Long way to adjusting

While perusing the preeminent business social networking service known to employment-kind I came across a job listing darn close to my previous job. Though I find myself satisfied as chief groundskeeper of my domain on Ledge Hill I started working up a resume tailored to the job description. Fortunately, Carol brought up whether I was intending taking up full time work as I approach full retirement and all that implies, most of which I'd been happy to leave behind at my previous employment. Ah, not really. Must have been a bit of ego gone astray, good thing she reeled me back to earth. Close call there, I might have gotten the job.

Isn't over till its over – more April snow and that other thing

Yeah, its coming, 3 - 5 inches over night into tomorrow. Right now there is very little chance I'm going to do any clean up. Temps will be in the high 30s to mid 40s. We have no reason to drive anywhere, should melt away in a day or two. The weather for the remainder of the week isn't all that great but no snow in the forecast.

Last week was pretty nice, some chilly, some mild. Still working on yard related projects. Yesterday we retrieved the camper from storage – no idea when we will be able to use it thanks to COVID-19. We do have campground reservations for late in the the summer that I hope we'll be able use. Anything earlier we'll have to wing it. Ian said we should camp out in the yard – maybe if we had a sewer hookup, otherwise we can use it as a pleasant retreat.

Home again

Stay safe

Waiting for the backside curve

Other than another week of sheltering at home and social distancing, etc. things here have had their moments. A week ago Friday we had a moisture laden snowstorm that cut across a large region of the state with down power lines and slippery road conditions. Of course snow in April is not that big of a deal unless the snow was heavy enough to drop tree branches and such onto power lines leaving several  hundreds of thousands of customers without electricity which is what happened. That included those of us here around Ledge Hill. So we and the neighbor's generators were put to use and the power by the next afternoon. At least a distraction for a short time from COVID-19 happenings.

Now that I have passed my first full week of semi-retirement/unemployment, managing paper work for unemployment and working out financial matters regarding my future retirement I've taken to  yard work. Trimming low and broken branches, raking the yard perimeter of several years of deteriorating and fresh oak leaves with other debris. Barely made it a tenth of the way around the area. Need to get it done before the regular yard plant growth gets to full bloom. Plenty more to do elsewhere now that I have more time at home.

Not that I was in a hurry

As sometimes happens people lose their jobs, in my case my "position" has been eliminated. Nice though in reality I'm good with it. It's taken a big load of stress off my shoulders as I knew there was that there was a strong possibility of it happening. The workload had been getting more complex taking some of the job satisfaction out of it as well. Others have been laid off also though a small percentage in my office. So I get an early start on my retirement though I will look into finding a new job as I will not begin my real retirement until fall. Could be tough during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the meantime call me semi-retired and we'll see how that fits for now.