Exactly that. Lots of yard work today. Normal for a Saturday but today I also have lookers coming at one to see the house. Time to try and sell the house, again. After a year you would think this dump would get snapped up. Then the trees whisper a resounding noooooo. Damn trees. We have a place to go if it sells. It’s gonna be a yurt in the woods. Literally. And figuratively. A yurt is a real nice circular tent. Made famous by Genghis Khan and his cronies. A creation of the mongol hordes. Theirs were more mobile for moving across the plains of Mongolia. Ours will have a foundation. Of sorts. A wooden platform. Also some of the niceties of civilization like indoor plumbing, electricity, and the like. A luxury tent. A step above glamping. But first, sell the house. Anyone reading this, come on over, get a free latte if you buy the house. And a free squirrel.
Speaking of squirrels, we have several of these new ground dwelling vermin this year. Destructive. Smelly. Disease ridden. Walnut stealing little bastards. Emily thinks they are cute. I see through that carefully crafted veneer. They are hideous. My pest guy was out here going after the rats and I asked him to do something about the squirrels. He said poison was best but we have dogs and cats. No to poison. He did have a “blaster” to take out there tunnels. It semi worked. I think we are down to two of them. Of course if the two are a boy and girl, that could become 8. I hate all the vermin that make a home in my home. Also, the squirrels steal my walnuts. Off the tree or the ground. So I have far fewer for us. The rats go after them as well. Maybe I should cut down the walnut tree. I hate those little cretins.
It is time to start yard work. Lots of sweeping then mowing. Then clean up. Clean up the house. After 130, the day is mine. Big sale at REI and the Sacramento Intl Auto Show is in town. I love the auto show, lots of new cars and car show models. Can’t lose. Would normally go with my buddy Douglas but that dumb ass moved to nowhere Texas. No auto show there. I should get started now. Too much to do.
Sweeping all the crap off the driveway and mowing was an hour and a half plus. But I am done. Nothing exciting, cleaning the husks of the walnuts off the lawn by hand. It’s gross because the husks turn black and slimey. It’s disgusting. Using your hands is fun because black, slimey husks look exactly like dog poops. A real fun mistake to make.
After the yard work I finally got a shower. Emily came home from yoga about then. She is heading to work and I will be hosting the folks looking at the house.
I sat around for a half an hour waiting for the agent and four lookers. They finally showed up. I gave them an extensive tour of every part of the outside of the property. And, upstairs in the apartment as well. Nice people, they brought their folks with them. Her folks. And they were 81 and 78, but in great shape and able to climb up all three levels of the house. All had a great time and seem to like the house. I can’t say they want to make an offer but they were very positive.
They finally left, here over an hour. I washed my car. Emily came home about then. We decided to go to the movies. Only one worked by time, The Foreigner. A Jackie Chan film. The usual for him without any humor. We head d quickly down to Vacaville. Emily brought candy and nuts to mix with the movie popcorn. Going to our local cineplex has changed. Now you have to pick your seat before you go in. And the seats? Padded leather recliners with snack size tables. Crazy. And they sell booze too. I like most of this just not the seat picking part.
The movie itself was fine. I don’t feel I wasted the 24.50 I paid for two tickets. Jackie Chan is always entertaining while saving the world/his family/ the princess or whatever. Lots of people died. More got beat up. As I said prior, the usual.
Back home after, I cranked up the BBQ for flat iron steaks. Emily made salad and roasted veggies. Dinner was way better than adequate. Especially the veggies which had red peppers in them as well and were quite spicy.
We are now sitting around watching TV. I personally would rather go to bed and read a book. I will soon once the laundry is done.
30 mins later and still waiting on the laundry. Emily is sawing logs on the couch. I’d really like to just go to bed. But I gotta wait for the dog blankets so they have bedding in their kennel. I would not care much really but I know Emily does. So we wait.
Laundry mostly done. Me too. Dogs gone out to poop. Me upstairs to bed.