Wisconsin Sunrise: Delete and Start Again

I don't know why I can't write. I start, then delete. I guess I will just start.

Last weekend we drove up to Door County. We were looking for a place to walk. We stopped at Bayview Park. It looked like it involved a lot of walking and hubby's foot still bothered him, so we decided to leave that for another time. On the way back we decided to take a local road closer to the Lake. We stopped at Lambeau Cottage Park and took a short walk. It all felt like we were "back home". I don't know what else to call it. We lived in southeast Wisconsin since 2016. The trails have a certain "feel" about them, different from the swamps around the Fox Valley. We also discovered a map for trails around the Cofrin Memorial Arboretum, which was across the road. We plan to visit often. It's about a 45 minute to 1 hour drive, up through Green Bay.

The day before, on Saturday, I found out the creator and Administrator of the best succulent group on the internet passed away. "Papa Bear" Ken Bell, respected by all, loved by many. On Monday everything came crashing down on my emotions and I cried, over loosing things, our beloved trails, the view, Ken, you name it. On top of it all, I've been stressed because hubby is stressed, as there is friction at work.

We've had some warm, beautiful weather, but the apartment was HOT. I turned the heat off a few days ago, but it just seemed hot. The plant room was very hot, and the sunny west window sill was baking my plants. I can't open the murder curtains (I mean vertical blinds) all the way because there is no privacy from the cars and people. My digital thermometer registered between 90 and 101 on my plants. I moved them off the sill. I tried to open the window but it was stuck. I opened the patio door (there is a screen door) and put a fan there (nice dry, cooler air outside). Our bedroom was warm, so I faced another fan in there. This was seriously stressing me out. I checked the thermostat. The heat was off. When hubby came home from work he was able to open the window, which afforded some relief.

The next day the apartment still felt too warm. At this point I was stressed and exhausted. I sat down on the couch and flopped my arm across the back. WHAT THE HECK??? HEAT rising from behind the couch. OMG the radiator was pumping out heat. It was then I realized ALL the radiators were 95 degrees. I called right away, and maintenance came over and replaced some kind of regulator that was stuck open. He said it was the third one he had switched out that day.

So, anyway, the apartment cooled off, the window opens, that's good. Now I'm waiting for them to fix the sliding screen door, which screeches and sticks something horrible when I try to close it, and clean the air conditioner, which looks like it hasn't been cleaned since they built this place. No way am I turning it on and blowing that black crap all over. Geez.

After all that turmoil and stress, I have been concentrating on my plants. I have quite a few succulents outside now, and a few flowers we bought. This weekend we are buying more potting soil and a few more flowers. I will add pictures with captions.