And God looked down on rural Tennessee and saw Jon in the Wilderness. And God said:
"I'm going to fix that bastard and give him more problems than he already has."
God's word was good, and it came to pass.
As if I didn't have enough problems, yesterday my stove and refrigerator went awry at the same time.
Both of these appliances were left here by the previous owners. I generally don't like to use left-overs, but they worked fine so I decided to keep them.
The refrigerator, however, has always acted weird and constantly makes ungodly noises that can only be described as death howls from Satan.
Yesterday I noticed that the refrigerator lost nearly all its power and things were unnervingly warm inside.
Admittedly, it was packed to capacity. For the first time in my life I really stocked up on food. I have vegetables, cheese, ham, salami, several pies, lasagna, fish, pork chops, three (yes, three) chickens, and two roasts which I plan to make in the new slow cooker.
There was absolutely no breathing room in the fridge, so I cleared some things out and it seems to be working normally again. Knock wood....
The problem with the stove is a long story that I won't bore you with. After several tedious hours, I got it working again - - all except for one burner, which I'll try to fix tomorrow.
I can afford to buy new appliances but am reluctant to delve into my savings. I'll wait until abject desperation inspires me to do otherwise.....
Yesterday afternoon I plodded outside into the forest again to take a few more photos. There's not much to see, but I wanted to document these last autumnal days.
The weather is mild again and much of the foliage is still lingering.
My house is visible through a jungle of trees.
