Alaska Or Bust

Failure was not an option. I got up at 6 am, after only a little over 3 hours sleep and went to work. The sprinklers needed to be fixed today. They have been broken for a good 6 months, but I have been able to manage by attaching a sprinkler attachment to the hose and moving it around. Tomorrow, my trip to Alaska begins, so, the yard must be self-watering or I will come home to a dead garden.

Lindsay tried to fix the system a few weeks ago and gave up. He said something about needing a volt meter, but didn't get around to it. I used the old fashioned method of working with live wires to see what sparked. It has now been rewired, the timers work and I didn't even shock myself.

Now, there is a new problem. The dogs managed to break three sprinkler heads and it wasn't just the heads. The pipe leading to the heads, deep underground broke. After two trips to the hardware store, I got only one fixed.

I'm tired, can't dig anymore or make any more trips to the hardware store. I'm done. I'm hoping that the geysers will spray out sufficient water to keep the yard more or less alive.

In the meantime, I have finished packing. I have my evening gowns, high heels, down jacket and mittens in the suitcase and managed to come in under the airline weight limit. It's not easy packing for a trip involving hiking in cold weather, dancing in formal gowns and getting it all in one suitcase that weighs less than 50 pounds. I had to leave out the tiara.

Anyway, I will be gone a little over a week. Take care.