay home and work on yard and pasture chores, moving fence posts, etc., to free up some panels he wants to put around the metal building to protect it and the hay from the horses.\u00a0 [Nancy had deer, also, in the previous line.\u00a0 But our deer are the Muley type and they don\u2019t bother grass hay.]\u00a0 Right now, the horses are fenced out of the area with the metal pole building.\u00a0 We had also hoped that a fellow with a bulldozer would drop by to see what work leveling and pushing around dirt and rocks we need done, which John cannot do with his “smaller” tractor.\u00a0 He didn’t make it today and if not tomorrow, he did promise \u2018next week\u2019.\u00a0\u00a0 It is rather inconvenient to try to plan stuff when you don’t know the \u201cwhen\u201d of it but many of the locals are quite busy with all the fire damage.\u00a0 Those not directly involved in that have extra work directed their way for normal activities.\u00a0 John had to jockey all day with the deer but a late run had the male Britt, at full speed, almost bounce off a doe standing in one of his favorite pathways.\u00a0 She took offense and chased him out of the trees and back toward the house.\u00a0 We had visual confirmation of all 3 feral cats in the hayloft for dinner tonight. Daily the food gets eaten, even if they are not seen.\u00a0 Not much else happened today, so we waited for this addition before posting tonight.\u00a0 The Summit at Snoqualmie claims it is snowing<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.summitatsnoqualmie.com\/Weather<\/a><\/p>\nBut the WA-DOT camera for the summit is off-line.\u00a0 Nearest is Franklin Falls just to the west and it shows white along the road edges.\u00a0 Sunday, when the view is better, may show something (click on little circles):<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.wsdot.com\/traffic\/passes\/snoqualmie\/default.aspx<\/a><\/p>\nHope your week was a good one.<\/p>\nNancy and John<\/p>\nStill on the Naneum Fan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sunday, Oct 14\u00a0 most of the day was spent doing nothing.\u00a0 John did many outside chores.\u00a0 I stayed inside for mine. 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