August 10, 2017

 

August 9, 2017

Wednesday

I packaged up some things for the band boys and did some cleaning. I met Kim at the studio at 10 and we finished setting up and started weaving. I was there for 4 hours and finished 3 towels. They're so pretty. I went home and put my swimsuit on. Then Charlie and I picked up Bob and we went to the beach. We stayed about 1 1/2 hours but there was a lot of seaweed and jellyfish so we went to my friend Deb's house and went swimming in her pool. It was perfect there, super quiet and relaxing. But after a little while we had to go back home. I fed Bob leftover spaghetti and made a salad for each of us.  I took Bob home then we went to church. 

After church we stopped at Winn Dixie for some frozen pizzas for Thursday's supper. 

 

August 6, 2017

Sunday

We went to church this morning. When we got home the battery on the van was fully charged so Jonathan took the charger off and the van started!! We were going to move it but I noticed that the rear driver's side tire looked flat. Turns out it was blown.  Garrett and Jonathan got the spare tire out but it's bad too. We are going to try the GMC spare tomorrow. Garrett cut a bunch of coconuts out of the tree.

The day sped by. Bobby stopped in after work and then he took Charlie to Boy Scouts. I picked him up and we both went to my class. We stopped at Winn Dixie on the way home for bread and milk. I sat around chatting with Jonathan for the rest of the evening. I had planned on practicing fiddle, and/or doing a lecture, or knitting, but didn't get to any of them. Oh well, there's always tomorrow. 

August 5, 2017

Saturday

I had a hard time deciding what to do today. I had a lot of things on my list. First, I stopped at Artists in Paradise and dropped off a stand for my flyer. Then I went to the studio and threaded heddles for two hours. I have about 15 minutes left to go on that job, then I will need Kim's help to wind the warp onto the back beam and then I can start weaving. 

I came home and made juice for lunch and did two lectures. I'm a little behind and trying to catch up. The electric company finally came and cut the branches out of the wires. It's the only tree I have in my yard. I kind of like it. 

I made baked potatoes and a mega veggie pasta salad for supper. Bobby came over for a little while. While I was doing studying my Spanish Fran stopped in and helped me hook up the trickle charger to the battery in he black van. Then I took my knitting and sat downstairs on the hammock chair for a while. I watered the plants on the porch. When I came in I did dishes and then knit a little more before going to bed. I wanted to practice fiddle but didn't. I have to fill out some paperwork for Tom too. I have to do it tomorrow. And my bookkeeping wasn't finished so I need to get back to that before I forget what I was doing. 

August 3, 2017

Thursday

I didn't sleep well and had a hard time getting up this morning, so I didn't go walking. I met Kim at the studio at 11:30 AM and she got me started threading the reed. It took me two hours. The colors are so pretty. I'm excited and nervous. I don't know how the towels will look until I start weaving. 

My piano student cancelled and that gave me time for bookkeeping. I did that for an hour and then took Charlie to swimming. Charlie listened to music on the way there and on the way back we listened to Tom Sawyer. While he had swim practice I sat in the heat and listened to a lecture and then knit.

I decided Thursdays are now pizza night. I think I'll make pizzas like I used to in the old days but today I picked it up on our way home from swimming. Bobby came over and ate a lot. I didn't count how many pieces but it was a lot. :0) Kim was going to come too but her kids were melting down so she decided not to. 

I did more bookkeeping and took care of the kitchen. I also cleaned the boys bathroom. No one has been cleaning it. I will have to do the tub another day though. 

I called the electric company about a week ago. There's a palm tree branch resting on the wires from the road to the house. It's weighing them down. If it gets too windy...I hope we don't lose power. Last year we lost power for about 12 hours and it was unbearable with no AC. Soooo, I just hope it's taken care of before there's a problem. I also need to hook up a battery charger to Tom's black van. It's dead. I've never done it before. Do you think YouTube will help me?

 

August 1, 2017

Tuesday

I went to Dean's and picked up Ed's mandolin that he is selling and took it to the Ship-it store. Then went to the bank, the Shell station for ice, and then to Kim's to dye yarn. But I had to go back to the Ship-it store and make sure the mando had insurance, and Kim needed carrots to make supper so I went to Winn Dixie and bought some. Then I went back to Kim's house and we had fun dyeing. 

I went home, listened to a lecture, and made supper. I took Charlie to swimming and knit while I waited. On the way home I called Tommy and told him to put dinner in the oven. He did it about 20-30 min after I told him so it wasn't ready by 7 when I wanted to eat. I made BBQ tofu and we ate that while the vegetables finished roasting in the oven. 

Charlie and I took a plate of food over to Bob's house and I ate with him there. We played with the cat a little and went home. I knit for an hour while watching "Downtown Abbey." I did dishes, read to Charlie, and went to bed.