Brendon is here

Brendon drove up from Shutesbury in Katie's car - the red Prius. We met him halfway - in Greenfield at the Applebee's parking lot. We went down Route 5, not I-91, so we didn't have to go fast. I worry about driving fast with the car held together by a bungi-cord! I came back with Brendon in the Prius, and Ellen drove our car back. On the way, we stopped at a huge tag sale in Bernardston - Brendon loves tag sales - and he bought an electric coffee pot for $7. He found sludge in one of the reservoirs, so now he is cleaning it, or trying to. It's a hard-to-reach spot. Otherwise, it seems to work well. Brendon ran some vinegar through it in case there was any mold. Now he is flushing it out.

Brendon cleaning the coffee pot.*************************** It is a beautiful day today - warm and sunny, but not too warm. Brendon will spend the night and go back home tomorrow in time to meet a friend at noon. Church tomorrow is a Union Service being held at First Congregational Church in West Brattleboro. The service starts at 11a.m., not 10a.m. as usual. So we don't have to be there until 9:45a.m. We are coping okay with the car. It seems to run fine, and that is good. I'm worried that something will shift while in motion, and something will drag on the ground, or whatever, and make it impossible to drive. But that hasn't happened. The main inconvenience is having to pry up the fender to open the driver's door. But we still don't know if it can be repaired, or whether repair cost will exceed book value, in which case the insurance company settles for an amount, I think. We have a reservation for a rental car at 9:30a.m. Tuesday morning, which we will probably take. The adjustor should come Tuesday or Wednesday.

Lunch on the deck - Brendon and Ellen talking.