'The Bear' would love this

This weekend was the annual Jacksonville Yard Sale Weekend. It's really is an All Town Yard Sale and, quoting from a local resident who knows the drill, "a chance to buy your neighbor's trash at a low price and then resell it next year at a profit ($.04). "















Sandy - you must plan a visit next year. It's an Ebay smorgusboard! Next year we will reserve a truck for you so you can haul it all back to Green Valley with you. But then again, that would upset the balance of trade between Oregon and Arizona.








It was all a bit overwhelming for yours truly, so other than a brief look see on a morning run we decided to focus on more immediate issues.

Weekend cleanup duties. The flavor this week is wood dust. They are doing the finish carpentry right now and it is everywhere. Being highly motivated to avoid paying a big clean-up bill at the end of the project, we try to stay on top of the mess.

Trimming out the windows, doors and arches.






This is our stove top hood. We are trying to figure out the detail finish work. This isn't it yet. More work!














The doors and trim.

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And now for the Limo Man -

It was a trifecta weekend. >>>>>>And no, I didn't go to the races........................

The first happening was a wedding out in the Applegate Valley on Saturday night. It was an easy pickup for a young couple and drop off in Deadford. For those of you who have never been to the Applegate Valley, it is quite beautiful.

I had hardly seen a mosquito all summer until I got out of the car to pick them up. Man, they were ugly. I am speaking of the mosquitoes. The wedding was located at a house right on the river. As we drove off I encountered something new to me. Diving bats, coming right at the Limo. Wow! There are a number of bats down here but it is my first encounter while driving. They must have been after the mosquitoes or maybe they were checking out my limo. (I couldn't find bats in my bird book so I assume that birders have no interest in these creatures of the night. Someday I will describe to you my successful bat hunting adventure during my youth.)

My second gig was a birthday party for 7 year olds. This was a stretch for me, as I had to pick them all up at individual houses in Talent and the parent didn't know where she was going. Needless to say we got lost. It is a good thing we have cell phones. We stopped at Lithia park in Ashland for pictures and then on to the party. More kids and other people got in that were not part of the party and we returned to Talent. What an accounting nightmare. Once in Talent I picked up 7 more kids for a quick ride. This rounded out the 3 hour journey. As I was leaving I looked in my rearview mirror and realized there was still a kid in the car who thought I was taking him home. That was a close one.

(You know there is only one thing that is worse for trashing a vehicle than 8 kids. A grown up who has drank too much wine that has to puke. My boss had one on Friday night. )

My third gig started right away so I rushed back to get the car cleaned up. My bosses wife was there to help clean up the mess so I could get on my way again. I had to let my boss know that the car was perfect when she was done. It was a non event with a pickup in Deadford and back to Ashland for a wedding in the Park. Lots of glitter dresses again.

'til nest week - The Limo man