Week 24 - Fun Being Home

It was my first full week home and since I was totally recovered from the road trip to Rhode Island, I was ready for some fun and this week delivered.

The week started out hot with 3 days in the 90's so the AC was on and I'd be staying inside as much as I could. I started with cleaning up the kitchen and took down the baker's rack that lives in front of my slider during the winter to hold plants, which lets in so much more light. I made bread pudding to take to knitting. I find that I'm willing to put the oven on when the AC is on to take care of the heat. Is that just me? I did plant eggplants and peppers in pots on the driveway and started working on the spare room, which lead to sorting yarn and casting on a pair of cotton blend, scrappy, shortie socks. Not surprising. I also knitted a couple of charity hats. I had a library board meeting but otherwise hadn't left the house on Tuesday.

I was venturing out on Wednesday to have lunch with my friend Nancy, who is moving to California in July. We sat and chatted for 3 hours, past the lunch crowd and only left because Nancy had a load of donations for the thrift store in town and they close at 4:00. We had such a great time! I should have been seeing Nancy more these past few years. I will miss her for sure.

I woke up to find .8" of rain in my gauge on Thursday morning but more importantly, the storm had broken the heat. Yay! I was up and out early for a talk at the lake on wetlands and after lunch, I pulled all the dead roses out of one of my veg beds and was happy to see that one of them had survived. They all came from the east side garden and I had dug them up in November but had trouble getting much root since they came with the house so were decades old and had been planted right against the foundation. So one living made me happy and it may end up back in the new east bed below the new retaining wall. Anyway, I planted tomatoes, which had grown in their little pots while I was gone, then went to the salon for a haircut then to Lincoln. I had books to return at the library commission then was meeting Darla for nachos at Tico's before swimming. Way to pack it in, right?

Friday was a super fun day. My friend Becky had told me she wanted to antique in Wahoo but there's only one shop that has any antiques so I suggested we go to Fremont for the Estate Dispersal Store weekend. I've only ever done lunch or tea with Becky and didn't know what she looked for when antiquing and how she felt about thrifting so I took a chance and made our first stop the Habitat Restore, which is more thrift store than antiques. She LOVED it! She found all kinds of goodies and took photos of all the granny rockers. Her entire box was $14 so she was thrilled. From there we went to Mel's Diner (recommended by the cashier at the Restore) for lunch and both of us ate yummy food from the senior menu for $13 total! We did go to the Estate Dispersal Store and an antique mall downtown but bought nothing. We ended our Fremont day with soft serve at Zesto - yummy pineapple sherbet for me. Becky may be my new thrifting buddy.

Saturday was World Wide Knit it Public Day and Found & Flora, the florist/gift shop in Wahoo, was hosting. I took some show and tell and spent the morning knitting with friends and a new person, who we invited to come to Monday Night Knitting. We went to Mocha C's for lunch and I got my favorite chicken salad croissant from my grab and go Tuesdays while I was still working. I went home to plant yet more tomatoes.

After so many days out and about, Sunday was finally a day at home. I made - French toast and bacon for breakfast, talked to Carolyn, did the shelter cats and  planted squash and cukes. I also started listening to Common Sense for the book club at the library. I put on my suit, ate PB&J in the car and went to water aerobics in Lincoln. It was pretty chilly but I'm glad I went.

So much fun in one week! To me this was a perfect retirement week so I hope this summer brings a few more like this one.