Spit Shining

Some serious ' spit shining ' needed to be done at the cabin and Wed. was the day to ' giter done.' Most of it, anyway.The cabin doors are always open to family and friends who don't mind roughing it, as there is no running water, BYOB, and no electricity, just the noisy generator.

Company is coming for the next month of weekends with festivities in our town and neighboring towns, my nieces wedding and a surprise birthday party. Lots of fun will be had but first, I needed to turn the cabin upside down with deep cleaning. I put in 10 hrs. yesterday, and am paying dearly this morning.
There was window washing, screen cleaning, walls were wiped clean of dust bunnies, even under the beds, furniture was moved around to make room for another double bed downstairs for we 'old folks,' all bedding was changed, blankets and couch cushions were aired in the hot sun for hours, carpets were done, floors were mopped, counters and tables, everything got the spit shine., all with the doors and windows wide open letting the summer breezes flow through. Then, guess who I see racing through the door. Thank God I saw him or he would have been quite the surprise for some first timers this weekend.

Mr. Wood Spider met his demise. He ' was ' about 3" with his legs stretched out.

The hot sun did a great job airing the bedding, and no, there were no spiders that came inside again, with them. Not even teeny ones.
Look who is back on American soil. Andy got in late last night and is thrilled to be home after his 2 1/2 weeks in China. OK, yes, I'm relieved to have him back to our same old-same old, at home. His boys will be here sometime today to welcome Daddy home.
This was the beautiful sunrise I woke up to this morning at 5:28. A minute later and the sky was grey again. It looks like rain today. I'm sending it your way, Betsy, and to anyone else that may need a bucket or two. Our rain table is now back to where it should be after an 8 yr. drought and we are grateful. However, we now could use a reprieve from the saturation. It has no where else to go and we are now hearing reports of flood warnings closer and closer to home. The area gardens are already suffering root rot and loosing much of our produce. We are challenged at every turn. The main thing is to 'smile' and accept what we cannot change.

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