I went to see Get the Led Out at People’s Natural Gas Park last night. In case you didn’t figure it out, they’re a Led Zeppelin tribute band. This was not a free concert, but it was definitely worth the money. While they’re not the same caliber as Brit Floyd, they put on a great show. They played a pretty long time, too. The show started at 8 and was over around 10:30. They did have a short intermission at 9, but that’s still a long time to play.
paint job
Way back when my house was purchased the siding needed painted. For whatever reason, this task never got done. I think it was mostly because we couldn’t DIY it. Anyway, after getting a new roof, gutters, and garage door the other year, I really wanted to get the siding painted. After 20+ years it definitely needed it.
Last spring, I contacted a couple painters, but only one called me back. When they gave me the estimate, they warned me that they still hadn’t completed jobs from the previous year, so it might be a while. Fast forward 15 months and I still hadn’t heard from them. So, I called last month to see what was up and they said I was on the schedule for July. And, this was my lucky week. They came first thing Monday morning and did the power washing and primer. Then, Tuesday, they painted. Besides the paint they splattered all over the place (bricks, sidewalk, plants, roof, etc.), it looks great. Ugh. They said to expect to do this again in 5-10 years. Hopefully I can find someone else to do it at that point.
The next big project is to get a new sidewalk and the bottom half of the driveway redone. I’m going to have to replenish the coffers before that happens, though. The house is definitely starting to get into “do over” mode, so I’m sure that won’t be the last big project.
crowned
Does this make me the queen? I like to think so. After an uncomfortable month of wearing a temporary crown, I got the permanent one put on a week ago. If I ever have to do this again, I’m going to make sure they schedule the two appointments closer together because four weeks of that is too many.
The crown seems to be working out pretty well. I still have some hot/cold sensitivity on that side of my mouth, (but it might be from two recent fillings–it’s hard to tell for sure). I will say that it is nice to be able to chew on that side of my mouth again. Also, thank goodness for dental insurance.
a golden gathering
Apparently this amazing event in Ligonier has been happening for a few years. I don’t know how I didn’t hear about it before. Basically, there’s a show dog (a Golden Retriever) who’s from Ligonier and they started this event a few years ago in his honor. There were over 80 dogs in attendance. And, zero issues. I’d like to see you do that with any other breed. Anyway, it was pretty fun and I’d go back even without a dog.
the plate scrapers
More free music at People’s Natural Gas Park last night. This time, it was The Plate Scrapers, a bluegrass band from Virginia. They were pretty good. It’s not like I listen to bluegrass in my daily life, but they played the uptempo kind and I can pretty much get on board with any music that is >=128bpm.