Ugh

55°f, light showers, overcast.

What else is there to say? So many really think they are going to thrive economically under this administration,  and blinded themselves to the chaos we will now have to endure. 

Hunker down, friends. I think we are in for a very rough ride.

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Work Day

Forgot to check the morning temperature,  but we reached a high of 82°f! Possibly a record for this time of year.  Dry, dry, dry and breezy. Fire danger is high, and outdoor burning is banned. 

Yesterday's PT numbers were not good so my assignment was to really work this leg. Which was impossible after I got home yesterday, I was in such pain after our little outing to the thrift store.  Ah me. It was a rough night and I was up at 5:30am today. But after ice, heat, and pain pills, I got to work and I do believe I made good progress. 

If you are not familiar with the after-surgery requirements for a knee replacement,  basically the concern is to get the knee as straight as possible (extension, it's called) and bending as much bend as possible (flexion). Ideal is 0° extension and 120° flexion. Last week I got to -4° and 106°, which was right where I needed to be at 4 weeks. Well, yesterday I only had -5 and 95. So I had gone backwards. In my defense, the knee was miserably painful for some reason, and it took a lot of pain to even get those numbers.

Today I think I am back on track. We shall see tomorrow.

I looked at the bill for the well repair today, and was stunned. Larry had taken care of it last night so I didn't see the bill until today. Those 2 guys were here over 2 hours, and the labor charge was only $100! The pressure tank was over $400, and the rest was parts. I know who we will call in future for well repair.

I went for a walk again today, my usual up the driveway and back. There is always something new to see or changes to note.

I posted a photo of this same spot last week, but what a change a few thousand less leaves make! This is one area Larry brushhogged.

See anything interesting in this photo?

There it is! Chicken of the woods, that most delectable of wild mushrooms. Larry will cut it in the morning.

The spirea always looks so pretty in fall.

I spotted a few dandelions today, this one even making seeds.

Larry's signpost. There's another I forgot to photograph. Not sure where he got some of these, and I am not asking! I bought the Cuban baseball players sign in Little Havana in Miami.

Daisy, our 15 year old lab, is curious about who might live in that hole at the base of the Hickory tree.

The Shadow knows!

These last were taken this evening, the end of a pretty nice day.

Playing with filters 

And no filters.

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Little Things

55°f at 7am, such a difference from yesterday morning. More humid than it has been in a while. Warmed up to 75.

One of our mulberry trees is just a golden delight right now. They are usually the last trees to turn color, and often drop all their leaves in an hour if we have a hard frost.

Therapy was a 9am this morning, so afterward we treated ourselves to breakfast at Tudor's Biscuit World, a West Virginia owned chain of small restaurants that specialize in breakfasts, but also serve good lunches too. I splurged! Eggs, bacon, and one biscuit covered in sausage gravy. I am ashamed to say I ate every bite-- but in my defense, I did not eat dinner last night. So I was pretty hungry by the time we got to Tudor's.

Next stop was another treat, a browse through a thrift store, where I found some nice things for our booths. 

Best find, not pictured, was an old oak kitchen chair for $1.49. I will clean it up, add a Christmas wreath, and take it to one of our booths as a "porch decor chair". 

I was tuckered out by the time we got home, but went ahead and priced and packed our finds for the booths and then got out the first of the Christmas totes. Because it's time to get that show on the road. I dread it, honestly,  but it must be done as one mall has an open house scheduled for next week. Too early for me, but apparently not for the rest of the world.

I sat down to start a new book this evening,  and all of these fell out.

The book was from a thrift store, and I had no idea these leaves were in there. What a sweet find.  I think I may frame them.

The well guys arrived around 5 this evening, just before dark, and are still working on putting in the new pressure tank. I hate to see the bill, but it had to be done.

All the news for today. Now to wait with baited breath for tomorrow. I am very afraid of what the results may be. (And just heard: $574.00. About what I expected.)

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