12/13-17/21 I went up to Camp Serendipity for five days: Monday through Friday.
Byron and Barb had said they would come to visit me in the evening, so I got a shovel and cleared off the rock steps by the flagpole and the entire concrete staircase. Then I turned on all the floodlights on the cabin so whichever way they decided to come up it would be lighted. By that time, it was time for dinner.
Byron and Barb did show up and came up the concrete staircase. We had a delightful visit and when Ellen made her usual call to me, I let her talk to Barb. They hadn't had dinner, so they left before 8:00 o'clock.
On Tuesday morning it was 24 degrees, clear, and still. I practiced the piano, listened to the radio, and then called Earl to catch up on things. After lunch and a nap, I spent the rest of the afternoon writing.
When I got up, I went outside and split and stacked a bunch of firewood. Then I came back in and did some more writing.
On Thursday morning it was 20 degrees again but snowing. Dave called early and we had a delightful, long conversation. After we hung up, I practiced the piano, and did some more writing.
After lunch and a nap, I went outside and added three new sheets of plywood on top of the OSB that I had put in place last week and took a picture of them. The one sheet had been very effective, but the berm had reached the top and was overflowing. The new sheets will fix that. I shoveled off the stoop where the snow had overflowed onto it, and I shoveled off the concrete staircase that had accumulated two or three more inches of snow. I decided to put off adding any additional sheets at the front staircase.
When I finished that, I had my breakfast, practiced the piano, and did a little writing. I had an early lunch and left for home at 12:15 because I planned to stop at Marilyn's on the way home. It was another good week.
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