{"id":4237,"date":"2016-06-12T09:54:53","date_gmt":"2016-06-12T15:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appleattic.net\/blog\/?p=4237"},"modified":"2016-06-12T09:54:53","modified_gmt":"2016-06-12T15:54:53","slug":"a-pause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appleattic.net\/blog\/a-pause\/","title":{"rendered":"A Pause"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week has seen its share of activity but is really only a pause before we begin our summer activities.<\/p>\n

I took a day off (last Tuesday) and pulled the RV trailer, “The Box,” up to our Sanderling Court lot. Using the community hand pump, I filled the fresh water tank and made sure the water heater and refrigerator were working OK from the propane tanks. There was a problem with the water system; I could not get any pressure and had to replace the water pump. I had a spare, intended for use with the water cistern system I have been building, that was a direct replacement for the failed pump. After the swap the water system worked fine.<\/p>\n

\"Mountain<\/a>

Mountain view from The Lot’s driveway<\/p><\/div>\n

We did not go to Sanderling\u00a0this weekend but will begin our weekend trips starting next week. Temperatures in De Beque are forecast to be in the near-100 degree range so it will be good to be in the high country where the temps will be in the 70s.<\/p>\n

Wildflowers in the high country are really doing well this spring. The wild iris, in particular, are blooming everywhere and in numbers I have not seen in past years. People I spoke to about this indicated this is due to not having our normal late frost; even our cherry tree has ripening cherries on it. Whatever the reason, the flowers are doing great and are a very attractive addition to the landscape.<\/p>\n

\"Clump<\/a>

Clump of wild iris along roadway<\/p><\/div>\n

I added a second\u00a0monitor to the home Macintosh system; I use a twin-monitor system at work which I find very functional. We don’t have a lot of desk space at home so it remains to be seen if this will work OK for us.<\/p>\n

\"Twin<\/a>

Twin monitors on home Macintosh computer system<\/p><\/div>\n

House hunt: Not much to discuss. We drove by a few houses yesterday in the Cedaredge area but nothing really grabbed us.\u00a0Pam continues to monitor listings in hopes of finding “the one” but with summer activities kicking in,\u00a0the house hunt is\u00a0a lower priority.<\/p>\n

Pam is doing well with her ukulele. The instrument has a nice tone and Pam is going through some of the songbooks she ordered with it and is getting better at switching chords and finding her fingering. Progress!<\/p>\n

That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!<\/p>\n

Pam’s Two Cents Worth:<\/p>\n

Our\u00a0realtor is interviewing\u00a0a potential seller this week to list\u00a0a farmhouse-with-small-acreage property. \u00a0It’s located in one of our target\u00a0areas – Spring Creek Mesa in Montrose. \u00a0We’ll see if it’s even in our price range.<\/p>\n

(Still having fun with the uke.)<\/p>\n

Happy Trails.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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