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Perhaps the purchase–months ago–of a new RV electric cord–and surge protector–would have spared me the expense of a used motor for air-conditioner?!  ~~ Today, I made a special trip to the Post Office to mail the motor, and the “wrong” cord. Both packages are/were very heavy so total of $53.00 to send…. Not only did I suffer (miserably) without air-conditioning, my total recent expense $413.00. Was my cord the problem? We may never know. When I examine the situation further, I speculate I might NOT have needed the new air-conditioner fourteen months ago. That was more than $1500.00. A $156.00 “stitch in time” (fifteen, sixteen, months ago) might have saved $1800.00?!

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I am so grateful for handyman, Jim!! He is so good about repairs for all of us single old ladies. I do a lot of my own maintenance but some projects are “a guy thing.”  (For the record, Jim is not a CARE employee. His rate is far lower than the local RV repair shops. He stands behind his work. A year ago he did an outstanding roof repair and told me the roof was “original” [prior to his repair].  However, a couple of months after I purchased the trailer, leaking roof, and I paid almost $600.00 to the local RV repair shop. [Little or nothing done?!] All this verbage just to affirm the valuable of a man concerned about the welfare of folks at CARE.)

“Pretty, oh, so pretty.” ~~ “Eye candy” for Lorraine.

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Alan Jackson Gospel Songs

Gaither Hymns

Have you noticed?? I’m working on a theme of positive thinking!! This summer, I suffered more from the heat and humidity. I suspect my blog messages revealed a negative disposition? So little was accomplished for several months: “Yarden” was neglected; “scanning” was abandoned.

I met the nicest couple yesterday. Before the heat and humidity forced me indoors, I walked to Escapees RV Club Headquarters to pay my annual membership fee. I hadn’t planned to… but responded to the impulse. I recognized the logo in the rear window of a vehicle–and greeted the couple with “I know–and use–that product.” A delightful conversation followed–and the exchange of names and addresses. Let me direct you to the website where you can read about Young Living and valuable health products. ~~ Here is a link to an earlier published blog where I talked about my passion for holistic health.

The calendar says “Fall” but thermometer still says “Summer.”

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World Gratitude Day

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