Quiet Weekend

30°f this morning, -1A°C. Cold but no frost or freeze. Very dry still.

Even the dogs were quiet today!

It has been a quiet weekend here. The well man came Friday morning, bless him, and found our problem-- the pressure tank has gone bad. He was able to do a temporary fix so we have water again, thank goodness, and will be back soon to replace the tank. So, repairs will be in the $$$ range. What a relief. We are accustomed to being without water occasionally because of power outages, but it is unsettling when it's our pump that goes down.

Friday was not a great day for me, lots of pain so lots of rest. Saturday, however, was a very good day. I was outside all morning, cleaning up and putting away stuff, getting the last leek plants ready for Larry to plant, and tidying up in the cellar house. In the afternoon I chopped up the celery Larry harvested 

and put 3 big bags in the freezer, with the leaves still drying today in the oven with the pilot light. The leaves will be ground up and used in soups, etc.

Today we were both tired. Larry has finished brushhogging, and has been cutting firewood from fallen trees and cleaning up around his buildings. He has been getting his equipment ready for winter too, and doing some garden cleanup. So today, we took it easy. I finished processing some kraut I started before my surgery and priced a tote for the booths, and honestly, that was about it. Larry cut a little wood and made room in his buildings for the tractor and four-wheeler. It was nice to just enjoy time on the porch on this pretty day.

This coming week we have appointments every single day. Not looking forward to that! How is it that they pile up so?  I have 3 for the dreaded PT, and Larry has 2 with the Veterans Administration in Huntington, which is 2 hours + away. Ah well, this too shall pass!

Leaving you today with this photo taken by grandson Jared on his last evening in Paris. 

(I cropped it from his Instagram post that shows up on Facebook as a Story.)

This was taken from his friend's apartment. Can you imagine seeing that every day?

Jared has had quite a trip. He left August 2 and spent the last few months in Indonesia, Borneo, Thailand, Turkey, Abu Dhabi, Rome and Paris. He arrived back in the States last night. I hope to talk to him soon, but I sure enjoyed following along on his trip via his posts and videos on Facebook.

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