Iron wood

very heavy - very good fuel for winter
its bleached skin almost white
the heart is red brown
and laying on the forest floor
a sculpture 

I've got it!

my virus alert comes up with
"VIRUS DETECTED"
heal now?
which I clicked on
and it was either a gag or I was to late
something ate or renamed my file
"WININET.DLL"

so I am limping along last night and today
half the stuff on y computer does not work
buy I still get my vacation
Thursday night...... Yah!

hannah at camp

with one of the ladies who served as counselor. 

its still good

you know what?
I still really enjoy David Bowie's music.
it is rich, it is outrageous, it is musically interesting
and very entertaining.

So glad there is a tribute band
that is accessible, genuine, and makes a decent effort at
presenting classic Glam rock music
but also doing their own thing and having a fun time doing it.

My life in words

3 days of grace
35 hours of work
300 miles of driving
thousands of beads of sweat wiped from brow
-----------------
to remove old shower and
then some framing to gain 1 inch extra room
have termite guys out "for a look"
new trap drain in floor
concrete patch
mix 50 lbs of mortar to level shower pan
Solder in new shower valve, NO leaks
insulate water pipes
hang wonderboard, glued and screwed
set 60 square feet of tile - with an interesting design
23 feet of trim
4 hours of grouting the joints
one almost complete glass door (Grrrrrrrrr!)
all worth it? You bet!
I was too tired to take a picture
so trust me
My friend gets one brand new tiled shower - priceless!

turning

51

having a fine time on Monday Night!

tonight has been a busy one:
packing my Explorer for tomorrows trip south ( work)
testing out the BBQ repair by grilling 3 chickens
making 12 jars of peach jam from about 16 pounds of peaches
( this took til midnight)
testing out the chicken: yum
trying a bite or three of the jam: double yum!
praying now for my friends in Israel
I love you! God keep you all safe.
In the morning I am making a trip to Escondido at 6 am
to tear out and reinstall a shower, tile it,
and tile in a bathroom sink.
Piece of cake! - matter of fact it may be BIRTHDAY cake ( #51)

I'll be back on the blog in time for Michele's
Meet n Greet on friday.
You BET!
wouldnt miss that for the world.

Then on saturday night
i will go see this