Wednesday Aug 15th
We both woke up during the night to a Coyote howling...it sounded like it was right outside our window.. but actually it was down in the ravine...Steve said he wished it would have happened when Len and Vicki were her and in their tent...we would have gotten a knock on the door from them... I don't know about that..but it would have added some excitement to their stay!
It was just a beautiful morning and I sat outside to write in my journal and drink my tea...when Steve got up he joined me.. I knitted and we planned the day.. which wasn't that exciting .. a trip to Iron River in the afternoon was the highlight for the day..
I did some weed whacking...it was nice not having to worry about the electrical cord any longer...
I drove up Arny Rd stopped on top of the hill to check my phone messages...I get 3G on that road..I was anxious to hear how Ron's appt went.. Mary had left the message and Ron's heart had corrected itself..he is back to normal.. Thank you God..
I checked my e-mails...I started to go back home and then decided to answer Tom's e-mail so when I was turning around in a driveway I stopped and answered it... when I finished I started for home and a man with a white beard and his dog, which looked like a Chow mix were walking on the road ..I waved ..he glared at me and so did his dog...yikes.. the first unfriendly person I've met here in Port Wing.
I laid in the Hammock and listened to my new audio book..it is good...I will have it finished before I go home. I like listening to them on the drive...oh well, I won't mind listening to it again...it is Northwest Angle by William Kent Krueger...he is a Minnesota author and writes about northern Minnesota.. this is a Cork O'Connor Series ... I've read a couple others in the series and it is like visiting an old friend..
We went to Iron River after 1pm Steve got something to spray on the limbs of one of the apple tree limbs he had to cut off..I found some long hot dog sticks..those cheap short ones are just torture to use.. I found a Sunflower Solar light on sale too..it was so pretty...
On the way home I got a call from a hutch # I didn't recognize it ..but I lost service before I could answer it.. so I made Steve stop on Arny rd so I could listen to the Voice mail that was left..it was Lori Bemis and she had a question for me...I called her back but she didn't answer I left her a message telling her where we were and that the cell service was spotty and I would call her back in an hour.
We discussed earlier removing some of the scrub bushes and I suggested pulling them out with the truck...I remember him doing that on the farm but with the tractor.. so he decided to give it a try...he didn't think it would work but if the roots were shallow it just might..
I videoed it ...it did break off the branches but the roots stayed put..
I went to call Lori back and headed for the ball field thinking maybe I would get service there ...I didn't so I kept going in to Port Wing...I did reach her but I kept cutting out...so I turned around and headed for Arny Rd....a white car went by going to Port Wing... I got up the hill and stopped ...had service then lost it so creaped ahead until I got it again...when I started to dial the white car I had passed pulled up behind me and got out..it was the guy with the white beard... he came up and asked me what I was doing..I showed him my phone and that I was placing a call because I get service on this road..He said I had been driving up and down the road slowly all day and parking in driveways ...I introduced myself as his new neighbor on White Birch ,the place with the trailer.. he didn't tell me his name or answer me ..just repeated that it was suspicious me driving so much on the road...then he turned and got in his car and went in his driveway. I suppose I will in the Sheriff's report in the paper next month.
I made my call and then came home.
It was bothering me how that guy acted and was a bit concerned with his mental state.
I went over to Kathy's to find out about him.
She told me he was an old pot smoking Hippie..a Potter and from Superior ..raised his family there .. his son had committed suicide a couple yrs ago ...she was very surprised he was so unfriendly.. but said he was harmless..Patty told me to just come in and use her phone anytime so I don't have to bother with finding cell service.
Steve had the solar shower set up in the tree and was getting ready to take a shower.. I came in and got ready to try it out too...
I put on my sun dress got my towel and went out... It was great .. though the branch he had to use was a bit in view from the driveway...but not the road anyway...I just need to move fast if someone comes up the drive.
It was just a beautiful morning and I sat outside to write in my journal and drink my tea...when Steve got up he joined me.. I knitted and we planned the day.. which wasn't that exciting .. a trip to Iron River in the afternoon was the highlight for the day..
I did some weed whacking...it was nice not having to worry about the electrical cord any longer...
I drove up Arny Rd stopped on top of the hill to check my phone messages...I get 3G on that road..I was anxious to hear how Ron's appt went.. Mary had left the message and Ron's heart had corrected itself..he is back to normal.. Thank you God..
I checked my e-mails...I started to go back home and then decided to answer Tom's e-mail so when I was turning around in a driveway I stopped and answered it... when I finished I started for home and a man with a white beard and his dog, which looked like a Chow mix were walking on the road ..I waved ..he glared at me and so did his dog...yikes.. the first unfriendly person I've met here in Port Wing.
I laid in the Hammock and listened to my new audio book..it is good...I will have it finished before I go home. I like listening to them on the drive...oh well, I won't mind listening to it again...it is Northwest Angle by William Kent Krueger...he is a Minnesota author and writes about northern Minnesota.. this is a Cork O'Connor Series ... I've read a couple others in the series and it is like visiting an old friend..
We went to Iron River after 1pm Steve got something to spray on the limbs of one of the apple tree limbs he had to cut off..I found some long hot dog sticks..those cheap short ones are just torture to use.. I found a Sunflower Solar light on sale too..it was so pretty...
On the way home I got a call from a hutch # I didn't recognize it ..but I lost service before I could answer it.. so I made Steve stop on Arny rd so I could listen to the Voice mail that was left..it was Lori Bemis and she had a question for me...I called her back but she didn't answer I left her a message telling her where we were and that the cell service was spotty and I would call her back in an hour.
I went to call Lori back and headed for the ball field thinking maybe I would get service there ...I didn't so I kept going in to Port Wing...I did reach her but I kept cutting out...so I turned around and headed for Arny Rd....a white car went by going to Port Wing... I got up the hill and stopped ...had service then lost it so creaped ahead until I got it again...when I started to dial the white car I had passed pulled up behind me and got out..it was the guy with the white beard... he came up and asked me what I was doing..I showed him my phone and that I was placing a call because I get service on this road..He said I had been driving up and down the road slowly all day and parking in driveways ...I introduced myself as his new neighbor on White Birch ,the place with the trailer.. he didn't tell me his name or answer me ..just repeated that it was suspicious me driving so much on the road...then he turned and got in his car and went in his driveway. I suppose I will in the Sheriff's report in the paper next month.
I made my call and then came home.
It was bothering me how that guy acted and was a bit concerned with his mental state.
I went over to Kathy's to find out about him.
She told me he was an old pot smoking Hippie..a Potter and from Superior ..raised his family there .. his son had committed suicide a couple yrs ago ...she was very surprised he was so unfriendly.. but said he was harmless..Patty told me to just come in and use her phone anytime so I don't have to bother with finding cell service.
Steve had the solar shower set up in the tree and was getting ready to take a shower.. I came in and got ready to try it out too...
I put on my sun dress got my towel and went out... It was great .. though the branch he had to use was a bit in view from the driveway...but not the road anyway...I just need to move fast if someone comes up the drive.
We folded up the Picnic table and loaded it in the mower wagon and Steve had me drive it back to the shed..he had mowed a path to the shed but it was up and down and big hill...not for me!! So I mowed my own path on flat ground.
Rain was coming so it was going to be a good night for sleeping!
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