May and June 2023- This and That

 This post is just that...this and thats.

Bobby and Valerie invited us for a picnic lunch on their boat.  Bob had things to do at home, so he didn't go, and Valerie doesn't like her picture taken.  Thus, this solo of Bobby at the dock at the bottom of his back yard.  The three of us went to a secluded lagoon on the lake, anchored,  and ate our lunch.  The weather was  beautiful weather and it was a pleasant outing with pleasant companions.

I was very proud the way these two "no knead" baguettes came out, one plain and one with everything bagel seasoning...and they were as delicious as they look. 

Unbeknown to us until it was very obvious something was wrong with the porch light, wrens had worked their way into the fixture and built a nest. Eventually, little ones hatched safely and they flew the "coop".

Bobby and Valerie held a 3 day yard sale, mostly to help Jenna sell items she had in a design shop booth she rented for a year.  Owen was there to man (boy?) the cash register and offer free lemonade to those who stopped by.  I hadn't seen him in a while, so it was good to spend some time with him and to see his smiling face. 

What's this?  you might ask.  A trencher.  And what is it for?

The last of the French drain project.  Bob realized it would make short shrift of digging this stretch of ground.  With the drains and encapsulation of the crawl space, which Bob hired professionals to do, we no longer have the excess water under the house.  A recent inspection by our air conditioning tech confirmed it was completely dry under there.