Even hotter.

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The weather website said that it was 88 degrees today, but they weren’t factoring in the massive fire that I had going out back. So it was pretty intense out and I was feeling it. It was still a productive day though. In addition to the fire, I also got all the windows scraped, grass seed spread and covered with straw, went grocery shopping, and cooked dinner (sweet potato lentils). Tomorrow begins fours straight days of rain so it was nice to get all of that done. And we also started the day with a greenway walk again.

Getting things done on a pretty hot day.

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We started the day off with a walk along the greenway. It was a great way to begin the morning. After that I worked on getting gravel in front of the porch steps and of course moved a lot of dirt. I also moved my military trailers to an out of the way location, but first swapped out the huge Hummer tires on one for something more manageable. After preparing dinner in the slow cooker (chickpea dish) I started preparing the turn-off from the driveway to the garage. I set out nine railroad ties and probably need to go get a couple more. Tomorrow is supposed to be even hotter, as well as the last dry day before an extended period of rain. Hopefully I can get a lot done.

Rockin’.

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It was nice and sunny today, but the ground was still pretty wet. I did move some dirt around, but I’ll wait until Wednesday to finish up so that it’ll be a bit more dry. I moved the last stack of wood that was out of place to a proper place, mowed some high grass, and pretty much finished up the backyard organizing for the time being. The trailers need to be moved to an out of the way spot, but other than that it is looking good.

I got some big rocks from the pile and lined a path off the deck stairs. Then I filled it with gravel. This serves dual purposes of combating muddy shoes and meeting a code requirement for the final county inspection. I now need to do the same in front of the front porch steps. I brought railroad ties to the garage door, and will use them to line the little spur between the main drive and garage. That area will also be filled in with gravel.

Another visit.

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It was another pretty, although cooler, day out here in the country. I finished installing the safety latches on the kitchen cabinet doors. I wanted to get on the tractor and move some dirt, but it seemed too wet. So instead I read a lot and watched the latest episode of Hawaii Five-0. This afternoon our friends came by with their four month old son. They live out of town and so we hadn’t seen them in ages. This was their first time to see Luke. It was a very nice visit, but did throw of his nap schedule a little bit. I didn’t prepare a slow cooker meal today because we had plenty of leftovers built up. I do have a nice dish planned for tomorrow though.

A market and a visit.

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We went on a walk and to the farmers market before breakfast this morning. The market wasn’t too impressive – only a handful of vendors. They didn’t have much stuff, probably because it is still early. It was still nice to speak with the vendors though. Later in the morning my parents came down for a visit. Luke was happy to see them and showed off his flops. They stayed for lunch, a butternut squash dish that I prepared in the slow cooker this morning. It was okay, but not great. This afternoon I installed safety latches on the kitchen cabinet doors so Little Man is kept out. The rain kept me from working outside.