My four guests left very quietly this morning. Neither one of us heard them leave. They were very polite and quiet. The two kids were well-mannered. The husband said he wished they had planned to stay two nights as he loved the views and wanted to spend more time looking in the area. Maybe they will stop on their way home. They had driven in hard rain for several hours today and had come from just outside Detroit. The A/C in their car had gone out and they were hot and exhausted.
Didn’t get much rain last night. There was a beautiful full rainbow in the front yard. It looked like one end of the rainbow was in my yard. We watched the clouds come and go but thankfully all the strong stuff stayed south of me. There was a tornado in Eureka for the second time in three years and El Dorado received some impressive sized hail. Glad I got the consultation prize and saw the rainbow instead. Sure need rain though.
Have the two bedrooms put back together again. Working on doing my personal laundry now. Sometimes I forget to do that.
My long-term boarder got called out at 1:30 this morning to go help restore power in the Eureka area. His work project is on a strict deadline but they must have some sort of contract that requires them to lend support in case of a disaster. He had come home from work yesterday exhausted and had gone to bed early. Glad he got a bit of sleep before he had to go out. I don’t expect him back in until late tonight. Such dangerous work linemen do. I’ll breathe easier when he is back safely.
Going to be over 100 today and tomorrow. Not safe for anyone to be out working in. Don’t plan to leave the house today again. I will need to run into Strong City tomorrow morning to get some ice for the Moon Rising Party. May need to move the first half of the party inside. It always cools down outside about an hour before the sun sets. We may eat inside and then go out around 8:00 to drum. No use sitting in the heat when the house is nice and cool.
Finished another set of tea towels last night. Need to press them though. Have started another set. When I get this set done I will stamp two more sets. Sure enjoying working on them. It makes a cool project to do when it is so hot outside and yarn feels too hot.
Nothing more on my to-do list for the day. I got the basement cleaned and beds made so have my chores done for the day. Even got my own bathroom cleaned this morning. I didn’t sleep very good last night so may end up taking a nap. I feel a bit hung over for some reason this morning. Probably due to the storm that passed through last night. The energy in the air was really heavy for a while.
Got another Airbnb booking. This is for July 2 – 4 by a man from Germany. I had hoped I would get a four-day break next week but guess not. When I give up my time I remind myself every booking pays a bit more towards my Australia trip and it makes it easier to accept them.
Nicole called me yesterday and we got our trip to Australia booked. We leave November 2 and return November 20. Takes two days to get there and we get home before we leave! That time thing is interesting! Reminds me what an illusion clock time is. We chose to add most of the optional tours. We skipped the sea food buffet cruise as neither one of us will eat sea food. Nicole is allergic to shrimp and I don’t care for it.
The trip to Italy gave me confidence that I can travel and stay on plan. By then I will be on maintenance and will have more wiggle room in what I eat. We will probably do lots of walking again which helps. I also learned in Italy what food I need to take with me to supplement in case I can’t find BLP food.
Got a notice that Strong City is asking it’s citizens to voluntarily restrict water usage. Not sure if that applies to me or not as I am on Rural Water. I do try to be careful how much I use. I sure do a lot of laundry though.
I continue to sit in my peaceful valley. Life feels so simple and easy for me right now. Last year was a year of chaos for me and it is nice to have found some quiet, peaceful space this year. I will anchor in to this space so I can come back to it when life happens again.
Grateful for quiet and easy guests, grateful for the rainbow the storm gifted me with, and grateful for the peaceful valley I am in.