Sunday September 11, 2022

Partly sunny today with highs in the low 70’s. May get some rain this afternoon or evening.

I did the usual house cleaning chores this morning. Then went downstairs to put the books back on the two shelves I had to move from the last flood.

Worked on a few things here at my desk. This afternoon need to do the laundry and a load of towels.

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Saturday September 10, 2022

It has rained all day with temperatures in the mid 60’s. So far close to two inches here at the house.

I was at the bookstore all day. With the bad weather we had a few customers off and on through the day. Thankfully we had several big sales that brought us close to our $100.00 ceiling.

 

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Friday September 9, 2022

Mostly sunny today with highs in the upper 60’s and breezy.

A very slow day at the bookstore. A few customers off and on and a couple of decent sales. Keli and I priced and shelved some books but otherwise, just hung out and chatted.

The plumber called and schedule my water filtration system installation for the end of September.

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Thursday September 8, 2022

Crazy weather again today. Temperatures may not make it to 70 this afternoon.

Instead of going to the gym this morning I got out in the yard. I pulled up the marigolds around the mailbox and pulled weeds and grass from the natural area beds. Did not get all of it done but it looks a lot better. The porch hanging pots are still doing fine as are the pots on the steps.

I quite after about an hour and half to come in and get cleaned up then headed into town. It was raining when I went through town go to the bank then quit by the time I came back through town to go to the library and then stopped at the grocery store. Then it rained it here around 1:30 just long enough to wet the grass. James is sitting on the porch waiting to see if things will dry up enough to mow.

The plumber came to give me an estimate on a water filtration system that will cure the eroding coupling issues due to low PH in the water. The will replace pipes and fittings that have not already been replaced as well as the current filter and hot water circulation system.

 

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Wednesday September 7, 2022

Weird weather day. High in the upper 70’s we had intermittent sun and down pours in town. Did not get any at my house,

I was at the bookstore all day. We did crack the $100 ceiling which is good. Tourist season is winding down during the week with school starting back so weekdays are hit or miss with sales.

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Tuesday September 6, 2022

Partly cloudy today with a high in the upper 70’s. I had another inch and half of rain that fell off and on all day. Finally cleared up about 8 last night. Not sure we will get any today.

I drove over to Galax, VA to Lowe’s to pick up bird seed and my one mum that I buy for fall. Stopped at Wal-Mart to check to see if they had a couple of things they did not have last time. No luck there but it is not stuff I am desperate for.

Filled the bird feeders, swept off the porch, and dumped the mosquito plant. That’s about it for today. Need to get outside and do a bunch of stuff but not today.

 

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Monday September 5, 2022

I had about an inch and half of rain over night. Today, more rain, heavy at times. We are under flash flood advisory and warnings for low lying areas.

I went to the gym this morning. They are open until 1 today.

This afternoon need to change the sheets and make the rice for stir fry for dinner tonight.

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Sunday September 4, 2022

Mostly cloudy today. May get some rain this afternoon.

I cleaned the bathrooms and vacuumed. Then went downstairs to put things somewhat back in order. Had to move two of the bookshelves out to get up the water under neath. Now, I have to put all the books back on those shelves, again! Job for another day. I had just gotten everything cleaned up down there from the last mess.

Dumped the remaining water in the shop vac that I did not mess with yesterday after it had filled up the first time.

Grabbed the wet towels to wash. The laundry is washing now then I’ll run a load of towels.

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Saturday 3, 2022

I woke up to another flood in the downstairs. Two more of the couplings blew sometime during the night in the wall in the finished area. I turned off the water and waited for the plumber to arrive.

He got here at 1:00. While he fixed the couplings his young 4th grader who came with him helped me vacuum up the water while mopped. I had to move the love seat and sofa, end table, and footstools. Once he left I tidied up enough for the floor to dry, hung up the wet stuff in the unfinished area, and emptied the bucket.

Then I showered and headed to bookstore at 2:30. I was supposed to be there by 1 to work until 8 tonight. The fist Saturday of the month we have Music on Main from 5 to 9. Businesses are encourage to stay open which we do. The headline band plays from 7 to 9 but we closed at 8.

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Friday September 2, 2022

Beautiful, sunny day with temperatures in the upper 70’s and a breeze.

I worked at the bookstore all day. We broke the $100.00 ceiling by a good amount with steady business most of the day. Had a few stragglers that were still shopping at closing time so we hung around until all the customers were ready to leave.

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