July 17, 2017 A Fridge & Miss Kitty!

The dug-out top of the septic tank.

JB digging out a place for the
old refrigerators.

Friday 7/14. We spent the morning digging out the top of the septic tank of very hard clay.  Not fun.  However, this year we have the tractor to push the dirt back in.

Then we worked on getting the fridge started.  The booklet stated that the first time may take a while as there would be a lot of air in the hose.  Twelve tries later JB had it going.  We have a working refrigerator!  

JB drove down to meet the septic-tank pumper truck a little after 4:00 pm.  He pumped the tank, saying that it looked just fine.  It has been three years, so maybe next time we'll go for four or five.  I drove down to lead him out and open the gate.  Was home a little after 6:30.  It was a hot drive and our high for the day was 80.

Just before we went to bed, we put about half the food in the fridge.  Oh, that felt good!

Saturday 7/15. It was 62 and clear with a strong breeze this morning.  We started the day by taking the mower off the tractor.  Always a dirty job.  Then I split some wood and JB took it to the shed in two loads. He also took a load of fruit wood to the shop where he will have to cut each piece shorter.

After lunch I split some more wood.  JB moved it to the shed and I stacked it.  Finished the third row.

The day was hot, with a high of 85, but there was a continuous, cool breeze.  It became a quite a wind that blew all night.

Sunday 7/16. This morning was a cool 52.  The sky was clear and the wind had died to a light breeze.  Sandy called at 8:00 am and we spent an hour chatting and catching up.  Then JB and I put the rest of the food from the coolers into the fridge.  I cannot express the joy that brought me. . .

I split the last four rounds.  JB moved them to the shed where I stacked them.  Then after lunch we spent a couple hours digging a place to put the old refrigerators (ours and Larry and Elsie's) to use as small root cellars.  JB dug mostly with the tractor, but I used the MacIntaw to round out the space and dig a little deeper.  I definitely needed a shower after all that!

Gridder and his boys arrived shortly afterwards, as he heard we were still having problems with Miss Kitty.  He said these things usually have the simplest of solutions.  A while later he discovered he was right, as it was a bad ground wire to the fan, which took him about two minutes to fix.  Yes!!  We have such Great neighbors!

It was a very pleasant day with a strong, cool breeze.  Our high for the day was just 73, and by the time Gridder was done, I had to put on a hoodie.

Monday 7/17.  This morning is a cool 50 with clear skies and a light breeze.  I plan to be on my way Down There by 9:00 am to buy meat and ice cream for the freezer, along with a few other items.  Will also run a few other errands.

Thought for the day: Freedom is not something that can be given.  Freedom is something people take, and people are as free as they want to be.  James Baldwin