Oh my…. I’m timely with this month’s summary. For the second month in a row !
We really need rain. A total of one inch accumulated over 3 days in mid-September, and less than that for the entire month of August. I’m watering all of the shrubs planted earlier this summer to keep them alive.
It’s easy to forget about the lack of rain because… the GOOD news: temperatures (50’s/80’s) and low humidity have continued since the third week of August, when we turned off the air conditioning and opened all the windows. Our weather has been nothing short of wonderful, with the house & shop performing (w/o air con) as well as I hoped.
I spent September making progress on projects around the house and shop. Some projects got my attention, others were willfully ignored. lol It’s easy to make go no/go decisions: when one person is making the call. lmao. The daily routine continues: sleep in, getting out of bed around 8:30-9. Drink coffee and read the internet until noon. Have lunch and venture out to the shop and outside in the yard, to decide what I’m going to work on for the afternoon.
This month; cut down several more trees to accommodate fencing for the dogs. Purchased a long and wide Sycamore slab to eventually become our live-edge living room coffee and end tables. The wood slab is still rough cut from the sawmill. I have begun seeking a local wood shop to plane and sand the slab surfaces to be smooth enough for a tung oil finish. Also spent time in the shop performing overdue maintenance on my collection of vehicles. Then… there is always visiting really old friends and lending a hand with THEIR projects. Joe needed help moving furniture as a precursor to removing carpet and installing LVP flooring. Then… Kent and Rita’s daughter put her car in a ditch, ripping off the passenger side trim and puncturing the radiator on a 2021 Nissan SUV. I had them bring the vehicle to my shop for radiator R&R. This was an interesting challenge, as I have never worked on a vehicle so new. Was pleased I was able to successfully repair the car and didn’t have any leftover parts when I was done…
Finally…. I had to deal with a healthcare issue in September. My primary care physician referred me to a dermatologist 4 years ago. I see her on a semi-annual basis. She tracks various moles on my body for changes during her complete examination. My most recent appointment was in September, and she didn’t like the looks of a spot on my left ear lobe, so she cut a small sample of tissue for analysis. It came back as malignant Melanoma. She quickly scheduled surgery, and the entire malignant area was removed from my ear lobe: less than a week from discovery. It was no bigger than a 1/4″ by 1/2″ and a slightly darker color than the rest of the ear lobe. Now we hope it hasn’t already spread….
Which leaves us for this months summary picture; I had to choose between an ear lobe with stitches, or an impressive 38″ wide and 11′ long Sycamore slab. The PSA skin care picture prevailed I will try to post the slab picture for October’s summary.
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