30 August 2009

No mice in the traps! Replaced RV wiper blades and repaired screens. LOTS of mosquitoes about -- took 3 doses of Deep Woods Off to slow down the biting. Worked for awhile widening / smoothing the path down to the lake (preparing to get the hand truck with the new stairs down to the dock) until a yellow jacket nest was disturbed. Got stung 15+ times, some in very tender places, while beating a hasty retreat to the RV. Unfortunately, 6 of the yellow devils accompanied me into the RV, where they continued to make life way too exciting. Swimming in the afternoon helped to dull the pain... at least temporarily. Attended the Lake Dunmore / Fern Lake Association dinner at Camp Keewaydin in the evening and "won" a bushel of the famous Kingsley's sweet corn at the silent auction. Kingsley's farm stand is only two miles south on Route 53. Some hereabouts say there is no better corn grown in Vermont. I'm not saying they're wrong!!!!