Doug: Slacker?

While I've been busy, you might be wondering...has Doug been doing anything?

Of course he has. Just not necessarily in the house. He did start a new job about three weeks ago, after all.

There has been some work around the house, though (if not actually in the house). He has fixed our tractor (also known as the riding lawnmower). He bought it from a neighbor in South Carolina that fixed up used John Deere tractors as a hobby. It worked great when he bought it, but with one thing or another, it hasn't worked much since then. Most of the problems have been attributed to Bonnie putting water in the gas tank - although I think that she got blamed for way more than could be traced to that one incident.

It looks nice and innocent in the garage, but I have had some major unhappy thoughts in that machine's direction over the past three years. Doug told me at one point that the tractor was only for giving kids rides, and not necessarily for mowing the lawn. Which ticked me off, since the lawn was looking abysmal. At any rate, it's working again. Sigh of relief.

So what was its problem? There was a lot of electrical problems. See? Can't be traced to water in the gas tank. You're off the hook for this one, Bonnie.

Doug has also been working on his mill. Another South Carolina purchase, it was a "steal" that has languished in one garage or another for years. It is now painted and starting to look respectable. Doug even says that soon, very soon, it will work.

So see? He has been a very busy boy. And I didn't even mention the garden.