–Rode with Tom Elken in El Dorado Hills, including a short stretch of the original Lincoln Highway–the first road to cross the U.S. Completely wiped me out, mostly because of struggles getting (and keeping) the bike on the rack.
–Chelsea superconductor spinner came in. Nice.
–Took Grace shopping at Smart & Final. For the first time, we actually got discounts for having joined their program. Can’t believe we waited this long: I’ve been part of Raley’s/Bel Air program for many years.
–Went to refill the bird bath, water got cloudy. Turns out the grout was dissolving. I scraped it all off and put it back out with water in it. On reading the grout directions, it says “Wait 24 hours before using.” Reading a little further, it says “For shower floors, wait 7 days.” Oh. Don’t know what I’ll do now. I’d probably have to buy more silicone and break up more tiles–too much much trouble cleaning these off–and the animals would be without water for a week. Crap.
–After many soakings in various liquids, the Osprey pack is starting to smell neutral. I’m giving it one more long soak in “cleaning vinegar,” then (if still smelly) off to a cleaner. Grace suggested this; I should have thought of it long ago.
–Red Baron for dinner.