Back!

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Tired.  I returned in the early afternoon.  I got a plant clipping I requested from my mother in and in water so as to root, clothes in, electronics in, toiletries as well, and the cold and frozen food in and away.  Not bad, after a seventeen and more straight drive.  I made it both out and back on a single run, no hotels.

Quite a set of jobs out there, beside the drives.  I scraped both eaves (?) of her house, painted most of one, took down as many branches as possible to clear both her drive, roof, and back yard...  walnut, much of it... seriously hard wood by the way.  Then I felled a four in one tree at her friend's.  Friend?  I don't think terminology is keeping up with social, civil, conditions?  If more like old school boyfriend and girlfriend?  Of the nearly grade school sort?  Only more adult without adulteration?  Anyway, all that, plus shopping, various runs to the post and such, and other.

It was broiling there.   Brutal work days, some of them.  It was that way pretty much the whole time I was there.  Humidity was steep.  Working in high summer is always a test. Felling trees with chest high cuts was a trick.  The chipping, painting, and other cutting just became oppressive over time.  The other bits were more annoying for one to ten reasons.

The main sun block didn't work.  Made it worse.  The other was too weak or also made it worse, if more mildly associated to It's milder formulation?  I didn't end burned.  Not sure if I finally acclimated or if there was enough cloud cover?  I did gain weight, but am still easily, more easily, in 38 jeans.  Muscle.  To be sure.

The Boss showed, so talked a bit.  Some of the kitchen, weeding, and watering were kept up.  Plans were discussed for the hutch and else.  He looks ready... for school.  And an end to summer, and that sort of work.  I am hoping to get a few winterizing bits done, but duck preps first.

Just checking in after partial unloading, cooling, and a nap.  Cooking a steak and corn.  Can't fast quite yet... next weekend.  Later.