Welcome to Blog #66
June 1, 202¢
Well, this is a very unusual start to this weekly blog which I usually do religiously on Sat. morning. But, today I felt compelled to go to book club with a great group of women that meet on the first Saturday of every month usually at a farm Hana Tropicals. Today was Jack London’s Stories of Hawaii and then the plan was to come right home to write the blog. But, plans are only made to change and It is now 3PM and I just got home from book club which started at 10 Am. After I went to the Post Office I was driving past the Ranch House Restaurant and two farmer friends from book club were standing outside so I stopped to say hi and asked if they were having lunch. They said they were meeting another friend who was not well enough to attend book club and was coming to join them for a drink. So, I said OK I will also come in and say a quick Hi to her. Another gal joined us and they all ordered martinis. For the first round I ordered lemon aid, but then saw I needed to join them on the second round with a martini and we ordered some food and had a lovely get together. This all took a big chunk out of the day so this will not be a long one.
This week we have been doing a lot of weed eating and mowing as the grass is growing so fast. There is no building till July when my back patio starts.
The big news is I now have hot water inside. This a great new luxury, but I am cautious about using it because quite a bit of cold water comes out before the hot arrives. Living off grid has made me mindful of every drip of water going into the septic tank and also the electricity usage. I have ten panels and a substantial system but we are supposed to unplug appliances even when not in use as they draw electricity just being plugged in. The water also hoses have to be guarded closely so the water tank does not get drained. It is all about needed total awareness living off-grid. And, when I get news flashes people are without electricity on various parts of Oahu I am so thankful to have a kind of independence from Hawaiian Electric.
My social life is picking up as I continue to meet and make new friends. Sunday evening was an Indian food dinner at Jan and Rick’s from Colorado. They have a one mile very rough driveway up to their house high above the airport. They also have the pool where Wednesday water aerobics takes place. Wednesday night Nancy came here for dinner. Nancy is an agronomist who gave me advice on pruning and caring for some trees which is very helpful. She is coming back to do some actually pruning.
Chris spent some time clearing the point making a spectacular view down into historic Wailua Cove. There is a little more to do, but tricky work as the 40 foot drop off is right there and very steep right down to the road. He also spent some time trying to dig a big rock up, but we finally gave up and just covered it with dirt so as to get the lawn mower over it.
Next weekend is my 65th high school reunion so I will not be doing the blog till the following week. I am looking forward to seeing some old friends. I will take pictures and tell you all about it.
I heard an interesting thing about worry. Busy people are too busy to worry during the day and too tired to worry at night.
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