Yes, I know the title is misleading, but I am amused anyway. We are of course talking about our home's rain gutters. I cannot believe just how many nests have been made in them this year! Today Hubbin is cleaning them out and I'm spotting him on the ladder. Yep, I'm the 'gofer' girl; I'm... Continue Reading →
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Losing My Coffee Cup, My Phone, …
I sat down at my desk to continue writing my story this morning and discovered that my coffee cup was missing. I mean, I know I had it. I filled it and doctored my coffee the way I liked, but then I set it down, somewhere between the pot and my desk. Really, there are... Continue Reading →
Needing A Quiet Place for A Creative Space
I've been setting aside time to write (and experiment with watercolor paints) and this week I found if I do either of them at home, I'm easily distracted. I'll be trying to get the wording (or color) just right, and I'll hear the beeping of the dryer, water running when there shouldn't be, or encounter... Continue Reading →
Ever Just Want to Hang on To Your Money?
Since I'm retired, my "payday" only arrives once a month, and since all my bills also come in once a month, my money comes in and then goes out, just as fast. I'm just a pass-through agency for my funding stream. I've elected to pay my bills online instead of having them auto-hit, mostly due... Continue Reading →
Giving Thanks for Resurrected Appliances
I was about to write about something totally different just now, when I heard my husband exclaim, "It just squirted water all over me!" There is no "Uh Oh," from me, no racing to the kitchen at the other end of the house, to find out what happened. He is in the kitchen, talking on... Continue Reading →
Building When I Don’t Have the Skill or Funds
I need shelving. The problem is, the house does not have enough area to cover my need, so some creativeness is warranted. Creativeness? I've got that. What I don't possess is the knowledge to carry out such a build to add storage, nor the funding for such a venture right now, so I have to... Continue Reading →
DUI Reenactment Message Gone Wrong
The local college's Arts Program's acting class was recreating an accident scene that had claimed the lives of four teenagers. The purpose of this graphic scenario was to motivate students to not drink and drive and since my own children were coming into the age of freedom (i.e., getting their own drivers licenses), I thought... Continue Reading →
Doomed Washing Machine Cell Phone
Over the years, I've replaced phones more because I wanted to, not because I had to, although I have cracked a screen or two. Well, my current phone is sporting a couple cracks, which occurred within the first week of ownership. I decided I did not need to replace or fix it at the time... Continue Reading →
Hot Weather, Yard Work, & Christmas Music
Well, we put it off and put it off (and put it off), because of the heat Duncan has been experiencing, until today we realized our grass was taller than our sprinklers, so I geared up to do my part of the yard work in our weeks-long hundred-degree weather. This entailed putting on my sun... Continue Reading →
With All the Best Intentions…
Well, I posted the other day that my mornings would be started out with coffee and a morning blog. Yes, that jinxed my whole day yesterday! First thing that happened was that my computer monitor screen went wonky. I've never seen such pretty colors! It happened just as I clicked on the Google link, which... Continue Reading →
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