Summer Has Arrived - Hot for Us Alaskans!

Yikes!  Summer is Here in Portland

Well, the summer heat has finally shown up here in Oregon. It was the the high 80's today and tomorrow is supposed to be even hotter. Time to head to the beach. We have been working on getting the space cleared for the 10 x 14 garden shed, so Neil was working with rope and a come-along winch to yank some old and dead rhododendrons from the ground. It was hot work, but the space is clear of shrubs now, so he can work on getting the site leveled and graded and begin to lay the pier blocks for the foundation.

Our Garage Remote Control Is Now Working!

Neil was also able to get the remote control in the visor of the VW Passat programmed for our garage door opener, and also to get the keypad outside the garage door programmed. He had to take it down and go to the internet to download the instructions, but it worked. I guess that means that we are really "moved in".

Ocean Park, WA is on the Long Beach Peninsula

It is About 175 miles from Ocean Park to Seattle Barge Lines

Since we are getting ready to go to Astoria for a day and then to Ocean Park, Washington to take a load of household goods up to the Seattle barge line for friend Sam Carlson, we had to spend time figuring out the irrigation system for the garden, and to set up our programmable automatic watering timer to come on every night to water the plants on the deck. That way, we don't have to ask family or friends to come over and make sure that the heat does not bake our garden. It is going to be a very warm week.

We Have a Similar Water Timer Set to Water the Deck Plants

We are going to overnight in Astoria and then drive to Ocean Park, where Sam's wife Cindy and daughter Natalie are going to help load the pickup with what they are saving from the family cabin there that is getting ready to be sold. We will then drive up to the Seattle barge line and stop and see Neil's Dad on Tuesday morning before we head back home Tuesday afternoon.

On Wednesday, we have the arborist coming to the house to trim some trees and make some room along the side of the house. We are planning a space for a future RV and also need to trim some overhanging large branches to let in some more sunshine. We both are finding that there are lots of things to keep us busy, and Neil's job list on his iPhone does not seem to be getting any smaller.

We are glad that we missed Juneau's wettest June on record, and also are really glad that we are not living in Virginia any longer. Washington, DC was 105 degrees today!

We hope that you are having a good summer where ever you are, and hope that you keep in touch with us. Thanks for visiting,
Neil and Pamela