Sunday, September 8, 2019

53, the coolest temp in some time but better than Jamestown ND at 48!

A work in progress.  That is half of the front lawn.  I moved the mower blade down 2 stops and then did a fall seeding.  I figured I could not go wrong with a $20 bag of seed when sodding came in anywhere from $1700-$6100!  We are having cool temps and we did get 0.1" of rain last night so that is good.  We are supposed to get more rain this afternoon and tomorrow and that is what the new seed needs.  Next spring we will see what we have.  One can see that there is a smattering of leaves down and they will continue that way for a while.  I was wondering yesterday why I so enjoy trying to take good care of the lawn and I guess it is just a challenge and also it is nice to have the yard look well kept.  

Yesterday Terry and I drove to the house she still owns but looks to close with the sale in 3 weeks.  She lived there for 30+ years and did so so much in keeping it up.  It is on a 15+ acre plot with a pond and many trees so the work to keep things looking nice was a lot.  Over the last several years, when Terry had not been there, the grounds and house have deteriorated some.  I thought it may be a tearful good-bye but that was not the case.  September 26th looms as the big day.

I think I may need a warm jacket on Bentley this morning.  I will try to get on the bike no later than 7:30.
I left THINGS on the curb until yesterday afternoon as it looked like rain.  I would say 60-70% of the TREASURES found a new home.  I was sitting here at the computer yesterday morning and a truck pulling a wagon of brush stopped.  Three men got out and made off with maybe 10 items!  Some of the things left will go to the refuse.  There is more to come "for sure"!

It is October of 1965.  I am 6 weeks into college.  Marlys and Dave got married last month and now have a place in Fargo.  Janet is living in south Fargo as John is waiting to be deployed to Viet Nam.  Joan and Ron live in south Fargo so I have a lot of family to visit BUT no transportation!  I look in the ads of the Fargo Forum and there in the very first "bike" ad is something that looks great.  I am living away from home for the first time and I miss the "little bike and big bike".  The bike is listed for sale a short distance from Reed Hall where Larry F and I are living.  I walk over and look at it.  They figure they need $15.  I take a ride and it is actually a better bike than on the farm.  I offer them $10 and they take it.  I am excited!  Now I can bike to Daves, Joans and Janets anytime I want.  I may even be able to avoid studying by going on visits!  The bike proves to be great transportation for me all year long.  In December, when the snow comes, I just let some air out so the tires gripe better and I am good to go wherever I want.  I end up retiring it when I purchase my Harley Sprint 250 in April but from October-April it is a grand form of travel for me.  I even survived a head on crash with a car!  They offered to pay for a new wheel.
The life of a farm boy living in the city for the first time and going to school provides many memorable times.  It also means that all the food one wants is there for the taking and by December I am 15 pounds over weight.  By May I am back to normal.

No, time to close, get those warm clothes on and go for a ride.  I can't stop in at the coffee shop that gives stars because I now have 50 stars and I need to rejoyous for a while before I use my $5 credit!!!

I am sipping the last of my FP which is Kona today.  I will savor it ALL day.

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