Our version of retirement: Living a childhood dream

RadishRose said:
The town looks lovely.
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'Tis
Nary a rush
Plenty of shopping
Just working folks.....busy making lives

We were on our way somewhere when we both spotted an older guy, down
Not moving
Flat out on the sidewalk
called 911
got a pulse
They were there in less than 5 minutes
Got him stood up
on the stretcher and to the hospital
Nice, new hospital

Yeah, its easy to be a townie here
(This area's little secret)
 

Gary O' said:
'Tis
Nary a rush
Plenty of shopping
Just working folks.....busy making lives

We were on our way somewhere when we both spotted an older guy, down
Not moving
Flat out on the sidewalk
called 911
got a pulse
They were there in less than 5 minutes
Got him stood up
on the stretcher and to the hospital
Nice, new hospital

Yeah, its easy to be a townie here
(This area's little secret)
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You may have saved is life! 🌹
 
In our drives thru our little city (or big town), we eyeball paint compositions.

Found what we both like;

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I usually use black trim to make things 'pop'
But that white trim does quite nicely with those two dark colors

Gonna be very busy with the back yard, but may squeeze in the paint project t'wards late summer or fall
 
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Gary O' said:
In our drives thru our little city (or big town), we eyeball paint compositions.

Found what we both like;

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I usually use black trim to make things 'pop'
But that white trip does quite nicely with those two dark colors

Gonna be very busy with the back yard, but may squeeze in the paint project t'wards late summer or fall
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I agree with the white in this case.

How's the backyard coming?
 
Ended up shopping in town.

The back yard is still pretty much nondescript
Just mowing green/brown weeds right now

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In garnering a new little wagon for my lady, and accumulating this and that,
I believe I'll need to build a garden (or she) shed

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The sandbox was a hit with the grands

sand box.jpg

but...the kiddie pool....whoa

kiddie pool fin.jpg

I made a 'cover' of painted OSB
Sheesh.....OSB, that's a hundred bucks of it you're seeing

Heh, my lady nudged me awake around 10:30p during a movie I was snoring through

WE FORGOT TO COVER THE TOMATOE PLANTS!!

I thought they'd be fine, but she advised anything below 50°F would interfere with the tomato plants' ability to convert sunlight into sugars through the process of photosynthesis.

So now we cover them
Last night it was with a flashlight in bed shorts

raised bed.jpg
 
Gary O' said:
Our 52nd anniversary today

Gonna bathe in the sun, put on some fine duds,
and dine tonight at the fanciest little eatery in town

A place called Rooster's Steak and Chop House

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I can taste the New York strip now
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Happy Anniversary, Gary!

If you're not too tuckered out (played-out) after your supper out tonight, you might even be able to find the energy to pop the cork on the... bottle, to finish off the night in style! :giggle:

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My back....is broken

Went up to the cabin yesterday to root thru the sea container
and dig up a few plants for town.
Not a big deal
However, once home, I got the bright idea to dig holes and plant those little shrubs
What we have here is hardpan
With hardpan ya gotta dig deeper, noticeably deeper, to add loose soil
Had to use the mattock
.....and hammer
and chisel
Had to get down on my knees
Put knee pads on to do that
Getting up off my knees was embarrassing

Seven holes ate my lunch

Pathetic

I've turned into a pile of townie mush

Gotta get another piece of land......soon

Think I'll head out Sprague River way
Build another little cabin

It gets my blood runnin'

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