We’re almost at the end of myself-declared birthday month. It’s been great but exhausting. Sunday was another hot golf outing at Standard Club, then Monday we had a beautiful day at Taylorsville Lake (title photo above). Blue skies, murky water, good temps, and lots of futile fishing. Taylorsville is not known for its fishing, particularly in the middle of the day. All while fighting a summer cold.

And our last round of company leaves today. It’s been nice seeing everyone, but as usual, I scheduled too much, too many, people and events. I’m *really* looking forward to some peace and quiet, which will start in Socal tomorrow afternoon.

In the middle of all the events and visitors I managed to complete the basement remodel and buildout. The grandsons seemed to like it, but the real test is when I return in August and see if they want to spend some time here at the house. It’s been fun furnishing/finishing it, and next will come the books, posters, Legos and puzzles that they’ll use to make it their own. The air hockey table is already a hit.

So summer stay #1 in Louisville comes to a close. The weather mostly cooperated, the summer remodel project is over, and I plan to enter a half year of relative calm. First up – a long quiet weekend watching The Open from Royal Birkdale, Scotland. And hopefully another Starship launch.