The workers Larry and Brandon came around 8'ish for their final work day as they had to finish the quarter round and grout one tile they had to replace that I chipped when the nail gun the day before vibrated off the compressor and chipped a tile on the floor. It was my mistake and while the chip was small it would have ruined their workmanship so I had to go back to Galax for more tiles and a few other things. These workers do good work and take pride in the outcome. They changed the upstairs bathroom into a useable place for company now that they do not have to shower on the first floor. I must say when I started ripping out the wall boards and hardwood flooring I was skeptical of the outcome in a post construction addition and renovation that would look this good. I'm very pleased and the cost was very satisfactory as well. The little details in their work was awesome and then they became our friends as we ate lunch together daily and shared many of life's stories as well.
We finished up around noon then Nancy and I spent the afternoon putting the rooms back together and she added her touches to the bathroom and shower area which she loves to do. We threw out lots of stored never used items and she loaded up the washing machine a couple times with sheets, etc and I hung out quilts for airing out in the bright sunshine. I loaded the back of the truck with items for the dump as well as the last of the construction materials. It was early afternoon before we headed out to the mailbox in the golf cart and then visited with several neighbors along the way before coming back and having a delicious supper of chicken fried deer steaks with milk gravy. Oh my if this meat is not fit for a king in flavor I do not know what is. It's the very best ever. I think where folks go wrong is in their minds because venison is the cleanest meat ever; no hormones or steroids or injected junk to enhance the flavor. The right way of preparing the meat is also a must and Nancy does a fine job.
Well we took off after supper and the cleanup to the mountain top on the golf cart. We were both too tired to hike as the up and down the stairs was just like hiking and we did that plenty of times through out the day. It was up into the low 80's but the humidity was rearing its ugly head so it was a/c time here with the mini-split units. We left the upstairs windows open as heat rises and just cooled the down stairs which happens quickly with this system. We picked about another quart or so of the black raspberries from the old Browning homestead. We made two batches of jelly and she has 3 bags of frozen berries for cobblers when our family arrives in a couple of weeks. We chatted up Bertie a widow on top for a spell then headed down off the mountain for the day. I hoed around in my garden and checked the veggies before darkness settled in for the night. They are growing and now I have another cucumber plant blooming. I staked the tomatoes and pepper plants. The slugs are making an appearance and have eaten up a couple lettuce seedlings so I dispatched them with a stick.
We have a very tame rabbit which will let me get within petting distance before hopping off. He/She loves the wild clover in the yards and we see it in the early morning and late evening; thus far he has stayed away from the garden which is somewhat unusual. I fixed the handle on Nancy's hand vacuum and added a couple new blinds that have no strings. I really like them but they are about three times the costs of the ones with strings, oh well. I tuned into the Ray's scores and they finally won in 18 innings over the Twins. That was about it for this working day and after a hot shower around 10'ish it was lights out for me, LATER
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