At Home in the Huddle 2008: Monday

It's Garbage Day!

67.3 at 6 o'clock, and going to be another scorcher.

WKTV's forecast: "Monday will be the hottest day of this stretch with mostly sunny skies and, with temperatures surging past 90 degrees in many locations, and perhaps approaching the mid 90s in a few isolated spots. The heat will continue into Tuesday morning and afternoon as well.
The heat will begin to break down Tuesday night, as cold front moves in, with a return to more seasonable conditions by Wednesday."

Yesterday, with temperatures topping out close to 90 degrees and the humidity very high, the Waterville Area Volunteer Ambulance Corps visited the Schoolhouse Apartments to deliver plenty of cold water and popsicles. Please make sure to take care of yourselves and your friends!

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Donna Weeks brought to my attention the "Run for the Fallen" - a 71-day memorial event that will be carried out by a man from Clinton who intends to run 4,000 miles across the country. At each mile, a marker will be placed in memory of somone who has given their life for the country, and some of those markers were made by students at WCS. I'll give you more details in a day or two.

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Bunches of yellow marigolds and purple pansies border a new walkway at the Sigsbee residence on Madison Street.

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"Her Highness" held court and entertained quite a few visiting birders over the weekend, including photographer Jody Hildreth. I was kept fairly busy serving as her "receptionist" and, therefore, was not able to attend as many of the weekend's social functions as I'd have liked to. If anyone who WAS at the Women's Club Tea, the Sherburne Pageant of Bands, the Rotary Auction or the Music Boosters' Ice Cream Social has any pictures to share, I'll be glad to post them!

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WKTV reports that "The Governor is Ready" to start training for the Boilermaker!

How many runners from Waterville will be joining him?

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Noel Coward wrote, "Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun."

Around noon, yesterday, East Main Street was still packed with cars belonging to parishioners of the First Baptist Church, Grace Episcopal Church and SouthGate Ministries.

On West Main Street, Morgan's sidewalk showroom drew plenty of customers.

Considering the temperature and humidity, I was a little bit surprised to see so many runners and walkers out as well as other villagers who were mowing lawns and otherwise actively - and productively - spending their time! The Zwahlens at the corner of Obsorn and Route 20 were clearing brush. Annette Gurdo was weeding. I saw Ted Harrington mowing, and a young lady who lives in the former Fraser residence on Sanger Avenue was doing the same.

Is this Jim Kloster?

Whoever this gentleman is, he'd already finished mowing and was sweeping up.

On White Street, porch-painting was in progress ........

.......... and across the street, the Wrights were "digging in" ....

.......... while this gentleman worked on a new fence on Sanger Avenue.

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No one was working at the new townhouses out on Madison Street. This is a view from the parking lot of the medical center. The pink flowers in the foreground are Scabiosa --- or "Pincushion flower!"

All sorts of wildflowers are blooming: photos tomorrow!

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