Did more leaf cleanup and a transfer station run yesterday afternoon.

We picked up Ron’s chain at Botello’s and delivered a gorgeous Christmas tree to Cindy and Julia’s last evening.  Grabbed a Friday special $8 pizza in the meantime.

Today, we cleared more “stuff” from around the ping pong table.  April came over as planned, and she and Ron took it apart and loaded it on her truck.

I dropped off the missing transformer to the lady to whom I gave the heating pad, then brought recyclables from my paper cleanup to the transfer station.  Picked up dry cleaning, wine and cash on the way home.  Did laundry.  The lady sent a very gracious and most enthusiastic report on how much she’s enjoying the heating pad!

We had a great time at the First Lutheran Church’s annual smorgasbord, something we’ve been looking forward to for a year.  The setting was beautiful, the food was magnificent and after a false start, the company was outstanding.  I emailed our dinner companions to see if they have an interest in continuing our conversation.

Ron is off again to do errands. I am amazed how the to-do’s pile up.

Post office, Job Lot, Cape Gallery photo drop-off, dry cleaning pickup, Kappy’s for mead.

I’ve been busy, too. Finally cleaned off the ping pong table. April would like it and that’s great with me.

Ordered a holiday gift for Jim, cancelled a software subscription.

Still trying to find a tree service to remove the big arbor vitae. It measures 17 feet.

Have taken my name off almost all tech-related mailing lists, which only upset me.

It’s been pouring all day. My only venture forth was to pick up the mail during a brief moment of calm.

Ron did his errands: shipped the cane to Mike, stopped at the Senior Center and Roche, deposited checks at the bank, shopped at Botello’s for a new chainsaw chain, brought clothing and a comforter and winter blankets that I retrieved from the attic to the dry cleaner.

I/we were right to power through outdoor chores at Edgewater yesterday.

Ron made oatmeal for supper last night. I fell asleep at 8, woke at 6:30 this morning.

Finished cleaning up the front yard at Edgewater, then cleaned up the back as well with a last-minute assist from Ron and James. Wanted to beat the rain predicted for tonight and off and on tomorrow.

Ron cleaned the gutters in the front and around the farmer’s porch.

Hit terrible traffic on Route 28. Circled to avoid it.

Drove Peter to the doc’s yesterday for a checkup after a bad day and night. He’s okay, part of the healing process.

Meanwhile, Ron was at his doc’s for a routine checkup. He’s also okay.

Ron and I went shopping in the morning for an amp for James. We went to two legendary Hyannis shops: Charley’s – fantastic – and then Jack’s Drum Shop.

Ron didn’t get around to testing the amp until bedtime. Fortunately, we had a patch cord in the cable and cord box in the basement.

I picked up a truck-full of leaves from the front yard at Edgewater. Finished around 4:30. Ron had put the lights on – pretty!

Ron powered through some winter prep by draining and storing the hoses and winterizing two yard tool motors.

I put lights on the big bushes by the steps.

It started raining a while ago, too wet to do leaves or gutters at Edgewater.

Ron managed to clean our front AND back gutters, by himself, and working well after dark.

I finished leaf pickup, at least for now, and pruned garden detritus in the back yard.

We picked up a pile of “used” tomatoes this morning. I made more sauce.

Ron and I got a fair amount done today.

We replaced the yellow caution tape with a 200 foot clothes line. Ron was amazed that the yellow tape had been in such a straight line.

I took care of leaves on the front and side lawns and the street and cleaned up a wheelbarrow full of detritus from the front garden. Ron cut down a bunch more ugly brush. We brought a small load to the transfer station.

Stopped at the market for my meds and a few groceries.

Ron is making meatballs. He and James have a guitar lesson tonight.