Sunday
;
Mix
of sun and clouds, chilly, windy.
This afternoon I continued
working on the camper plumbing rebuild project. It went reasonably
well. I didn’t cut any fingers off today ! I’ve done as much as
I can until I obtain the rest of the materials I need, ordered last
week at Leisureland RV in Penticton.
I
was impaired today by a very sore back, a rare occurrence for me. In
the morning I took some backache medications, and in the afternoon I
did some back exercises. By evening there was some improvement.
Monday
;
Mostly
sunny, mild, windy.
A
few days ago I made a public commitment to participate in a new
activist movement, and “bear witness” when I see law enforcement
agents engaging with people of colour. Today, with heavy hearts,
Joanne and I made another commitment. We will spend next winter
season selling our U.S. based winter home. We
can no longer spend our winters in a “shithole” country like the
United States of America.
Tuesday
;
Sunny,
mild,
windy.
We
lingered a long time over breakfast, sadly planning
and discussing
our “strategy” for next winter season. In the afternoon I did
annual fire extinguisher maintenance ( one in the home, one in the
minivan, one in the truck, one in the camper ). I took photos of
our home, gazebo, and shed and submitted them to our insurance agent.
I filled out, scanned, and submitted to
our insurance agent a
new home insurance policy application. I posted more “for sale”
ads of surplus “stuff”. I sharpened knives. I paid bills
online. I
reconciled May’s bank statements.
And … we watched a lot of
disheartening news, both online and on television.
Wednesday
;
Sunny
until late afternoon, mild, windy. Joanne cooked Cabbage Roll
Casserole ( aka Lazy Cabbage Rolls ) in the Sun Oven today.
This afternoon we worked on
the deck baluster project. We took the 28 pieces of lumber that I
bought a week ago to our park’s woodworking shop and I used a
radial arm saw to cut them into 84 balusters. Then we returned to
our yard and
I used my belt sander to sand both cut ends of each
baluster. Good teamwork ! Thank you, my dear ! Next step will be
to measure, mark, and drill each baluster. Maybe tomorrow.
In the evening I worked on
month end investment updates. Didn’t finish !
Thursday
;
Mostly
cloudy, mild, horrific mosquitoes !
I spent the morning searching
for my missing letter opener. How the hell can a letter opener get
lost ? ! ?
This afternoon, again working
with Joanne as my assistant, I measured, marked, and drilled the 84
balusters we cut yesterday.
Our
outdoor work, and our exercise walk, were plagued by mosquitoes. <
sigh > It’s no wonder that we have
always
spent
the month of June traveling !
Friday
;
Overcast,
mild, storm starting at bedtime.
This
afternoon Joanne started working on staining balusters. I dismantled
and
“cleaned” some scrap wood, removing many screws. We loaded the
truck’s tailgate into the minivan, in preparation for taking it to
Westbank next week, to meet its buyer.
In
the evening I finished monthly
updating
of
my
investment files. And … like every day for the last week and a
half … we watched a lot of television news ! And
… < sigh > … discussed
and planned
our winter “strategy”.
Saturday
;
Overcast,
mild, windy, rain briefly around suppertime.
Joanne
continued staining balusters. I removed the lattice from one of the
three sides of the deck. I did some maintenance work on the truck.
Our
daily half hour exercise walk was cut short by the chilly weather and
strong winds in advance of a rainstorm.
After supper ( perogies ! ) we
had a movie date. My idea ! We watched “How To Train Your
Dragon”.
DSK
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