Daily Archives: April 26, 2014
New Friends . . .
After our busy day yesterday, this morning it was really nice to just sit outside on the patio, drink our coffee, and enjoy the view.
While we were out there, our neighbor Maxine Phillips came by and invited us over for wine after supper, and we readily accepted.
Later I got back to my chore list.
First up was a drawer repair. Recently Jan tried to open the big drawer under the fridge that holds the big pots and pans, and when she did, the drawer front started to pull off.
So I emptied it out, pulled it off the slides, and took it outside to the picnic table.
I was happy to see that, like the rest of the wood cabinetry in our coach, the drawer was all wood with dovetail joints and an inset for the drawer bottom.
It looked like either the original glue had dried out, or was applied a little skimpily. So I dug out my bottle of Elmer’s Wood Glue and applied it to all the joints and dovetails.
Then I used some bungee cords to clamp it all together. I’ll let it dry overnight and put it back in service.tomorrow.
Later I spent some time going through the last of our plastic bins, pretty much just sorting things into my other bins. I also finished empting some bags of books and tapes and also getting them sorted out.
Later for dinner, we heated up the leftover catfish, shrimp, oysters, and fries from our Sealand Seafood visit a few days ago. Along with a salad, it was a nice meal. Using the convection oven keeps everything crispy, almost as good as at the restaurant.
After dinner we grabbed a bottle of Sutter Home Moscato and a couple of wine glasses and headed next door to sit outside with Maxine and Cliff Phillips. They’re from Tennessee and some of the areas where I grew up, and are heading out west on Monday, so we spent some time talking about places to see, and especially, to eat. We finally gave up when the sun went down, and made a date to have dinner tomorrow night at Los Cabos down in Columbus.
We’re looking forward to it.
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Thought for the Day:
Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many.
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