Winter Wanderings 2012 - Day #2 - 1/28

This bright, sunny, but very windy and chilly day was quite a mix.  We started gently, as is typical when I am here, and having ruled out most seriously outdoor activities decided to go "shopping" (mostly window) in Evansville, but not before addressing a home hiccup of Marissa's.  Back in the summer we had established that a lack of forced air in a bathroom was due to an air duct coming apart.  This was found by my crawling around uncomfortably in the aptly-named crawl space, and the successful fix involved the heavy use of many yards of duct tape.  It was also agreed that this was my last such exercise of that nature.

Marissa has now found that her largely unused study is significantly colder than the rest of the house and no air can be detected coming from the vent when the furnace is running, leading to the likely conclusion that yet another duct has become disconnected, which will require the hiring of a professional to investigate and, if our suspicions are correct - fix.  However, in the light of recent weather conditions a look at the crawl space entrance seemed to be in order and our fears were realized - it was several inches deep in water.  Our first order of business, despite the chilly conditions, was to set up a pump & drain hose to the street and leave it to run while we spent much of the day in Evansville.  When we returned the water was virtually gone.

We headed to and across Evansville to the "East Side" and

commenced our "window shopping".  After a while we took a time out for a coffee break at a conveniently located Starbucks.  Before leaving that particular area we visited The Fresh Market and bought some British bangers and also a stuffed pork roast, plus Marissa added some hard-to-find things she needed.  Since the timing was right we had lunch in the Food Court of a mall, both of us having a delicious open face gyros sandwich and a side.

We continued our mix of exploration of that side of Evansville with additional shopping and in the end both actually bought in Sears, of all places.  I got a comfortable pair of sunglasses for my long drives to come and Marissa found several pairs of jeans for both here and Disney.  We then headed home, had a cuppa tea, and took the "neglected" and long-suffering Zoe for a walk.

After a rest period we again embarked for Evansville, in the van this time as it has heated seats, and met up with Becca (owner of Zoe's sister) at Quiznos for a sandwich and conversation prior to making the very short run across the service road to the movie theater complex where we saw and all enjoyed "One for the Money" the first movie version of the first of a long series of books that Marissa & Becca had been reading and enjoying for years.  On returning to Mount Vernon we treated ourselves to a Dairy Queen treat to complete a very enjoyable day.