View From My Back Porch

Been Down This Road Before

I've re-read my previous post from over the years and I see that this is not the first time I've stepped away from writing. Each time it's been for a different reason, but I seem to always come back. I enjoy writing in my blog and hopefully I will continue do so on a regular basis.

The high today is expected to be 83 degrees which is odd for August, I'm not complaining but it's not usual. Our night time temps are going to be the 60's and 50's for the next week or two. I all I can say is Thank You Lord and I hope it continues.

Gracie and I managed to get our walk in, and it was very pleasant. This being Saturday there were fewer cars on the road this morning. I believe I noted yesterday that the roads don't have a lot of traffic, and most people keep the speed below 35MPH, plus most move over so I don't feel the need to step off the road. With the sun coming up later, I've been leaving closer to 6am instead of 5am. The days are getting shorter and I'll continue to adjust my schedule.

We've been desert dwellers for a number of years, and we've lived in a very hot climate in Needles, Calif. During the summer the temps would get into the 110's and 120's and at night it would cool down to the 90's. We were younger and we managed to survive for 13 years. I have no idea how we did but we did. Now that we are in our 70's we're not tolerating the heat so well. My wife smokes and she does not smoke in the house. Several weeks ago she told me I needed to get airconditioning in the garage or somewhere so she could smoke out of the heat, or we're going to a better climate, like the beach! Needles to say I jumped on the stick and bought a split unit and put it in a shed that had been my work shop for welding. Not only did we put in air, I had it insulated and drywalled all within 2 weeks. It helped but it's not what she really wants. She loves being outside and working in the yard and (putzing) around doing whatever comes to mind. She does not want to be inside where we have blackout curtains and cardboard on the windows to help keep the heat out. The shed has blackout curtains and a cardboard on the window also. This is the first year she hasn't tolerated the heat at all. Time will tell if we end up packing up and moving or trying to stay and survive,

I'm fortunate that we did put in Solar Panels along with a Tesla Battery.That has made a big difference in our electric bill. In fact we're having more panels installed in the next couple of months. That way we should be able to keep our battery fully charged even during the summer even if the power goes out. It costs but I think it's worth it.

That's all for now!
Life is Good and God is Great