October 15, 2014 JB Is Back Home!

Wood on the porch as of Tuesday,

Monday 10/13. There is an ongoing situation Up Here that whenever Larry's and Elsie's son is visiting, something goes wrong.  This visit was no exception.  Our inverter turned itself off after I had done the dishes with the generator on and when I tried to turn it back on, one of the wires to a battery sparked.  So I called Larry and he came right up on his ATV.  JB had tightened all the wires last week, but it seems that he missed one and that was the problem.  Very easily fixed with a slight turn of a screw.  What a blessing to have such good, reliable friends.

Betty and Belinda are both molting right now.  There are feathers everywhere in the coup, and they both look a bit naked with no tail feathers.

I left for Down There at 2:00 pm with lots of errands to do.  Wanted to be sure I got to the airport by 4:30 pm.  I actually made it a little earlier than that.  JB looked like he had had a great weekend as he walked into the arrival area.  So good to have him back.

He was never one to talk about his time in Vietnam or even about being a veteran, but since he has visited a local place for vets to congregate and get help if they need it, he seems to have changed his attitude.  A week or so ago, he actually bought a "Vietnam Vet" hat and wore it as he traveled.  He said that a couple people at the airport came up to him and thanked him for his service.  While in Santa Rosa, a man actually gave him a hug and thanked him.  Helps make up for the negativity surrounding vets during the Vietnam Conflict.  And it is very good for an emotional healing.

Tuesday 10/12. After sleeping in and a lazy morning, I split and stacked two wheel barrow loads and one tractor bucket load of wood on the porch.  Then it was time for a late lunch.  One more bucket and wheel barrow load split and stacked after lunch, and it was time for our afternoon walk.

It was overcast most of the day and our high was 56, but a good day for working outside.  More rain is due soon.

Wednesday 10/13. It is 43 and foggy this morning, and the rain came sometime during the night.  We want to take down the baker today and get some more wood split.  Tomorrow we are going to make our Fall garbage run, then use the trailer to pick up the repaired snow blower.  Seems it needed a new carburetor.

Thought for the day: Nothing can destroy a government more quickly than its failure to observe its own laws, or worse, its disregard of the charter of its own existence. Justice Tom C. Clark