The journey continues...

Brian Bilbrey September 17, 2018

17 September 2018

It was a busy week. As I tell Marcia every evening ... I worked on computers. It was an even busier weekend. I mowed. And mowed. And mowed. The front yard still needed a double cut, just to catch up from the two weekends away while we were in Maine. The back yard ... Shudder. Well, it's much, much flatter now, but the yard looks like it's been shaved by a great grandfather with the shakes! Between rain and travel, I'd not mowed for six weeks. Yikes! Other accomplishments over the weekend included working on the donor plaques on the…

Brian Bilbrey September 10, 2018

10 September 2018

Lexi stays in bed I think this dog either... Doesn't want to get out of bed. Is hoping that being well hidden will keep her from surgery tomorrow. All of the above.

Brian Bilbrey September 9, 2018

9 September 2018

We've been home from Maine for about 30 hours. It's been raining for approximately 36 of those hours. And I'm having fun with the french drains leading to the sump pump. I think one is mostly blocked ... AND I've got some grading issues along that side of the house. Sigh. Today I back-filled and improved some of the grading. I also extended a couple of gutter drains a lot further away from the house. Hope it helps while I figure out what the next move is. After all, there's rain in the forecast here for each of the next…

Brian Bilbrey September 5, 2018

5 September 2018

How was your holiday weekend? We did fun stuff - got out fishing (but very little 'catching', eh?). We had such a lovely long weekend I lost track of time, and here we are. The best part is that ALL Maryland schools started back on Tuesday. So, everyone's back from holiday, and headed back to work ... plus all of the big yellow things that block roads major and minor for random amounts of time - these are all rolling at once. What. A. Treat! Catching up on work email from a long weekend is no joy, either. * *…

Brian Bilbrey August 26, 2018

26 August 2018

Well. By this time next week, we'll be two thirds of the way through the year. Whew! While it's been a relatively cool summer for us, there have been plenty of storms with lots of flash and bang. Not really Lexi's favorite. Last weekend, she came down to the basement and barked at me until I let her sit in my lap while the storm boomed outside and the coffee was roasting inside: Speaking of Lexi, she's got a couple of growths on her gums. We spotted one of them while prying her mouth open to put in a few…