Vanilla Fudge

 

I went to CVS the other evening to pick up medicine for the dog, so the Missus said as long as I was going pick up some ice cream. The selection at the drugstore was a little thin and overpriced, but as soon as I saw the Vanilla Fudge Drumsticks, decision made.

And here's why - Vanilla Fudge from back in the day. When it comes to music, the sixties and seventies had it going on. Some of the politics and war, not so much.

I've got a Hosta and a milk can flanking both sides of the shop doors. Hostas are looking good but it looks like the milk cans are about due for a touch-up. I've been doing a walk-around to see what needs to be done and to prioritize the list. One of the big oaks out by the tracks had branch come down in the last storm and a big willow branch in the storm before that one. There are three oaks all in a row that are all leaning a bit due to a storm that came through right after we moved in. There was another one in the line but it got uprooted. I started counting the growth rings and quit when I hit 200. There's another oak that appears to be dead that needs to come down. It split off a big branch two years ago. I think it was hit by lightning. I'm going to call my tree guy and see if he's still in business. I ran into him at the hospital when I was doing my rehab and he was having some issues himself. 

 I bought a chain guard for my old Elgin bicycle. I'd like to get it fixed up. No primo restoration, just collect parts for the present. It's a 1938 fat tire that I used to ride back and forth to the welding shop before I started teaching. I bought it from the owner of the bicycle shop I worked for part-time. He took it in on a trade-in and I bought it for what he gave the customer. When I got it, it had wooden pedals and war tires and tubes on it. I saved the tires and the pedals and installed modern parts. It's missing the rear fender and the saddle leather's gone. I'll shop around for a fender. There's plenty of big sprung saddles on the internet, but I'll wait on the until I'm ready to work on it - maybe take it down the basement next winter.