Saturday:

• Turned H2O on, tried all faucets, tightened some valves: NO PIPE LEAKS that we could detect. We had the pump and water valve on for more than an hour without using the faucets or toilets and the pump pressure remained constant. GOOD NEWS!
• Several valves and/or faucets need new washers, since they drip slowly; except the front bathroom cold which drips steadily. It had been turned off underneath the sink, so Carlie or Anna Ruth must have turned it off before they left last fall.
  
• oil <3/8
• There was mail in the mailbox, dated April 1. I'll check Monday or Tuesday to see if it is being delivered or if this was a mistake.
• Found Lenten rose blooming, as well as one clump of purple crocuses
• No sign of fish, yet...
• cleaned up fallen pine branches and debris around the knoll and driveway
• turned off water before we left, just in case...