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Good morning, gang!  It's going to be a hot one here today.  It already feels like 100 and the weatherman said last night that it's going to feel like 100+ over the next few days.  Great!  That's too hot for even me to be sitting outside to read.


Karen - You be careful lifting those stones.  Take lots of breaks and drink lots of fluids.  Definitely not the best weather to be doing that job in.


Dave - TECHNICALLY, we are suppose to put in an application for anything you do outside your house, be it something on the house or in the yard, like moving a flower pot from one side of the driveway to the other.  Trust me, most people ignore this rule unless it's something major, like putting in a pool or getting a screen enclosure.  Bert plants stuff and moves plants all the time without ever saying a word to the committee.  Technically, his tiny veggie garden on the side of the house is a violation.  Do you think he cares?  He!! no!

The problem with the Caddy was just what Bert thought.  It was some kind of switch that malfunctioned.  Luckily they are able to get at it through the glove box and didn't have to drop the dash.  It ended up costing $500, but I guess it really needed to get done if we ever want to sell this car.  We're looking into getting a replacement in a couple of months, so I sure didn't want to have to listen to this constant clicking noise until then.


Kathie - Good for you getting all those peaches done.  I was thinking about doing something with some of the peaches I have frozen, but I'm just not in the mood today to do that.  We have the gang coming for dinner tonight for  ribs (3 full racks to be exact!) and that will take a bit of work this afternoon.  We are also able to buy small sweet potatoes at Publix that are already cleaned and are in a bag that you can microwave the whole bag in and it only takes a few minutes for them to cook perfectly.  I have 2 bags of them for tonight, plus our second wave of fresh Florida corn which is so delicious that you can eat it raw.  It is that tender and sweet.


Lee - Sounds like a great deal you and your friends got on the coffee and brewer.  Remember a few years ago we had the Canadian iCoffee brewer and found out it was discontinued.  Bert finally located one at a BB&B on the other side of Orlando, so we bought it, even though it was the display model and they no longer had the box.  Bert also decided to check out and troubleshoot the one we were having problems with.  Being the detail mechanical guy that he is, he managed to get the coffee maker back working again, so he put the new one away in a box for when we needed it.  Bottom line with this story is that the new machine is still sitting in the box in the garage!  The original one is still plugging along after all these years and the amount of use it gets.  :D


Our school board has finally grown a pair and decided that come Monday all elementary & middle school students will be required to wear a mask in school, unless the parents sends a note wanting their child excused from wearing a mask.  This will last for 30 school days and then they will see from there.  Marion County, where Karen lives is doing the same thing.  Deathsantis be d*mned!!


Just about time for me to wrap up this post.  I need to stop at Joanne's to pick up  a few half yard pieces of material with Florida Gator designs in them to send up to our granddaughter in NC.  She makes these adorable trolls, which are very big in their area.  I asked her to make me a couple with Gator materials, but she could only find 1 color and she needs at least 2 colors to make them.  I already told her I will pay her for them.  Once they get done, I will post a picture of them on here.


So on that note, time to head out of here once again.  Have a great day, everyone, and wear those masks!! :)


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