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We did get rain Sunday evening, hurrah.  

Monday my assignment was to pick up the pendant lamp before the sale ran out and to return the drapery samples.  I put a couple beef roasts in the crock pot with coconut milk and Thai peanut sauce.  Leofwyna had a continuing education class in York so I didn't finish supper preperations; the cooked meat went into the fridge for another night.

Tuesday I made a second attempt to return the drapery samples (I didn't have the receipt Monday), then seeing there was a sale in the quilting fabric I picked up some 'bilaterally symmetrical with major color changes' material for my stash.  I confess I got a wee bit carried away but there finally was some very good stuff to be had.  Coming home I noticed the check engine light came on.

Wednesday I took the car to be repaired (again); this time it was apparently a spark plug misfiring.  I picked up a swag lamp conversion kit for the new pendant lamp.   Moot was a pre-event meeting and I have quite a lengthy to-do list for the next few days.  Back at home I dealt with getting the little cupboard off the wall finally.  Leofwyna and I had both tried on a couple different occasions and had to back off and re-think it.  This time I went for brute force while she wasn't there to interject reason.  There was a little wallpaper behind it which I got stripped and then I primered the damaged wallboard above the tub suround and sink area. 

I learned Gabaldon's Outlander is being made into a TV series along the same lines as Game of Thrones.  I can only fervently hope it will be on a channel we get. 

TUESDAY

Got out of the house into the sunshine this afternoon. Stopped in at a couple of the thrift stores and found a couple tops... checked that bag at another thrift store and forgot to pick it up so I've gotta go back tomorrow to get it. Silly me!

Finished Gabaldon's Echo in the Bone; now I've got three years to wait for the next installment. I'm now waiting for my turn with the library's copy of the audio version... I love the reader that does it and sometimes I get additional insights I miss reading it for myself.

Back at home I pulled the Goldkey tubs out of Leofwyna's van and slepped 'em into the living room. I also managed to motate myself out and mow three-quarters of the yard. I bagged some but as I wore out towards the last I removed the bag to do the west verge. I left the main front undone but the zoysa grows slowly and I'll probably get away with leaving it to do next week.