We had lunch at the Food Project, brought home bread and bagels. Picked up plant stakes at Job Lot, then to Walmart in Williamstown.

I had what I thought would be a simple exchange. It involved an online coupon, though, so complicated.

The cashier should have figured it out but she was preoccupied with nursing the poker up her butt.

It took the Team Lead to get me squared away.

He managed it but I had to step outside to get a decent wifi signal so I could log on to their website and redo the purchase.

Great guy, friendly and patient. I sent an attaboy on his behalf in a survey.

Wonder if Peter has had times like this?

Ron is mowing.

Rose of Sharon is absolutely gorgeous. Can’t seem to get a decent photo, though.

Did laundry, changed sheets.

Attended the SWCA annual barbecue. Food was bland, company was better than good.

We’ve been using the ceiling fans since it got to be in the 80’s. That includes the bedroom where we’ve turned on the mini split at night as well.

The fans keep us fairly comfortable. We still haven’t installed the air conditioners in our studies and the living room.

Found a zuke in the garden yesterday. Some of the Sweet 100’s are ripe. Little cukes, too.

Relocated three plant supports but need to get taller ones for the phlox next to the deck and the Joe Pye Weed. Rain and who knows what else did a job on the daisies, several broken stems.

Did laundry.

Jett noshed on paper and seems to be choking. Not much to do about it but give him water and hope it passes easily and quickly. I’ve been giving him CBD cookies. That seems to be helping tonight.

Worked on Remedy overview page all day. Pleased with it.

Ordered the wrong Garnier items from Walgreens that Ron was nice enough to pick up for me so I could wash my hair. Will exchange tomorrow.

Didn’t want to eat after having 3 servings of cookies after lunch! Ron wasn’t hungry either.

We were under a severe weather watch that turned out to be a sprinkle.

I got the Spiderwort planted. Pulled more tall goldenrod to make room.

Ron made a good effort to install a new igniter in the Weber. Will try again tomorrow.

Ordered his med and groceries for delivery from Walmart. Used the prepaid VISA gift card from the survey people.

Roasted string beans, zukes, onion, boiled potatoes.

Really enjoying the Netflix version of “Little House”.

I picked up a Perennial Dark Purple Spiderwort today from a Pittsfield gardener who’d posted on Facebook.

Ron got backing paper for the three new watercolors at Miller Art.

Berkshire Coins claimed that our 1944 penny is worthless, but they might be wrong. The appraiser failed to notice that the location of the L in “Liberty” is on the rim. Worth taking to another shop, I think.

GPS failed us at this point but we got to Mad Macs and Route 8 for the trip home. Apple needs to advise us about Apple Care. The consultant suggested I upload my iPhone photos to Google Photos, so I set it up today. It’s currently backing up.

Before heading back home we got frappes and french fries at MacDonald’s. An ignorant woman standing behind us embarrassed herself by trying to correct the worker with a wrong list of ingredients in a frappe, which has no ice cream.

Gave Jett 2 CBD heart cookies. He’s still a mad dog.

Found Ron’s second pair of readers but we managed to misplace a tub of broccoli salad. Fourth Dimension.

Received a $125 Visa card for taking a survey.

Hurt my back, same place as usual, right side, lowest rib.

We had lunch at the Berkshire Food Project, then stopped at Greylock for a new card for Ron.

Turns out he had his most current card, which still works. The customer service person reset the PIN for him so it wasn’t a complete waste of time.

Then we went to the Registry to get him a replacement license. Turns out he had his current drivers license all along. He screamed at me yesterday out of frustration because we/I thought he couldn’t legally drive.

We stopped at Berkshire Transmission to talk with Mark about the truck defroster. He figures we can still use it, just turn up the heat. They don’t do that kind of work so he recommended a couple of shops near us.

We stopped at Great Falls and Walgreens in Williamstown. Once home, Ron announced that once again, he lost his license and Greylock card.

