Remember my Handsome Handyman Ken? I've been thinking about him lately because I haven't seen him or talked to him since New Years Day.

Today I saw a red truck at Neighbour Ken's house but it wasn't the same colour red as Handsome Ken's truck is so I didn't think it was him but I sure wished I could see him today. LOL

Like they say in the "Secret" wish for it and it will come. So a few times I thought I wish I could see Ken today. I really wanted to see him again and kep telling that to myself.

I stopped thinking about him when I accompanied my elderly neighbour in a cab to her dialysis. I came home after I dropped her off then I did housework and then late on in the afternoon I took Loki for a walk. That is when I started thinking about seeing Ken again.

On the way home on street before mine at the corner house I was stopped by an elderly woman who was working in her yard and we chatted about my dog and the weather. I told her I needed to cut my grass this afternoon but would wait until after 6:00 pm to do it. I was going to do it first thing this morning but then I had to take Mrs. Moore to the hospital.

I turned the corner and as I walked up towards my house I saw that red truck and again didn't think it was Handsome Ken's because of the colour.

I came home from my walk and since I hadn't eaten yet I made myself a toasted tomato sandwich and a pot of coffee. I hummed and hawed about doing the lawn and then talked myself into doing it. I have a big back yard and with the lawnmower I walk almost 3 kilometres cutting the grass. After taking Loki for his long walk I wasn't looking forward to doing it.

Then I decided it was now or never and I had psyched myself into cutting the grass. I went across the street to get my lawnmower (I store it at a neighbour's). I picked up the dog poop on my lawn and then check to see if my other neighbour Tom had topped up the gas for me. I am used to having an electric mower so I don't know anything about gas powered mowers and I don't drive so I can't get the gas for the gas mower.

I was so happy the lawn mower started for me because the last time I cut the grass I couldn't get the thing to start and was afraid I was going to flood it if I pulled the cord too many times. I have a hard enough time as it is pulling the cord and it always hits me in the breast when I let go. Ouch! I was about to give up last week when Tom came out of his house to cut his grass so he stared the mower for me. He had a hard time too.

So today the mower starts with no problem. I was really happy plus the sun had gone behind the clouds and there was a nice breeze. I went once around the perimeter of the front yard and then I started to go up and down the lawn. After the 2nd row I noticed stuff spewing out of the lawnmower and the mower started smoking a bit. I thought maybe Tom had over filled the gas tank - what do I know? I did about 6 more rows and the stuff spewing onto the lawn mower had gotten worse. I kept on going though but all the time thinking that whatever was happening the lawnmower might blow up or catch on fire. I realized then it was oil because I slipped on the grass and it was on my pants and all over the base of the mower and ontop of the motor and dripping down the sides.

I was just going to shut the mower off when my "Knights in a Taupe Van" pulled up to the curb to say hello. I said "help me" LOL In the van was Neighbour Ken and Handsome Ken!

They parked the van at Ken's and came over. I told them what happened and Handsome Ken noticed the cap was missing from the oil tank. Hmmmm, I didn't even know the thing had an oil tank. He said it was a good thing I stopped the mower because I might have ruined the engine. There was oil everywhere.

I told them I didn't know where I would have lost the cap and then Handsome Ken asked me where I was cutting the grass when I first noticed the oil. He walked over to the spot, bent down and picked up the oil cap from the grass. This was just a small little black cap, I don't even know how he saw it!

I figure Tom must have put oil in the oil tank after we had a problem staring it last week and didn't put the cap on tight enough.

Neighbour Ken went home to get some oil for me so I had a chance to chat with Handome Ken. I know Neighbour Ken stays away on purpose to give us time to chat alone. 20 minutes later Neighbour Ken comes back and says he doesn't have any oil. Handsome Ken said he would bring some over in the morning and top up the tank.

Now after that long boring story how was it that Handsome Ken showed up after I was wishing for him to? LOLOL I did not sabotage my lawn mower! ROFL So it was his red truck after all. He told me he had leased a new red truck in January.

After I cleaned up the lawn mower (the thing will never rust now) I called Neighbour Ken to thank him for coming to my rescue. He said it was "Providence" It was meant to happen at just the right time as they were driving by. I didn't tell him I had been wishing to see Ken today.

Fate, the Secret, coincidence. Whatever it was, it worked.

Hmmm, maybe now I should start wishing to win the lottery. I guess I would have to buy a ticket to get that ball rolling. LOL

Do things like this happen to you? When you wish for something and it happens?

Anne