Saturday, September 9, 2017

Brazoria, Saturday, September 9, 2017, 11:00 PM

Well, we made it back to Brazoria yesterday, arriving around 2:00 PM.   No water entered the house!  Hurrah!   Apparently we never lost electric power either -- the digital clock on the stove still displayed the correct time.    

Ditches have mostly drained.  Lawn littered with sticks.  Grass must be 6" high.  Rain gauge says 3.5 inches ... Ann thinks that's too low.  I tried to mow the front yard (the part inside the fence where Robbie chases squirrels) but gave up -- too hot and too many mosquitoes.

Before we left we put everything valuable (and portable) on shelves, tables, or counters.  So now it seems like a good time to clean the floors.  Mop, sweep, vacuum, mop, sweep, vacuum, mop, sweep ... ugh.   

Also a good time to start going through stuff in the storage room.  Do we really need all this stuff?
  • Old computer monitor.  Will take it to Best Buy for recycling.
  • Three ancient laptops (two Apple and one ...).   Maybe the County historical museum would like them?  If not, they go to Best Buy too.
  • Several hundred USGS quad maps.  Still planning to try to sell them on eBay.   
  • The "fish mirror" (a huge heavy wall mirror that belonged to Ann's grandparents).  Has a minor damaged spot in the silvering layer that more-or-less resembles a fish; hence the name.  Maybe Sarah will want it someday?  Hey ... every costume designer needs a big mirror!
  • Two four-drawer file cabinets full of stuff.  Uh... put it off till tomorrow.  Or the next day.  Or....



    

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