What a day - things went wrong

You know the old saying - if something can go wrong, it will. Yeah, I got the T-shirt today. 

I had a few chores to do. First up - vacuum the floors to get up the dog fur. The Dyson cordless threw a fit. It simply had no sucking power. I took it apart and couldn't find a clog, put in a new air filter, and it still wouldn't work. I've only had it a bit over a year, so I'm pissed off about it. It's time to ditch Dyson and try another brand. I had to use the old corded upright I keep in the laundry room to de-fur the living room.  

Next on the list - tidy up the garden. It's the time of year when the maple seeds are flying, so it's get the leaf blower and blow off the woven weed fabric. That went well until I treated the baby pepper plants to a brief tornado. (time to put the blower away)

The heat pump sits just outside my office on the north side of the sunroom. Every spring I need to weed the area and then spray weed killer. We put down a tarp and then a thick layer of clean crush run (gravel), and it will stay tidy now. Did I mention I inadvertently sprayed one of my sneakers?

I got the John Deere x370 to tidy up along the edge and then, although not planned for today, mowed the front yard. Then I decided I'd better fill the gas cans. I called Deuce and we headed for the nearest filling station. I filled the cans and one of them sprung a leak. At $3.12 a gallon, this was not good. I rushed home and transferred the contents of the can into whatever I could find - a temporary solution until I can get a new can. 

Aaaand of course Deuce turned stubborn. Once we were back home, he refused to get out of the pickup. He wanted to go for another ride, and I was not in the mood. I had to literally climb in the back seat and push him out. 

Then I needed to make a pit stop and the toilet kept running. This was a step over the line for the day. I closed the intake valve and I will deal with it tomorrow.

If I even get out of bed tomorrow.

The Lady of Holly Tree Manor/The Hideaway

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