I have recovered the site from a crash, and things are up and running like that. Good enough!
I took the afternoon off today and cleaned up in the workshop some before joining my oldest daughter in some carving. I worked on a piece I cut to make a spatula from some walnut. IT did not come out quite as well as I would like it to have, I think it is still the best I have done yet. So, I am happier with it, but not happy. Oh well! But it was great to get a workout among muscles that have nothing to do with the work I am doing for money.
We had a cookout yesterday with all the kids here, and my wife’s sister from the UK. It is always wonderful when she can come and visit! It is also always a treat to have all the kids and grandkids together. So, this weekend was an extra special treat. Our oldest and I worked on the Barbeque and got it working just fine, rescuing it from the potential of a trip to the salvage yard. I am glad to have that running. Now we have a plan B to cook when needed. Also, the thing makes more sense to me and will be easier to cook on in the future now that I understand its operation better. Our oldest has a lot more experience with such things already, as he has made a real thing of his outdoor cooking.
I have been listening to PG Woodhouse lately when trying to go to sleep. I have got to admit, there have been some very funny bits in it, and I am positive that Wooster and Jeeves are an inspiration for Frasier.
I gave up on the state of the tractor windows and washed them with the hose and a cloth. The inside is built like the outside of a tractor, so why not just hose it down some? So, I did.
The kids only have a couple of weeks left before school starts. The bridge is still out over the river, so I think we will be starting up with the seven-mile run to the next nearest bus stop. That’s quite disappointing!
I put the fan on tonight. It feels so hot in the house today. I was in the shop most of the afternoon, and it surprises me that I would feel so warm after that.
We were going to go up the canyon at Smithfield tomorrow, but that has been cancelled with the addition of a fire warning. We don’t really want to get caught up the canyon with a fire holding us in. That would be pretty horrible. I mean, the chances are next to none, but Missus and I agree that we are not taking the chance, ever so slim as it is.
I have been doing a lot of work lately because it does not earn much, and I need to earn it. It is not the most exciting work, but it does keep me entertained, and the time passes fairly easily. Not that I want my life to slip past. But I don’t wat the focus of it to be work. Well, not unless I can come up with even more exciting and better paying work! I am doing food delivery for DoorDash. I worry that when the economy takes a big dump, I am going to find myself in the poorhouse. I expect it to. So, there is that.
That’s about all I can say right now. I am tired, and for good reasons, and I need to get some sleep.