I’d planned to go to MSFT training today, but the thought of hauling to the Science Museum – a ridiculously inconvenient location for anyone travelling from south of Boston – that I settled for doing some client work instead.

It went pretty well and I’m happy with that.

I finally found and returned the last Comcast cable box, thus saving us $40, and picked up a few things from Walmart on the way back.

I also found Ron’s iPhone, which was on the kitchen table.

I did some laundry and plant feeding.

I re-org’d the kitchen a bit today and was able to clear a good section of counter top.

Grilled chicken for supper. Last night, we ate at Candy’s, and she gave us a gorgeous piece of eggplant parmesan which we thoroughly enjoyed tonight.

Cleaned Fluffles up a bit this morning; his hair was a mess from the eardrops I’ve been putting in his ears.

I picked up some tiny hardy mums at Walmart and three “free” Coreopsis from a nursery that seems to be closed for the year. I left them a note to call me if I owe them anything.

I didn’t get to watch the Windows8 videos or install the release preview on my old NT laptop. Can’t do everything, I guess.

I’ve felt like a worthless thing this week, or maybe tired, burnt out and suffering from the humidity is more like it. I decided to drop out of O-F and PAN Action. Too much work for too few results. Ron said he’s relieved, he was worried about how depressed I was becoming from exposure to such constant angst. I did spend some time with one of my new acquaintances, helping her with computer questions, and that felt worthwhile.

Yesterday was reasonably productive, though, in spite of my psychic paralysis. The plumber stopped by early to replace a leaky washing machine hose shutoff with a pair of nifty-galifty valves. We got organized enough to eventually accomplish 7 (or 9 depending on how you look at it) errands in one run to Falmouth: returned equipment to Comcast, stopped at Ron’s credit union, put gas in the van, paid a bill at BofA, picked up a prescription and returned some items at Walmart. We also got our glasses adjusted at Cambridge Eye, redeemed deposits on over 80 cans and bottles and bought some wine for dinner at Kappy’s. I got us signed up with Viridian and checked out Credo for cellphone (coverage is not that great on Cape).

We finally got rid of Comcast television today. The savings will be enough to pay for our homeowners insurance for a year. Everything’s hooked up and working.

Ron cleared the brush under the hammocks today. I put Jack’s on the little garden in the front.

I also helped a friend with computer questions and after lunch, hooked up the Vonage equipment. We can make outgoing calls but not incoming, at least not until the number is switched tomorrow.

I had enough energy to make supper tonight: chicken sausages, homemade banana bread, corn, salad with tomatoes and basil from the garden.

Having been warned ahead of time, Ron ignored Sullivan Tire’s attempt to upsell him, thus saving $180.

I mowed the lawn today, saving $50.

This past weekend, we decided against buying awnings ($2,000+), Sunday brunch ($18) and tickets to the Cape Verdean festival (??). Ron did buy tires during tax free weekend, saving about $24.

Tonight, we opted for cheese and crackers at South Cape instead of this week’s concert at Nauset (4 gallons of gas at $3.59/gallon).

We did pick up two prepared meals at Roche, and I ordered an application of weed killer for the lawn at Edgewater.

I still think we’re ahead.

We’ve had almost two inches of rain in the last couple of days. The ground was so dry, but wet enough, that it didn’t even collect in the usual spots.

We’ve had a pretty laid back weekend. Ron paid for tires yesterday since it’s a state tax holiday. We looked into awnings for the back, but too costly. Aside from weeding, I haven’t done much yard work. We managed to get the transfer station run done today after the last shower.

I am heartsick about the state of the lawn at Edgewater – a disaster. Almost should be loamed and sodded.

I stood out on Friday for PAN Action and just completed my webmaster’s report for the week. Signed up for one or two days of Microsoft training next Friday and Saturday.

I don’t remember a summer this bad. Hot and humid every day for weeks and not enough rain.

I did a small bit of weeding, picked tomatoes, put Advantage on Fluffles, poached an enormous salmon filet and made a dill/cucumber sauce for tonight’s potluck.

Ron busted it today, though, from cleaning up after the cat to squaring away the kitchen. Then he decided to shred some gone-by vegetables for compost.

All in all, a lot of work, especially since he had a doctor’s appointment this morning and some errands to run.

Right now, I’m sitting in front of the air conditioner in a comfortable overstuffed chair. This is about as close to bliss as one could imagine.

We were lucky enough to be volunteers for Buckwheat Zydeco’s appearance at the Payomet Performing Arts Center in Truro this week.

Les bons temps started to rouler even before the concert. In addition to hearing a great sound check (in some ways, even better than the actual performance) and having a little fun directing traffic, we got to see a spectacular sunset.

We went to the Onset Blues Festival yesterday after a stop in Wareham for gas and lunch. It was hot and humid in Mashpee but much more pleasant in Onset. We brought chairs so we had shade and good views of the bands. As usual, it was a nice crowd. We even ran into a friend of ours from Falmouth.

Traffic was a mess getting back to the Cape, even at 6 at night, so we had a light supper at a sports bar in Buzzards Bay. Good food, friendly and efficient service, and we got to see a bit of the Olympics.

We went to the Jonsson Center tonight for a most informative lecture on sports technology. It started sprinkling around 3 and turned into a deluge by early evening. Ron’s van told us it is unhappy with its alternator.

Ron made his angel hair pasta/white clam sauce special for supper. I made a “kitchen sink” salad that turned out very well: tomatoes, cuke (from the garden), celery, beets, corn in a light vinegrette.

Ron has been my chauffeur today. I had an endoscopy this morning – everything is normal – and not only did he pick me up, but he drove me to Woods Hole for a meeting.

We wanted cold cuts, and I couldn’t stand the thought of a trip to Stop & Shop. So, we ended up scoring some great deals at Windfall.