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So when The Nuke asked us to "come on down" for unexpected trips out of town for her and Tuttle, we couldn't say no. No reason to do so.
The fact that we love Maryland didn't hurt.
So without a "by your leave" we packed up the car and headed south on Tuesday morning. Going from mid-60 to low-70° temperatures to 80° temperatures fast by the Chesapeake Bay. Believe me, I was surprised how much these old bones appreciated the higher temperatures.
Their house is a riot of blossoming things right now, in Little Rhody that was just starting up, here south of the Mason-Dixon line things are in full grunt, flower-wise.
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Hope you all have been enjoying Dakota Viking's offerings, I have been. From the looks of things there will be more, DV has found his Muse. He has some great stories and he tells them well. Thanks, DV!
Now as some of you may recall, I was facing the prospect of having to cut my own grass this year (see this post). Even though the powers that be (The Missus Herself) authorized the purchase of a riding mower, the cheap sumbitch (that would be me) didn't want to spend the cash needed to purchase such a beast. That, coupled with the absence of a place to store the doggone thing, led to the purchase of a self-propelled mover of the "follow me!" variety.
For various reasons I decided to go electric on both a new mower and a string trimmer. Altogether the pair set me back over a grand, but I am very pleased with the results so far.
The two machines are so quiet I can actually hear myself think! (Hhmm, that may or may not be good, YMMV.)
After the long dormant tradition of the 最初 の 草刈り の 式典 (Ceremony of the First Mowing - first covered here), I found myself not as tired as I had expected to be. Seems, to me at any rate, that the loudness of the gasoline powered implements contributed mightily to the fatigue felt in former days after mowing the lawn.
So I've got that going for me.
But for now, it's Grandma and Grandpa Sarge watching the grandkids for a few days. Beautiful weather, precious grandkids, I'm content.
Be seeing you.
I've thoroughly enjoyed DV's works, he gets a big Tare Victor George for them, and paint a gold E on his word processor.
ReplyDeleteImpressively beautiful house and surrounding.
Your new yard toys - are they the plug in type, or rechargeable battery?
Rechargeable battery. More DV is coming down the pike!
DeleteOoooo....a Pike and Shot story? Can't wait!
DeleteLol
DeleteShot and Pike story not quite ready yet. In progress.
DeleteLolol
Delete@DV.....YEAH!
DeleteHeh.
DeleteI went to a batt trimmer just so I wouldn't have to keep 2 stroke fuel around, as a plus it uses the same batt as my tools do. Enjoy the time down south!
ReplyDeleteIt's the quiet I like.
DeleteWelcome to the ranks of.....Yard Vet! Rechargeable batteries help do away with that gas can yet there are times I'm glad the garage is NOT attached to the house because of some lithium batteries deciding to catch...uh...fire. Enjoy the Family Time along with warmer temps.
ReplyDeleteI'm not worried about that aspect.
DeleteSure are way ahead of us - there isn’t much pollen up here right now.
ReplyDeleteMy blue car is now yellow.
DeleteSarge, Great minds think alike! We are currently in College Station providing a little Grandparent support for the offspring. Haven’t physically visited since Christmas (video is a substitute but not the same). Been here for about 12 hours, so they are now recharged and full of energy. I think all 4 batteries will drain energy rapidly. I know one that certainly will!
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juvat
We are slaves to the two year old. He has no mercy. 🤣
DeleteSarge, two of the things my parents enjoyed most about retirement was being able to be leisurely about taking trips and being able to take them at the spur of the moment and spending time with their grandchildren.
ReplyDeleteFor years I resisted getting an electric mower until The Ravishing Mrs. TB found one for free on our local neighborhood group (hard to say no to that). Other than have to replace the batteries once (easy enough to do), I was really quite happy with it - to your point, it was very quiet.
Retirement has been good to us. So far.
DeleteOkay, Sarge has mastered the art of retirement, at last!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy, chart your own destiny, and change plans as you see fit, or as The Missus suggests. Remember, she earned the fun part of retirement too,
That is a BEAUTIFUL home!
With all this time down on the Chesapeake, you really ought to add James Michener's "Chesapeake" to you reading list.
John Blackshoe
We do spend a lot of time down here, you can see why.
DeleteMichener's Chesapeake is on my list, just haven't got there yet.
"Michener's Chesapeake" good read, and as usual with him... HISTORY!
ReplyDeleteSarge, followup to the "cargo" story sent for your approval. Not much shot or Pike in this one...
Roger that.
DeleteSounds like your old bones might want to spend more time in warmer climes.
ReplyDeleteThat's a possibility. We'll have to see how the old bones feel about heat AND humidity.
DeleteI spend around 8 months in Florida, my bones are happy (along with the rest of me). That was a choice that we were able to make...
DeleteClimate down there is nasty. Spent a summer there in '87, did NOT like it at all.
DeleteI leave in the summer, I like the warmth in the winter.
DeleteThat I can understand.
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