This morning I took the Highlander for its scheduled maintenance appointment at Dick Hannah’s in Kelso – it got an oil change and a new filter; and the tire treads passed … for the time being: they will definitely need changed out, come Winter.
But for now, they got a passing grade for my planned trip to Lincoln City 😊
July’s anticipation is a “GO!”
Before I make that trip, though, I am going to spend some time at home.
I need to give my left leg some relief from the all-day-long sitting position (I noticed some burning along my shin, and a pinch in my lower back on last Sunday’s daytrip around the Olympic Peninsula); it’s time now to cut back on the Ibuprofen, and walk some kinks out to relieve nerve pressure.
I do not want a repeat of last year’s painful experience; moderation is the name of the game when it comes to lengthy driving/sitting time.
Mustang Sally: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKzQMKliV24
Stand up and walk about time is necessary.
There is stuff that needs tending to on the home front: I can get those things done while giving my leg a rest before I hit the road in a few weeks for the 4-hour drive to Lincoln City (8 to 10 hours if I drive back home the same day).
Shelving needs to be put up in the shed.
The Coho Bench needs refinished .
A few moderate local hikes need to take place.
Driving home on my way back from Kelso this afternoon, I stopped at Lowe’s to grab some things I need to touch up the Coho Bench: the finish is wearing thin, so it needs touching up. It’s going to be tricky business, but I am going to do what I can do – and hope for the best.
The bench is not heavy … it’s bulky.
Ideally, it would be a snap to retouch it if two people were involved.
Two people do not live here anymore.
There is only me: 1 person.
I cannot tip the bench to do the job as it needs to be done.
So, I will have to manage the job, best as I can, the only way I can.
Determination: it needs doing – the doing is up to me. The bench “fix” is my responsibility.
Some careful shuffling, so as not to scrape the porch paint – thereby necessitating repainting the porch to “fix” the scruffy scruff marks.
Somehow manage to maneuver a protective drop cloth under the bulky bench so none of the very liquified wood stain messes up the porch paint – thereby necessitating repainting the porch to “fix” the messy mess.
I am a mess-cat, generally, when painting; this varnish paint is messy to begin with – the whole undertaking could realistically get very messy.
I decided to forgo using a paint brush – the very thought had “disaster!” screaming nonstop. I’ve decided to cover my hands and arms with plastic gloves that will reach my elbows … and use varnish sodden shop rags to apply the varnish smoothly; in hope that much of the messy endeavor will be curbed. The varnish may still drip down the coho back rest portion of the bench, hence the drop cloth.
And I will be wearing clothes that can go into the trash can after this paint project is completed – knowing me as I do, the clothes will be ruined by the time the projected project is completed.
The Coho Bench project is a “GO!”
I also stopped at Fred Meyers on the way home to grab a few grocery items I was too lazy to drive all the way across town to Winco’s, to get. If I was doing a big grocery shopping, I’d have driven across town – but for 4 items, Freddy’s was closer 😉
Pulling out of Fred Meyer’s parking lot, I was greeted by a macabre sight that instantly had me laughing.
My funny bone is a little twisted.
I laughed the entire 5 minutes to home.
And now, I’m headed down the hallway to the bedroom, where I’ll read a new book into the wee hours of tomorrow’s morning; a storyline soaked in the richness of life, and the humor of the innocence of a simple, sweet lifestyle.
From macabre humor to sweet and simple: I’m a sugar and spice kinda gal 😊
My life
is back on track; and both sides of my humor is a “GO!”
