Sunny and 80 Degrees

We have a brief reprieve from the wet, overcast, chilly weather, so I put on my shorts today to celebrate. We even got in the [heated] pool for a dip.

This morning we got up early to prepare for the arrival of the RV Steamer, Jack Cook. He cleaned our carpets last December, and they definitely needed cleaning again. We moved everything off the floors and took the bedskirt off and removed the shoe pockets from the bedside. In the grand tradition of cleaning house before the cleaning people arrive, I vacuumed the carpets and cleaned in all the corners--amazing what you can see when the stuff that usually sits around and hides it is moved.

Jack did a bang up job of removing a large stain on the living room carpet that we had been unable to budge. It appeared when Venture was in the shop being repaired and evidently came partly from a large pail. Jack said that he'd had to use the Citrus Gel solvent to get it up, so it must have been oily. He also cleaned Ken's recliner, which looks 100% better now.

I joined a group that was singing Christmas carols this afternoon. The lead couple sang a few carols in Polish to get the singalong started. The group included a couple of German speakers. They sang a carol in German, and the group sang O Tannenbaum. One carol was sung in French in honor of the French Canadians. We sang a capella, but it went surprisingly well, mainly because the lead couple had 30 years of choir experience and were strong singers.

While the carpet was being cleaned, we went to the clubhouse and reviewed some photos from last June, which brought back memories of our visit in Portland.