First Full Day of Vacation

Saturday, June 15, 2024

My new Old Fashioned glass arrived with the mail this morning. Couldn't wait to fill it with an Old Fashioned. 

Lunch with Noel at W.A. Frost in St. Paul. Picked up some cigars at Stogies On Grand including a couple Camachos, my new favorite.

Lot's of rain today. Set up in the garage around 5 pm. 

The rain prevented Marcia, the evil Cockapoo next door, from being outside. Andrea got some kind of clicker that emits a high frequency tone that only Marcia can hear. She clicks it when the dog starts barking and it startles her and quiets her down so Andrea can tell her to stop. It's somewhat effective. However, it's nice to get a break and not have to listen to her at all. The sound of the rain was so relaxing. 

I really need to working on straightening out this garage but I'm not gonna worry about that right now.

We've gotten so much rain this spring and it's nice to see everything so lush and green. 

                     

Seventy degrees outside. Not all that cool but I went ahead and put on a jacket anyway. 

                 

Listened to Stampede by Orville. Love the album. 

And Orville. 


So happy to be done with school. What a year. 

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