Following Willy’s visit yesterday afternoon [7\/11], this morning Jonathan (Johnny), son of Walter “the contractor” showed up at about 7 am. Shortly after, Walter came, then still later, Willy. Discussion and decisions. Still later, workers Rubin and James came. Walter and Willy left for other jobs.
\nWe checked my on-site paint and have about 5 gallons of the newer blue-blue, not the old gray-blue. Rubin and James are washing the 2 front walls that can be seen from the driveway. When dry, they will paint those. Johnny is setting up ladder-scaffolds to finish painting the big shed. After painting is done the Copper-looking metal will go on the decorative walls in front of the passage between the shed and the house, and in front of the main entry door. Repairing (smoothing) the walls inside the big shed is on the agenda, but maybe not today. Temperature is 86\u00b0 at 11:30, on the way to 93\u00b0. To quote a famous person: “Anyway,” as regards the remodeling \u2013 the light at the end can be seen and it is not the train.
\nWilly’s visit yesterday interrupted my cleaning. Phyllis and Cameron arrived about 5:20 after a 2-hour meeting with an EBRG estate planner. I had managed to do some cleaning and move a table and chairs \u2013 and wine glasses \u2013 into the remodeled\/recovered room with double-swinging doors and a view to the outside. “Recovered” fits because as originally built, the room was nearly useless. Now it is bright with skylights and recessed ceiling lights, doors, and half knotty-pine paneling. The difference is hard to convey, but it is stunning.
\nWe visited and ate in that room – a first.
\nBack to on Tuesday:
\nI went to Yakima Tuesday (108\u00b0) to meet with Bob & Suzy after repeated delays – – 2 months. COSTCO’s food court is a mess, but that’s where we met. Cool inside. I bought some things after, even though I don’t need anything. Seemed a waste to go and not stockpile something. I bought a multi-pack of Zip-Lock sandwich bags and put it beside the (unaware-of) pack I already have. I won’t ever need to buy more. Gas there is about 50\u00a2 cheaper than in EBRG; got 12 gallons. I use 4 gallons going down and back. WA State price is over $4 average, Mississippi is about $3. Building and maintaining roads in mountains is expensive. And, WA has a “Carbon” tax, that makes everything in the State more expensive.
\nAt a large rally in Butler, PA a shooter (now-deceased) nicked Donald Trump’s right ear. Details are not available as I get ready to post this.
\nButler is about 45 miles from Clarion where I lived. I only remember going through the town on the way to Pittsburgh. There was a large building \u2013 8 or 10 stories \u2013 at the turn we had to make. The only things in Clarion that big was the County Court House and the Catholic Church {both with tall spires}. Sister Peggy visited a women’s clothing store a time or two. Otherwise, Butler was a non-entity for us and almost everybody else on Planet Earth. Now it will be a famous footnote to history.<\/p>\n
Keeping Track
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