September Ends

We slept in this morning—very refreshing. After a late brunch we set out on a hike around one of the small lakes in the park. We found a few park benches along the lake shore that looked like great places to bring a lunch and relax.

Unfortunately, the trail was muddy in parts from the recent rain, so we later had the job of cleaning off all the red mud. My shoes needed cleaning anyhow.

We also installed our new LED lights replacing the halogen puck lights under the kitchen cabinets and over the sofa. The first challenge was figuring out how to remove the covers and lenses. After we discovered that the trick is to use something rubber to get a good grip, we were able to twist them off with little difficulty. Then we had the challenge of removing the halogen bulbs without touching them with bare fingers and then fitting the little wires of the LED’s into the bases.

We walked over to the heated pool and showered before slowly entering the water. After a bit we decided that the hot tub would be a better choice. Only a few people were at the pool, and they were sitting in the deck chairs—not swimming. After soaking in the hot water for a while, we sat and read for a bit.

This evening we watched the first episode of Call the Midwife, a BBC drama premiering in the US on PBS. It was quite engaging, so I think we'll plan to record the series. Afterwards Masterpiece Classic showed the first episode of the second season of Downton Abbey. Despite our having seen it before, we both enjoyed watching.


We're not happy that our plans are being interrupted by even more brake problems. Here's hoping we can work out something quickly and get them repaired.