25 August 2013

Now you see them, now you don’t.  Backfilled the conduit trench (mostly by hand, which was an excellent workout), then used the backhoe to dig a nice deep trench next to the steel pole (and huge concrete base) for the Glassner’s old satellite dish, toppled the critter over, and laid it to rest forevermore.  In lieu of flowers, the family requests charitable donations made out to the Christine Tarrio Perkins Trust.  Kate and her houseguest took Hopea Kanootti for a leisurely spin around the late at noon.  While they were out paddling, discovered (no surprise) that the Ford Ranger battery also was flat, so jumpstarted that truck with the Tacoma.  After letting the Ranger idle for a half hour, found that the battery is still flat.  Merde, alors, if you’ll pardon my French.  Hauled the tandem axle trailer out of its parking spot to check that all was in working order for its upcoming trips.  One marker light inoperative, but everything else seems fine. Made an appearance at the annual Lake Dunmore / Fern Lake Association picnic held at Camp Songadeewin.  While there, introduced myself to Kate Briggs, the Leicester Zoning Administrator, and set up an appointment to see her officially in her office tomorrow morning.  Another delicious dinner and delightful evening at Marty and Merry’s, complete with pictures of Chree’s and my first grandchild, Devin Douglas Perkins.