Muggy, hot, rainy at times. What's new??

Every time the washing machine dispenses it's effluent into the septic system, the bar sink in the kitchen gurgled and bubbled foul smelling air into the atmosphere. This was controllable by wedging the stopper in the drain, but I knew that a more serious solution was just around the corner. When the same belching putridness started with the mere washing of dishes in the big kitchen sink, it was time.

There is a brick patio off the back door, under which resides the septic tank. When I put the patio in, I marked the tank location with different colored bricks and installed a box over the tank cover, so accessing the cleanout is a simple 20 min task. I did the digging last night and the honey wagon arrived to pump it out today. The problem is solved, with the additional process of cleaning out the line to the drain field with a jet stream hose.

My wife is convinced that all this is the fault of my chipmunk buddy who has been furiously digging out winter habitat under the bricks all summer. They (the bricks) are now starting to collapse into the excavation and more work for me is imminent. I have tried to capture the miniature felon in a have-a-heart trap with no success. He does come to visit and chatter whenever I am outside on the patio, but I guess I need more tempting bait in the trap to lure him in. Peanut butter isn't doing it.

Tomorrow, if we're not washed away in the predicted storms, I plan patio work in the PM, both the refilling of the holes I dug and my buddy's tunneling.

The AM, pending dryness, will be filled with a gig at the local farmer's Market where Meg's Kitchen is scheduled to play from 10:00 to 1:00. I really enjoy this particular gig since we are simply background music and have the opportunity to say hi to friends who drop by. It's always a charge to see little kids dancing to the music, and there will be plenty of them there.

Last year

Unfortunately we've run out of CD's, they were so popular we sold all ten of them, so we can't put any out. This won't slow us up much though. We'll still have fun.

Fiddler Susan gave my wife Kahlua Chocolate Chip cookies for her birthday. These are amazing little desert snacks. It's time to go eat one.