One, Two, Three!

This morning, I phoned Kinky, because he had asked for a seven o'clock wake up call. At seven-up, I made the first of four telephone calls to the Lodge. At seven-fifteen, Kinky answered his phone and thanked me for reaching out and touching him. After that, I did my chores, fixed breakfast, did the four fast miles walk, took care of my paperwork, and then returned numerous phone calls. Then I decided to take a much needed rescue ranch break.

I took Hazel out of the closet, and we into Outer Space. Within four minutes, she had Outer Space sparkling! Before going inside, I decided to clean up our front porch, too. First, I removed a bucket load of empty flower pots, two bags of inexpensive bird seed, a sky blue can of paint, and some tools—that had collected on the table. Then I did something that most people can't claim to have ever done—I vacuumed the outside wall of our trailer! It was covered with old cobwebs. Then I vacuumed up the expensive birdseed, that had fallen onto our porch.

When we were done—the front porch looked great—no clutter! Hazel and I had feng shui-ed it! Yeah! Before we went inside, Tony and Aaron drove up in Kermit. "Nance, the porch looks great," Tony said, and Aaron agreed with Tony. We talked about a couple of our dogs, and what we needed to do, when I spotted a big black wasp—trying to make a nest on the porch ceiling!

"Oh no!" I said, as I pointed to its location—right above our window.

"So much for blue paint," Aaron remarked.

"Aaron, the sky blue paint works—this wasp is simply stupid or sick, that's all!" I said, in defense. "This is the very first black wasp to do this! Here Tony please take this, and let Hazel suck up the wasp!"

Aaron didn't like my idea, but not as much as T. did. "On the count of three," I said. "I will turn Hazel on, and then do it real fast! Okay? One, two, three!" Hazel immediately came to life, Tone hesitated for a couple of seconds, and then he stuck the long wand up to the ceiling—swhoosh—the black wasp was gone, and so was its soon to be wannabe nest! "Thank you, Tony." Tony said nothing.

The men then left the porch, jumped into Kermit and quickly sped away. After I had unplugged Hazel, from the wall socket inside, and was wrapping up the electrical cord, I realized that I could not empty the nearly full bagless vacuum bucket, for several days—because that angry black wasp might still be alive in there—making plans to get even with me! That really sucked.

After Hazel went back into the closet, I made lunch for Tony and me. We had organic chicken, asparagus soup and some of my delicious beans. When my kitchen was cleaned, I returned some new phone calls. After that I went outside to the garden to see Tony. He was busy planting his new seedlings, so I got inspired and decided to plant my Fairy Tale Pumpkin seeds, courtesy of Grace A., who gave me the giant pumpkin, and Carol V., who did the dirty work for me—cutting up the gigantic thing, cooking it, and removing all of the seeds, which she shared with me—along with a half of a loaf of her delicious pumpkin bread, and several bags of cooked pumpkin meat!

I can't wait to plant the pumpkin seedlings into the new "Cousin Nancy's Fairy Tale Pumpkin Patch," which is now located in the alley, right next to our front yard!

Y'all have a great evening! Tone and I are fixin' to go outside to visit with Beckham, and feed him a few grapes. I love that little wild hog. I'm going to really miss him, but I am so happy that he is going to have a really great life, at the Trails End Guest House, just outside of Kerrville.