Paulette and I both ran out of our favourite cold breakfast cereals a few days ago and we haven’t had a chance to stop by Costco to stock up on more. So, in the meantime, she’s been making us Oatmeal instead. I’d almost forgotten how much I liked oatmeal especially with brown sugar. It was a staple for us as kids growing up only then we called it porridge.
Mt. Tzouhalem on Friday
It was back to work in the yard for us on Saturday. We got off to a kind of slow start so it was getting pretty warm by late morning and by early afternoon it was all the way up into the mid-70’s which is quite warm for Vancouver Island even in the summer. It’s actually a great temperature though and perfect for wearing a t-shirt and shorts for working outside. Hopefully, we’re in for a nice summer.
For the first time this year, I bravely hauled my Stihl Weedwacker out of the shed to see if it would start. This machine and I have had problems communicating over the 5 years I’ve owned it but late last summer I decided to add just a bit more gas to the 2-cycle mix with oil and that made a huge difference. Anyway, I primed the pump on the Stihl, set it in choke position and pulled the cord – nada, zilch!
I pulled the cord again and this time I heard the engine try to spurt to life for just a second – there was hope after all. About then, I remembered the Stihl repairman telling me that after I heard it try to start while the choke was on to turn the choke off and set it to run. I did that, pulled the cord and vroom, vroom, vroom – it was off and running. Only 3 pulls on the cord – simply amazing. I love this Stihl.
It didn’t take me long to whip around the back yard and trim all the edges of the lawn and Paulette’s rose gardens. I tried to very, very careful anywhere near the gardens though as I’ve been known to get kind’a wild with this weedwacker. Flush with success from starting the Stihl, I pulled our Lawn Boy gas mower out of the shed, started it up on the 2nd pull and cut the back lawn. By then, I was finished.
Neither Paulette nor I felt like a long hike yesterday after climbing part way up Mt. Tzouhalem on Friday. Instead we just took Molly and Rylie to one of our old stand-by’s – the Mill Bay Nature Park. It doesn’t seem to matter where we take the muttzo’s as they seem to enjoy all of them the same. We spent a quiet evening at home doing whatever each of us felt like doing – sewing for Paulette and flipping back and forth between a few hockey games for me.
Have a great Sunday, and thanks again for visiting!
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