154.July 31

At lunch, I stopped at Java John's to pick up a music score from Urinetown that I'd forgotten someone had left for me. I got a cup of light roast to go, and it was very good. I drank it while reading Peter and the Starcatcher musical that came out a year ago. I love it so far. I got some food at Magpie Coffee, and did a little coffee taste test there, and was impressed with the similarities and differences that were with the two roasts. I had turkey veggie soup, which was great, but really lightly cooked in the way of the veggies, which were exceedingly crunchy. Yum.

Rachel was still in Wabasha, so I got to drive the Mercedes again, and when I got home from work, I went straight to the old Grippen house to help Lee choose a storage place for his furniture and books when they sign their house over to the bank. He gave us his lawn mower, which is far better than any I've ever operated in my life. He gave me lots of gardening tools as well, and then we checked out the storage cabins and chose one. We met at Kwik Trip for lunch, and he brought me all of the letters that Lars and Rigmor had written to him back when they were involved in YFU as students at my high school. I mowed the lawn with the bagger on, and it was amazing. It is a husquavarna with a honda engine. I love it.

2012

Today, when I left for work and brought a box of lights out to the motorcycle, including new headlights for it, it said "LAMP" as I drove away. It chose the day I finally brought the box of lights out to declare it wanted me to change the low beam. Ughh. I didn't have time, so I drove the TDI Golf. At work, someone brought a pie, so I was not upset I'd missed breakfast. It isn't often these days that people bring things like that. 

After work, I picked up our CSA of vegetables from the Decorah Farmers Market, then went to "Music in the Park" which the drama club was hosting in Spring Grove to prepare for our New York trip for the students costs. Rachel went to a concert in Osk Kosh, and I helped the Solbergs hang lights for the children's show. Before 11pm, we were done, and talked about lots of great things until they helped me carry our piano to the car.

2024