Think I'll sit down here for a bit... (9)

[Studeclunker]

Porter, I'm a touch confused. Are you moving to south of Cambridge or moving from south of Cambridge? Regardless, that's a nice area, or was thirty-five years ago anyway...

 

[porterross]

Porter, I'm a touch confused. Are you moving to south of Cambridge or moving from south of Cambridge? Regardless, that's a nice area, or was thirty-five years ago anyway...

Confusion makes life more entertaining, don't it?

We've been living down south, on the coast. We're moving up near a village south of Cambridge.

It's an absolutely beautiful area with good schools and no end to activities that we all enjoy. It's quiet and peaceful and there is no shortage of outdoor living, but London is only a short train ride away. We'll miss the coast, though, we already know that; but then, retirement isn't that far away.

 

[DaRev]

I'm about ready to send out resumes.

 

[QuiltAngel]

I'm about ready to send out resumes.

Uh oh. Prayers for you and whatever you are dealing with Rev.

 

[synger]

I'm about ready to send out resumes.

Hope things get settled for you soon, whatever they are.

 

[Studeclunker]

Porter, I'm a touch confused. Are you moving to south of Cambridge or moving from south of Cambridge? Regardless, that's a nice area, or was thirty-five years ago anyway...

Confusion makes life more entertaining, don't it?

We've been living down south, on the coast. We're moving up near a village south of Cambridge.

It's an absolutely beautiful area with good schools and no end to activities that we all enjoy. It's quiet and peaceful and there is no shortage of outdoor living, but London is only a short train ride away. We'll miss the coast, though, we already know that; but then, retirement isn't that far away.

Reminds me of a song...

...I could be handy, mending a fuse.
When your lights have gone.
You can knit a sweater by the fireside,
Sunday morning go for a ride.
Doing the garden, digging the weeds,
who could ask for more?

Will you still need me will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four?

Every summer we can rent a cottage,
in the Isle of Wight, if it's not too dear.
We shall scrimp and save!

...Send me a postcard, drop me a line,
Stating point of view.
Indicate precisely what you mean to say,
Yours sincerely, wasting away.
Give me your answer, fill in a form
Mine forevermore!

Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four?

I can just picture you and your bloke fitting right in with this...

So, this place south of Cambridge is the place with the paddock and horses, right? Sounds wonderful...

 

[ctay]

I'm about ready to send out resumes.

Uh oh, not good.

 

[Jim47]

Sorry for the fire, Stude, you live in a truely beautiful place. I'm glad it wasn't worse then it was though and no one was killed.

 

[Studeclunker]

Thanks Jim. Yes, we were blessed. This fire, after the initial half mile, went through a largely unpopulated area. This meant that the Firecrews didn't have to take any undue risks to save homes and property. Wednesday night, I got a chance to watch them work the fireline as it came rather close to the house. Since it was burning slowly and was just about under control, they let me watch. It was facinating. There were about twenty or so firefighters working the area above George's Rover parts storage yard. A few were cutting brush and small trees some were shoveling dirt, and others were throwing the cut stuff into the fire. Each did their part in a very well ordered way. It was like watching a slow, very well coreographed dance. Facinating.

 

[Studeclunker]

Good news! It looks like we have a small grove of Firs that survived the fire! I was driving home and noticed them on the south slope of the hill. They're about a quarter mile past the house. I pulled over and looked at them, thinking they must be on the neighbor's property. Well, when I got home it was time to go for a wee little walkie with the dogs. We got up there and sure enough, the trees were on the Hudson property! Nice big ones too! There's only about fifteen or twenty of them and I don't know if the fire might have damaged some of them fatally. But at least a few should survive.

there was a trail cut into the steep bank of the road, so I put Nana on stay and went up it with the other dogs. Nana isn't up to mountain climbing at her age. She gladly waited at the bottom whilst we went 'splorin'. The understory trees are completely nuked though not all of the forrest floor is consumed (a good sign). However, the larger trees all look good. There's even some really huge White Oaks. 'Course, when we got to the top of the ridge, it was a moon-scape. All in greyscale. I just wanted to run back down the slope and hug each of those survivors. But I restrained myself (LOL)

There's going to be a lot of trees on the south slope of our hill that were girdled or so badly injured that they'll not make it. However, this little fir grove looks pretty darn good.

 

[seajoy]

Quite an experience you having after this fire, Stude. Thanks for the updates. Glad about the firs.

Nana must be a really good dog. My beagle would laugh at the command to stay.

 

[porterross]

Great news, Stude! Isn't it amazing how determined some living things can be amidst the most severe devastation? God made a truly amazing planet.


Here, we have had to deal with losing the maple flooring in the living room. My husband was pretty upset about it, because of his mother's attachment to it, BUT once it started coming up, we soon discovered that had it not been removed, the room would have eventually been overtaken by mold that was happily growing underneath a fair bit of it. Thank God it was pulled up!

Our little girl is on her way home and we pick her up first thing tomorrow in London. She had a nice visit in Texas, but she's as ready to come back as we are to see her.
After realizing the temperature differences are so extreme between here and there, I doubt she'll be wanting to spend too many more summers that far south. I guess a lot of you in the US are dealing with some pretty rough heat and dry conditions and as much as I feel for you, I sure don't miss that. Having to keep a cardigan handy in August is not such a bad thing.

 

[seajoy]

We are having a cool summer here in Michigan. I wore a sweater to our outdoor service this morning.

 

[DaRev]

This week's sermon video and audio are up and ready. Ephesians 5:22-33.
www.stjohnboundbrook.org/video.htm

 

[Lupinus]

Rev your church is in Bound Brook???

Wish I'd known or I would have not opted out of church last Sunday during my trip to Jersey. I literally drove past it about five times last weekend

 

[LilLamb219]

It was really cool here too...and rainy! After church an old friend from high school drove in with her bike and she, her boyfriend and I rode all over town visiting our old haunts. We got soaked but had a great time! Now it's warm out and sunny. Go figure!

 

[seajoy]

This week's sermon video and audio are up and ready. Ephesians 5:22-33.
www.stjohnboundbrook.org/video.htm

Excellent sermon, Rev. You have a great speaking voice too.

 

[DaRev]

Rev your church is in Bound Brook???

Wish I'd known or I would have not opted out of church last Sunday during my trip to Jersey. I literally drove past it about five times last weekend

Where abouts in Jersey were you visiting?

 

[Lupinus]

I was visiting my Grandparents in Piscataway. I grew up in Piscataway and South Bound Brook, freshman year was Bound Brook HS. So we drove past a couple of times while taking my fiancee on the grand tour.

Plus, your church was on the way to Mediterranean bakery and the super shoprite

 

[Studeclunker]

Hey... we're on page 100 and I think this is post one thousand. Shouldn't we be hearing from Chris Bot here sometime?

Okay ladies, just rub it in. It didn't get below eighty here in Lewiston till midnight last night. I can't sleep worth beans unless the temps are under seventy-five. Thankfully, September is just around the corner. I'm rather hoping that we don't have an Indian Summer this year.

Yes, Porter, thank our gracious Lord you and yours pulled that flooring up. That mould would have likely made your family sick. There are laminate flooring available now that are fungal-resistant. Now, when you replace the original, make sure you put a proper underlayment in there. In the meantime make sure the floor is soaked in fungicide. If you have a basement, and can see the sub-floor there, spray both sides of that floor. Don't give the little bugger's spores anywhere to hide. In fact, if the basement was improved and had a ceiling, I'd still pull it down and spray, as it's probably hiding more mould. But that's just me.