Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Labor Day and Etc. Bits
A quick peek at the fire bush in the front kitchen garden reminded me that fall was on the way. It hasn’t turned yet but traces of red are showing up.
My first project yesterday was to remove the air conditioner from the kitchen window. Seeing I do not lift well I had to figure another method. First I made sure that the wheeled garbage cart was under the window and that the pickup was backed up to the porch and cart as close as possible. Next I opened the window as Jay held onto the cord so I could ease the unit out onto the garbage cart without it falling off. Next I went outside and eased the unit off the cart and into the pickup bed. I drove down to the garage where I had a steel cart waiting. I eased the unit out of the truck bed, into the cart and rolled it through the garage into the basement. I parked the cart near a pickling crock and placed the unit on the crock. It was just about a foot and 1/2 to the floor now so I eased it down and slide itagainst the wall. It is now safe and sound in it’s winter nest until next year.
For supper I made corn on the cob, potato salad, St Louis Bar BQ ribs ( thanks to Schwans), and corn bread muffins for our Labor Day supper.
Today I finished the ‘cuddle up and watch tv this winter sweater’ that I started last spring.
It promises to be nice and warm on those cold winter nights. When I started working on it I was not please with the color but seeing it finished it is not bad.
My second project today was to take my poor old crumpled pickup in to iron out the back of the quarter panel, the back bumper and get the tailgate fixed and back on.
This is what I will have to drive for the next few days. Same make, same color but a van instead of a pickup. Now I have driven vans and trucks for half my married life so I just need to remember to look in both the side views and the back window mirrors and I’ll be fine! Inside the control and gages are about the same.
The one thing I haven’t done is go out and sit in my swing so I am going to do that now. I hope you all had a nice holiday and I’ll visit again later!
Remembering
9/6/14-7/23/89
Remembering my father’s birthday.
You are thought of often and missed dearly.