29 July 2015

Sonny and Ian continued apace, nearly completing singling the south wall of the garage / half bath / kitchen.  Sean stopped by for an hour in the morning to review progress and provide detailed guidance about sealing the floor of the porch (that actually is over part of the basement, so waterproofing that area is a must do item).  I spent the day sorting and staining the ends of cut shingles, with time out after lunch for a logistics trip to Brandon. Marty and Merry came up the hill for BBQ chicken and zucchini (marinated in Ken’s Northern Italian dressing), plus other fixin’s.  They brought along a recently received 2014 Kingston Family Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc (from Chile) that slid down far too easily. Had to eat inside (in noisy air-conditioned splendor) ‘cause the mosquitoes were too bad out by the campfire, in spite of the repellant lantern that usually is quite effective. Another delightful evening with good neighbors… and good friends!
P.S.  Saw the mosquito control truck heading down Kate’s driveway, so threw caution to the winds and ran over to physically intercept him as he was outbound, spraying away merrily.  After promising the driver an option on our first born male child (sorry ‘bout that, Tasi), he came through the cut-through, then down to the house turnaround, and sprayed the bejesus out of Triangle Square Circle.  FINALLY!!!!