Pressure

Finally, there's another thing we can check off the dwindling list of renovation items not finished.

The water pressure here has been poor. We have county water, but the piping runs about 300 yards from the meter out by the highway to the house, and it runs downhill and uphill twice along the way. Two lovely shower heads were included in the renovation, but the trickle of water that has been the reality when showering has been disappointing. Not to mention that you could not run the clothes washer while showering, nor the dishwasher. Finally, after a couple of false starts asking vendors to provide estimates, we found a plumber willing to do the work and as of two days ago, now we have good water pressure! They installed a small pump plus a reserve storage tank. I don't know exactly how they work ---- Brad does ---- I only know that the end result is what I had been hoping for. Yay! Now we don't have to be apologetic to our guests about the lack of water pressure.

I found a nice stand of Solomon's seal in the woods and couldn't resist clipping a few pieces to bring inside. The peonies that have been here for years are doing very well. There have been a few wildflowers or weeds blooming in the woods that we have enjoyed too. The asparagus production has slowed greatly. This seems a bit early as we usually get two months of harvest. The sun has been absent for much of the past week. Maybe when it comes out we will get another spurt of new stalks. I hope so!!