Saturday

Well, to catch you all up... Yesterday morning went on an herb run before my 10:30 AM hair cut appointment. Went to a little green house on Ann Arbor Trail that I got my herbs last year (I like to help out the local folks). It was raining (nothing new there. It's been raining since Wednesday, and supposed to rain for the next 10 days. There's a big, rotating system on top of us that's not moving...) There was a big "Open" sign and three cars in the lot. But, I walked through all the greenhouses, shouting "hello" at the top of my lungs, with no response. Found what I needed, but no prices (or I would have just left the money and gone).

Gave up and raced to Clyde Smith's greenhouses. Finally found the herbs, and picked up what I needed. Raced won Newburgh to the freeway, got off at Inkster and just made the hair cutting appointment.

Got home and planted the herbs (in the rain).

Moved all the furniture into the middle of the living room and covered it all with drop cloths. Figured with the rain, I had run out of excuses to paint the living room. Decided to cut the shoe molding and the baseboard, so I can push the fireplace up tight against the wall (although my friend B___ says it's not noticeable, so why bother?) I should have listened to him...

Why? Because behind the baseboard molding were holes that had been filled with foam insulation. It took all the spackling compound I had to try and get it right. Then, of course, I had to let it dry...

Jake and Carla came by and Carla grilled the last two steaks from our meat purchase. Carla made oven roasted potatoes and heated up the last of the sweet corn. It was a nice evening, and helped me to stop being so stressed about the living room wall.