...a day of reflection. And Chores.

Up early to work on the novel. Got pulled away at nine to let the workmen in to install the new washer. After a brief parlay in broken English we learned the old washer couldn’t be taken away because it had residual water in its reservoir. Needless to say, spent the better part of the day taking apart the old washer, buying parts for the new unit, and fielding phone calls from Costco. Did manage to cut the lawn for the first time in weeks, but even after allowing it to grow, untrimmed, the summer heat’s done a number on it. It’s better than previous years—and still the best lawn on the block—but man, two solid weeks in the 90s didn’t do it any favors. Looking forward to spending a few days up in the mountains with my dudes. Monday can’t come soon enough.