A nice quiet evening

A rare thing is happening right now. I am home alone, the house is quiet, and I am in the backyard on my laptop enjoying a nice cool evening. I love this time of year. Absolutely love it.

I sit here as it starts to grow dark and look around my yard. So many things I see that I'd like to do to improve things back here. Simple things like mow the grass (it's getting to be that time of year), clean some leaves out of some flower beds, or make a new bed for some tomato plants, to semi-major projects like painting the garage or putting up gutters. And for the first time in years, I don't cringe at the thought. In the past I'd be doing those things alone, as my wife isn't one for yardwork. But right now I have a good friend in my life who likes to do these things, and with no home of his own enjoys helping me. All this time I thought I just didn't enjoy doing yardwork and things like that, but apparently I just don't enjoy doing them alone. Or with someone who feels like they have to do it. Doing it with someone who enjoys it is great!

So this Saturday, I plan on doing a few things around here. Probably not paint the garage or put up gutters, but hopefully the rest of those things. And there are a couple of other minor projects that need to get done, too.