Huskies Win Softball Championship!

Not too much going on around here but yard work and housework. Our recent hot spell found me spending a good part of Sunday restarting the sprinkler system, which always seems to need tuning up before it will actually come on regularly without flooding the neighborhood. I couldn’t put it off any longer since I finally planted the corn the middle of last week. I was spending more time hand watering it than it took to get the sprinkler system working. I also put up the tomato frames I built last year since the tomatoes finally started growing, too. I was rewarded by seeing row after row of corn emerging today.

While we were at Lowes and Home Depot picking up planting needs, someone decided we should also pick up items for household projects. I’ve also managed to replace the broken toilet seat and the shower head, both relatively easy since I’ve done them before. I found replacing the garbage disposal a little more challenging because I’ve never had one before and, thus, had no need to replace one. I was a little intimidated until I went online and found several videos on how to replace one. Armed with that knowledge, it was a relatively easy job. I continue to be amazed by the magic of the internet, wondering how I ever managed without it.

Of course, I’ve also managed to waste a considerable amount of time on Facebook, mainly playing, and losing Scrabble games. Still, it provides a nice break after my three hours of exercise at the YMCA and walking the dog and I enjoy interacting with neighbors two houses down from me, in Pennsylvania, and right across the border in British Columbia. We won’t mention the blogs that I continue to read daily.

My favorite time waster lately has been watching the University of Washington Girls Softball Team win a national championship. After several years of watching Seattle professional teams and, worse yet, Husky teams, crash and burn, it was a real treat watching the girls play. It’s hard not to feel a little sorry for the Florida girls, since they, too, seemed deserving of a win, but it was great to watch a Husky team finally come through and win it all. Maybe the softball team will actually get more (some) local TV coverage next year. They darn well better get lights for their field so they can host some tournament games next year. Fortunately, the season is over and I won’t be spending three hours a day watching the games, which means I should be able to get out and get more pictures soon.

5 thoughts on “Huskies Win Softball Championship!”

  1. That word “yard” always throws me Loren as here a yard is just that – an area of concrete. But that was on thing I learned on my recent visit to US – our garden is your yard. Look forward to more bird pictures.

  2. great timing on the corn planting, these last few days have been corn-kickers. i have been amazed at how fast things dry out. kjm

  3. Wow… 3 hours of exercise? You have my admiration. Here I thought I was tough for doing 2 hours of yoga, often daily.

    As for home improvement: I think I’ll take a cue from you and search for videos for replacing faucets, something my husband is determined to do — in spite of his not-so-stellar track record at it! 🙂

  4. The last time my niece batted against the Huskies’ pitcher was in the Canada Cup shortly before the Olympics. Her school, Hofstra, opened their season against the Huskies earlier that year and she went 2 for 4. She had an advantage. She’d played Summer Select ball against her for several years before going off to play college ball.

  5. That’s still an awful impressive batting average against a first-rate pitcher, Craig.

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