I am reading Death in Vineyard water by Philip R. Craig.
Gym this morning. After I finished my workout Amy and I started working on the goody bags for the golf tournament on Friday. We finished up with those by 11 for our meeting to get all the last minute things organized.
It’s another warm, sunny day with temperatures in the upper 80’s and a little more humidity than yesterday. There is also not much of a breeze. I need to clean up the three fixtures I painted yesterday.
It’s a nice day outside; warm, breezy, and just a little bit of cloud cover. Great conditions to start on the front light fixtures. I’ve painted two this morning and taped up the third one. I am working my way from the corner of the house toward the porch so that by the time the sun is fully up I am now working in the shade. I took a lunch break before heading back out to paint the third one. By later this afternoon the first two should be dry enough to pull the tape. I need to clean the glass and take out the bulbs and clean those. The two by the front door and the one on the side of the house can wait until tomorrow.
I still have a load of laundry to do and I want to watch some of the US Open golf tournament.
Another thunderstorm yesterday evening bringing another 2 inches of rain. This morning is was mostly sunny, breezy, and cool. A good morning to start my new project.
Last summer Bob and I looked at replacing all the wall mounted exterior lights. The metal is faded and in some places rusted particularly the two on the back deck. After looking at the way they were mounted to the stone wall and not sure of what type of electrical box was behind them we nixed the idea.
I decided to try hand painting them with black Rust-Oluem paint. I started with the two on the back deck to see how they would look. I must admit they look better than they did. The ones on the front of the house will make a good project for the weekend. I have a couple of other things to do this afternoon including washing the car.
I am reading The Plot is Murder by V.M. Burns.
Gym this morning. I had an 11 o’clock golf meeting as well. I was going to do my workout and just stay for meeting but decided to go early and come back to shower and let the dog out just in case the meeting ran longer than the usual hour. Glad I did. I stayed after the meeting to help Kay do a couple of things.
Warm, partly cloudy, and breezy today with a chance of afternoon/evening thunderstorms.
My friend JoAnn stopped by last night around 6:30. We sat on the porch for a couple of hours talking and watching the birds flit back and forth to the feeders. I have a male and female Eastern towhee this year. I wonder if they have a nest nearby. I always see one or the other but not both at the same time. Among other new comers for this year is a male grosbeak. I may have a female but she is harder to spot than the towhee.
House cleaning chores this morning. After I finished I mixed up a batch of oatmeal/chocolate chip cookies to bake this afternoon. We had 1 1/2″ of rain yesterday afternoon. Today is about the same. Temperatures in the low 80’s, some clouds, and a bit of a breeze. The radar is showing some of those afternoon storms are starting to pop up in the area.
