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Saturday, May 22, 2021

A LITTLE SPLASH OF COLOR

Yesterday I drove to Castle Rock for exercise class.

Afterwards I drove to the Lucky Dragon, in Kalama, to pick up the chinese supper I had ordered … and saw there was indoor dining allowed again: but, my supper was already packed to go – so I brought it home and broke it down into 3 meals.

Lucky Dragon in Kalama from Longview - 20 mins.
1 Lucky Dragon Supper ... enough for 3 meals.

Next time, I will eat inside.

When I got home, I noticed that the two WHY traps needed to be taken down and refreshed (1 in the carport – 1 in the ornamental Maple, curbside).

Trap attractant rejuvenated.

While I was rehanging the trap in the carport, I noticed that candy’s husband was busy next door: candy has been shamed by everyone in Heron Pointe Park to take measures in dealing with tessa and her decrepit house. Personally, I do not think tessa is even living in that house … she only pops in 4 times a year, and the house is literally crumbling: roof down. The yard is a pigsty. Her grown sons (who live in Seattle) used to mow the grass once a year; now, with the roof caving in, they don’t even bother.

Candy is being shamed by the entire Park - her husband was drafted to weed whack the tall grass.

Everyone walking past that house on their daily walks complain about it being an eye-sore. And when they ask me how I stand looking at it, I tell them that I have talked about it to candy as long as I’ve lived in the Park – when she does her drive by house/yard inspections … she totally ignores tessa’s house: doesn’t even look at it in passing.

Tessa’s son mentioned last year, that she was ‘thinking of selling the house– but, rational people know that no one in their right mind would buy it in the condition it is in.

And tessa is content to let it rot where it stands.

A few weeks ago, people started talking to candy themselves; about Park Rules, and tessa and candy’s blatant disregard in that respect. And from what they were saying to me … I am sure they applied the thumb screws, when bringing it up to candy.

I just hope and pray that enough pressure is applied to the thumb screws, that candy is shamed into action concerning that house; and I will eventually be able to draw an easy breath when I am in my own carport, in my own space.

If the neighbors are willing to hold her feet to the fire, I’m for that.

Putting my little step ladder away in the shop, I decided to repaint the bird bath; we bought it for the first house we bought in Longview – 21 years ago. It has become incrusted with the calcium buildup over the years; due to Longview’s icky water ‘treatment’ procedures.

I have been meaning to repaint it for a while; but never had the time.

Now I have all the time in the world (no husband, no kids, no grandkids cutting into time).

So, yesterday, I ‘got ‘er done’.

Finishing up this morning 😊

Finally repainted the bird bath ...
I like the colors – I like a lot of color in my castle; and on castle grounds ðŸ˜‰
3 coats of acrylic paint; I will spray it with clear protective cover tomorrow.
Birdbath finished.

In between the coats of paint, I finished one book and started a new read.

New Read.

And between chapters of my new read … I worked up another pair of slippers for the Rosburg Fall Bazaar.

Finished Christmas Slippers.

For what is left of the remainder of the day, I plan on reading my new read to the last page 😉

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