I'm now sure the wet lawn problem was the running--for weeks, if not months--hose faucet outside. Boy, I'm worried about what my water bill is going to be.
Got several calls from sister Betty. They had a heavy thunderstorm in Ventnor and electricity was out. She called first to tell me our St. James classmate, Richard Robertson, died last week. He was my first "date." He took me to the movies when we were in second grade. As I recall, my mother insisted he take Betty, too; I think she covered the cost (at the Ventnor movie, fourteen cents).
Went to the cemetery to water. I'm pleased that the hens and chickens are doing well on both graves. Dennis came and now thinks the dryer problem is in the timer board. He suggested I get a repair person from Sears or Anchor Appliance. Stopped at the latter and somebody will come on Friday--sixty-five bucks just to have him walk in the door. If I get a new one there, they start at almost four hundred, but half of the sixty-five will be applied to purchase--big deal.
Went to Kohl's after dinner and got Susan and Walter a going-away gift. They leave for Europe tomorrow. On the way home, received a welcome phone call from brother Frank, reminding me about his son and family renting a house in Avalon in a few weeks. I'll join them and stay over at least one night, maybe two.
When I went out to get the paper just now, I realized that at long last, it's raining. The stuff is pretty light, but at least it's wet.