Good Neighbors

We had a horrendous thunder storm just last Thursday, and the it was a complete washout, with visibility out the kitchen window approaching zero. The surprising thing was that we didn't lose power, at least not for any significant amount of time. What did happen, however, was that part of our road was washed out, the pitfalls of living off of a dirt road. Then again, there are certain things we like about it, mainly that it does seem to discourage traffic, especially fast traffic.

Either way, the road crews were on it immediately, a credit to their punctuality, and the fixed the damage and the washout in our driveway, as well. It turns out they did a sloppy job and our good friend and neighbor Eric came by with his tractor and smoothed it out for us. It's neighbors like him that make us feel lucky to live here. The people are so cool, and not backwards in the stereotypical rural/small town sense. If anything, they are hip and worldly, to some degree, and many of them are former city dwellers.

I'm on the cusp of doing my first really big project, building the uber-shelf in our study. I ordered the wood, $100 worth of it, and they'll deliver it come Wednesday. I also bought a picnic table and am wondering about treating the wood to preserve the thing. Yet another task. I'm also preparing to repair clapboards, all new things, so we'll see how this goes. I have many questions.

The guys are Brittons are always there to help. They seem to be sympathetic to a city-boy like myself, and even the seemingly young neophytes like Danny are knowledgeable and quick to give good advice, though in the end, I'm apt to turn to Harry for wisdom since he's the man. When we were there, the pretty young girl was very nice to the kids, another reason to love that place. You don't get the kind of service at Home Depot, or for that matter, LaValley's.

For this week, need to mow the lawn and continue weeding. I've discovered the beauty of a bi-directional hoe, it makes the job that much easier and I'll invest in one.

Until the next time, thanks for reading.