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A coronal retirement update

johngregsite Posted on 5-Jul-2020 by john5-Jul-2020
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July-1 marks the 107th day of my forced retirement from the world of earned income due to the hoax Trumpian Flu. We have been trying to stay distant and masked during this time. Our world consists of about 100 or so acres of Maine woods but we do venture out into the community. Of course, not as much as we would like or want to, but it does happen.

My primary projects are portrayed here: feeding the hummingbirds and growing food (primarily cherry tomatoes). Plus, our newest resident (see below), Kayla, a three-plus year old primarily German shepherd with more energy and strength than all of us put together.

The hummingbirds have started to appear regularly every fifteen minutes or so. We started with one (a male) that would appear every hour or so (back in May). Now there are three or four, perhaps two couples? If a pair of them arrive at the same time, they scream, shout, and fly at each other menacingly.

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Kayla and I have started obedience training at PetSmart. It is six sessions, once a week. She is usually very good but needs to get used to her new surroundings and the cats.

Lake Contoocook signing off

johngregsite Posted on 21-Jun-2020 by john21-Jun-2020
Monadnock sunset – June 21, 2020

We completed our stay with more pure summer weather. Bright sunny days in the 80s+; with New Hampshire pandemic lockdowns easing, getting meals was the new normal of call in orders and pick up (we stay away from delivery usually). The Inn just opened for lodging, apparently only in the lakeside cabins. They have been doing outdoor seating for meals and bar-room. Our trip included fixing a flat tire on the Maine Turnpike, driving to NH on the toy spare tire, getting said flat tire repaired and re-installed (thank you again Peter!). Otherwise, we fixed up the cemetery stone of the Mom&Dad Gregories and sat and watched every kind of watercraft go by our cabin for four days.

The amazingly warm weather and the uncertainty of what touristy things were available steered us into a lethargic sit-around-the-camp weekend.

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