Today we may break records for the highest outdoor temp on this date. A prediction of 94 before the day is over should do it.
I fully intend to empty out my old downstairs living room today. Just get rid of it. I’m taking books from authors to our local mailer for recycling, throwing stuff away, and putting some items out on the front lawn for people to pick up. The other day I put out a box of new books that I don’t want any more, and within twenty minutes the whole box was gone. I’d so much rather do that than throw books away.
Stopped by my cousin’s place on my way home from church yesterday. That happened because I drove home on Beech instead of Linden to save a few drops of gasoline. I saw action at the Eastham place and pulled in for a short visit. Tom says he hasn’t had any construction work for two and a half months, but he’s spent $8,000 and a lot of time fixing up the old house. Putting in new windows and repainting the exterior right now. Tom says he’s never had air-conditioning, not even when he and Diane lived in sweltering hot southern California. Kathy is always friendly and full of life.
I attended my bro’s class, taught by Marvin Moore yesterday, continuing on studying Romans. About 20 minutes of the 80 minutes in class were actually spent in the Bible, but it was an enjoyable visit anyway. Yesterday afternoon some of Dave’s class took their lawn chairs out to the upper dam (Lake Lowell) just to sit in the shade. On the first hot week end of the year, we expected to see hundreds of people there, and we were right. But we found shade and comfort to sit and visit anyway. I took Rusty, and she was well behaved around Leo, the miniature greyhound that belongs to my bro Dave. They usually get along well if they’re both outdoors.
I hope to get some lawn mowing done this evening before sunset. I think if I start mowing about 8 pm I should finish before dark.
