Lori Update, Part 3
I can't keep track of Lori's meds in the brain. So, I had to find a way to track them. The Washington Post sends out a small cheap calendar each year to subscribers. I had it in the recycle box and...
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Falling Apart
I don't know what to do. The Mews are becoming too much for me to deal with.It all started to go bad when Iza died of some sort of internal hemorrhaging in April 2020. She was only 12. I decided to...
View ArticleBusy Day
Finally started cleaning the basement to start planting seeds soon. What a MESS it had become! I could barely move around in parts of it.Part of it is Loki. He's an explorer and a real climber....
View ArticleCordless Drill
ARGGH!The 2 batteries on my 2007 Dewalt cordless drill finally died, so I needed replacements. The original equipment batteries are no longer available. So I searched for replacements. Eventually, I...
View ArticleCat Problems
Loki has decided the bed is a good place to pee. Which is difficult for me. I finally figured out that the pee spots on the bed were from Loki. I caught him in the act finally. I need to research...
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Growing Tomatoes And Some other Garden Items
I have 2 major problems growing tomatoes the past few years. First, my enclosed raised bed garden is shaded by neighbors' junk volunteer trees as they have grown larger. Second, a sunnier spot where...
View ArticleThe State Of The Mews
Trying new things to fix "fuss&upset"...Marley still has kidney problems and alway will. But the kidney care Hill's Science diet (and some portion control for weight) has helped. And he will be...
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Art?
Had to share this. I grow a lot of lettuces, celery, bok choy, etc in planter trays.And I was starting a new season of them last week. But the trays have a wire hook in the middle to keep the sides...
View ArticleRoutine Heat Pump Maintenance
I had a new Trane heat pump installed late last Summer. I had gotten tired of basic brands failing to the point of needing replacement every 5-8 years. Somewhat painfully expensive, but it was about...
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Basketball
I don't watch professional basketball at all. It isn't the game I remember from decades ago. It is surprisingly violent. The refs don't call most fouls, travelling is routine, and it seems to me...
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Flowers
The Spring bulbs are starting full bloom. Crocuses today. The early yellow crocuses have started to fade, but the purple and striped lavender ones are showing their best. I was very pleased when the...
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Daffodils
I musn't ignore the daffodils! They are blooming well. It was a wet Winter and they seem happy! Yeah, they want it dry during the Summer/Fall but late Winter rain seems to suit them...Yesterday, I...
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Looking Up
While I was outside with The Mews, I laid back and looked up. I thought the tree branches and the clouds were kind of nice.Nothing important about these pictures, but a few of them looked...
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Early Flowers
It's nice when some flowers nbloom or emerge at the same time...The early daffodils are blooming.Therre are still some crocuses.And the daylillys are emerging.And because I love daffodils and crocuses...
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Front Yard
The saucer Magnolia tree is in full bloom. I love that tree! The front box of Daffodils is in full bloom too. As are the Nandini shrubs.There is a later bloom of daffodils just emerging. I get to...
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Back Yard
The back yard has flowers and blooms too.Asters are growing from a deck pot.The sawhorses ready for more lettuce and small crops in trays. I tightened a lot of bolts yesterday,Some stargazer lillies...
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Getting Stuff Done.
Well, I slept too many hours for several days, so at 4 am, I was just laying in bed not tired. So I got up and decided to DO SOMETHING!Early morning TV is awful, even the usual political channels. So...
View ArticleRefrigerator Troubles
You may recall I was planning to have a new refrigerator delivered tomorrow. The deal was that I would have the new one in the kitchen, the old one moved to the basement, and the ancient basement one...
View ArticleI Can't Win With Refrigerators
Getting a replacement refrigerator is driving my crazy! I need to get rid of the ancient one in the basement. My initial thought was kind of to automatically get rid of the ancient one, have the...
View ArticleRefrigerator Delivered!
I have a new fridge in the basement! It is in place, working, and I think I will go to bed now. Yeah, its 1 PM now, but I couldn't sleep last night worrying abut whether there might be problems....
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