Driving Miss Elaine......

 6:57 am - Saturday - March 1st - TWW - 43° F, humidity 29%, wind 9 mph out of the east by southeast.....mostly clear skies this morning with clouds moving in this afternoon, and a forecast high of 68° F.  On this date in 2013 TLE and I were in St. Augustine, FL having lunch at A1A Ale Works.....

.....regrettably, they closed in May of 2024....a really nice restaurant!  They had a soup called 'Ale and Cheese Soup' which was that for which one might die, so to speak.

For the second day in succession we left TWW for another long drive, and by the time we finished we would have covered over 500 miles of driving the last two days.  It's been a year since I was seen by a dermatologist, and the one I've been going to (Dr. Jou) since 2019 is way down in Poway, CA (San Diego....417 miles away now....that's 13 hours of driving round trip), so it was time to get one closer to home.  Since we'll be returning to TWW each winter for the foreseeable future, I found a new one in Flagstaff, which is only 90 minutes from TWW.  My appointment was for 2:15 pm, but we also needed to pickup my freshly sharpened Stihl chainsaw chains in Prescott, we left TWW around 9:45 am to make the slightly less than 2 hour drive to Abe's Saw, arriving there without incident around 11:45 am.  

The drive from Prescott to Flagstaff takes around one hour 45 minutes, and once again we arrived there around 1:30 pm......45 minutes before my appointment.  We made a quick stop at Home Depot to buy a few items for our 'hardline' sewer project, and still made it to Northern Arizona Dermatology by 2 pm.....so far the day is going just like we planned it!

Of course, you know, when you have an afternoon appointment at any doctor's office the one the thing you most assuredly know is that you will not be called into the small room on time, and this time was no different.  I think my name was finally called around 2:35 pm.  Ryan, a PA (physicians assistant), performed the full body examination, and true to form there were a couple of areas of concern....one on my back, and one under my left armpit.  Biopsies were taken, and I was dressed, and out the door tad after 3 pm, which is kind of what we had thought would be our exit time when planning our day. After a quick stop at the local Fry's Supermarket to get Frappuccinos (there is a Starbucks inside), and fill the gas tank of the Expedition, we were on our way back to Home Depot, and then on our way home shortly thereafter.

Naturally, any home project requires at least two trips to Home Depot, and this current project is no different.  I forgot a couple of things in my haste to get in and out of Home Depot quickly, and had to return there before heading home.  Thankfully, the Home Depot is on the way out of town to I-40, so there was no back tracking.  I got what I needed, and we were on the Interstate by 3:50 pm, arriving back at TWW at exactly 5:20 pm.....90 minutes exactly!

Phyllis and Charles had held dinner until we got home, so we quickly unloaded the car, and headed indoors for Creamed Eggs and toast.  I haven't had creamed eggs for years, and they were as good as I remembered!  

While we were gone Charles and Phyllis kept up the work on the greenhouse getting the wood framing ready for painting.  There are a lot of nails to remove, and old paint to scrape, but we're getting close to painting time now.  We already have the new polycarbonate roofing (twenty 26" x 8' pieces), so once it is painted we can install the new roof, then the water catchment system.  Things are moving fast.

As you know, we live about 6-7 miles off US-66 (Route 66....America's Mother Road), and back in its heyday Burma Shave had signs posted along the route which kept weary travelers entertained.  In the section of Route 66 between Seligman and where we live they have recreated these signs, so I had TLE take a video of one section of the signs a few days ago, then then slowed it down to 1/4 speed so you can read them.....

....there are probably 8 sets of these signs with interesting, and often humorous sayings....enjoy!

Thanks for stopping by!