I was furious and disgusted. Took off with Jett to get CBD biscuits for him from Roxie’s, an errand I’d forgotten while we were in North Adams.

When we got back, Ron announced that he found his wallets. They were in his study. He didn’t misplace them, was just too lazy to look for them. He tried his usual, to involve me in a problem that he created himself.

It’s been humid and warm today and it’s probably making me cross. Definitely making me cross.

Jett had his bimonthly grooming session in Peru yesterday so Ron and I drove around until, intrigued by the Becket Art Center, we stopped to check it out.

We also visited the Becket Atheneum.

Got lost on the way back to the groomer because the GPS was either not working or led us astray.

Before the trip to the groomer I did a stop at the Williamstown Food Pantry.

The dog and cat sitter that the people next door hired is fantastic. She takes care of animals on a part-time basis because she loves them and it certainly shows.

Had a conversation with our library director at Night Out about the new Makerspace.

I’m disappointed in her plans, which don’t include instruction or use of tools. She said she doesn’t want to compete with the FixIt workshops led by the rich people in South Williamstown.

Rather, she’s hired someone whose interests are in the same activities that the library has sponsored recently: fabrics, sewing, crocheting, etc.

Trad Wifery.

The closest real Makerspace is in Troy, an hour away.

It occurred to me that Andi wants to present Remedy Hall in a Trad Wife way and that’s the reason she consistently rejects my offer to help. I don’t fit the image.

I realized last night that my eye doctor’s office didn’t bill correctly for my April visit, costing me $40 as a result. It’s a wonder it took me so long to figure this out.

Turns out, they were doing me a favor. VSP only covers standard eye exams and does not cover extra procedures. Rather than costing me money, they saved me a net $130.

I think a mouse was wandering on one of the kitchen counters last night and gnawed at a biscuit. Washed the countertop with a bleach solution.

We had a full afternoon. Drove Ron to the radiology department at North Adams Hospital for an ultrasound, stopped at the Salvation Army food pantry, then Town Hall for transfer station stickers, then to the transfer station to drop off recyclables, then to Hill Top Farm in Pownal for reasonably-priced soft serve. American cheese sandwiches and salad for lunch.

In the evening we attended the annual Night Out at the Spruces. Ron had a great time chatting with people. No veg provisions but free ice cream and popcorn.

Yesterday I used the grill for the first time since Ron fixed it and it did great. Made veg burgers.

Was a quiet day. Worked on a new page for the Remedy app, a “a single UI view that hosts multiple specialized aggregation components instead of a traditional tabular report.”

Ron put up the photo of Falmouth beach under the mini split; it changes the feeling of our bedroom, for the better.

Admiring the photos from Saturday’s wedding of our next door neighbors. Huge wedding party!

Ron lost his wallet, again. The steam iron reappeared from the Fourth Dimension today, so maybe the wallet/s will as well.

Salad and biscuits for lunch. Ron and Jett are off on an errand.

Ron blames himself for not sticking with Peter and me until I pointed out that he has a good track record of stability in relationships and I do not.

He married a woman he hardly knew so that she could get treatment for a disability and served as a type of father figure to her child. He worked for the same company for 20+ years, earned lifetime pension and health insurance benefits as a result. He had a long-term relationship with an artist, an experience that he talks about on a regular basis, as recently as last weekend. He maintained and maintains friendships with people as far back as childhood, high school and college.

That describes someone who by many societal standards is a successful person.

It took hours but Ron was able to install the cable connecting the grill to the gas regulator.

The main part had frozen and could only be moved after soaking it in a penetrant, B’Laster.

At Ron’s request, I ignited the grill with no problem. Can’t wait to try it out for actual grilling.

One of our local artists cleaned out her “vault” and offered her work for free! We stopped by this morning and brought home three handsome pieces to “spiff up” Ron’s office.

I heard from Andi about a database connection problem. She wrote later that the app is working.