sunday

I awoke feeling much better this morning. I had actually started feeling good a few hours before bed and was able to vacuum, do some laundry and catch up on some chores.

It has been cool but sunny all day. Breezy too! It wasn't too bad though, I managed to take the plastic off the gazebo alone. I used the wind to roll the plastic as I removed the slats holding it down. Worked out great. Of course, it is always in hindsight that I thought, "hm, maybe I should have told someone where I was going?" Gee, ya think? Climbing around on a ladder is iffy, but it was sitting on sand. lol The worst of it was Sadie. She was stuck to me like glue and I was afraid she was going to take me down with her 25' lead I had her tied up with. I finally put her in a chair and made her sit for awhile and she got the message. Left me alone after that. The lake was choppy, but awesome, as always. I always have to take a photo for my blog and my NC relatives who love it so much. I took an idea from Jordan, and took the photos from low in the grass for something different. Hope you like it, I liked how they turned out.

We went for a walk, dropped of the recycling and then I came home and got the garbage ready. I was putting off the chore I didn't want to do, and should have done a month ago....going down in the crawl space. I hate crawls. Nasty dirty things. I put on my gloves and work shoes and went in the hole. I needed to open the vents. Yes, I could open them from the outside, but in the winter, I stuff insulation back behind them to try and keep heating costs down. It is a four block crawl, but in some places the vents hang down so far I need to lay down and wiggle under. I get filthy.

I found another problem while I was in the crawl and it involved a lazy cat, on life number 8,5, and removing some smelly insulation under my closet. Some more carpet had to go too. Good thing tomorrow is garbage day!

Finally, I get everything cleaned up and I need to make myself something to eat. So I make a salad and head out to the deck to eat and relax. A friend came by with her 65 lb, Lab puppy, Maisy, who is adorable, and we all had a nice visit. We introduced Maisy to Mister, it was her first cat, and both behaved very well. Barb and I chatted about what I have been missing at knitting, fiber, spinning, festivals and life in general.

Ever notice, it isn't easy to take photos of black animals! Again, outdoors is better.