escaped on the 6th and this is the sixteenth,
I think. It is hard to keep track, missing
my calendar!
Robert wore himself out today working on the
Solar system, but it is getting close. He
thinks the insurance will pay to have the
solar hut rebuilt and replace the batteries,
etc. We have stuff on loan for 30 days. At
that time we pay (a very reasonable price) or
return it. I think we'll probably keep it.
I made about 6 pints of jelly and another
6 pints of syrup. The two kettles went on
at the same time, but I forgot one was on
a burner with a lot more BTUs than the other.
One made jelly and I was impatient so the
other is syrup. I'll cook it up again
tomorrow.
The frig is clean and functioning. The
freezer is empty, yet to be cleaned. It's
not bad, a little ice cream and a little
water. We had the freezer on part of
the day for the last couple of days so
the stuff didn't really leak all over
the place.
I filled the back of the Prius with the
freezer debris. I put all the bags into
plastic tubs and some of the bags were
really heavy. I hoped I'd find a
strong pair of arms to help me unload
the car. And I did. There were two
guys standing by the dumpster talking
and came over and unloaded the car. That
was really great. They both live in
Wall Street, but I don't know them by
name.
This evening we went to friends for
dinner and had a lovely meal and
conversation. It was a relief to
get away from the fire and all of
that for a brief time.
Salina folks have become really
close, first the pot luck which was
the first in several years. While
the church was being renovated all
the pews were in the schoolhouse
which meant no space for community
affairs. The pot luck brought the
community together in a way it
hadn't been in years. There were
also several new to the hood families
that came.
Since the fire, the community has
stuck together. This is great, but
it was nice NOT to talk about the
fire, too.
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