Mimosa trees won’t stay dead. Deck Project 1, Mimosa 0 Last summer, I had my deck rebuilt. The home inspector had flagged the deck as a “needs to be repaired or replaced, seek professional help” type of project. The boards were rotting. Nails poking up and the joists were soft. The tree cutters removed the Mimosa tree adjacent to the deck a few months prior. My contractor did a fantastic job. He changed...
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Sounds in the ceiling
Last night while I was doing the dishes, I heard skittering of something in the kitchen ceiling. The kitties were upstairs staring at the wall and walking around meowing. They were following the sound of something in the walls. Not sure what it is. Mice seem to be a good guess since my neighbor recently had issues with mice. The HOA is working on painting and repairing siding on the houses. The painters...
Continue reading...Abney Park
I’ve been listening to a lot of music by Abney Park. They posted a new song today that struck a cord. Video has lyrics. Related Images:
Continue reading...Plumber fixed the drip
The tub is no longer leaking. My neighbor said that the build quality on these houses isn’t very good and I believe him. This was the second time the tub had to be repaired because of a drip. One thing I did learn with these old Delta faucets: the springs have to be elongated just a little bit with a gentle squeeze from a pair of pliers. Otherwise, they are a little too...
Continue reading...Waiting on the plumber
So my day feels like I’m waiting on the plumber because he’s coming to fix the sink (well, tub faucet, but close enough). Related Images:
Continue reading...Kitteh likes water drip
I turned off the water to the house when I went to work and during the day over the weekend. I turned the water back on overnight so the pipes wouldn’t freeze. I was upstairs looking at the faucet, and BrieBrie decided to try and help me. Help from BrieBrie means her investigating each tool and playing with anything that might move. BrieBrie had her back feet on the ground and her front...
Continue reading...Leaky bathtub faucet
A few months ago, my upstairs bathtub faucet began to drip. Just a little at first, but over the months it became a constant background noise. I couldn’t stand it and found a video on how to repair the Delta faucet. It is an older faucet, with a push-button diverter and a single knob that controls water amount and temperature. I took apart the faucet handle, replaced the inner rubber seals and springs....
Continue reading...Resume help
I’m helping a friend with a resume tonight so I’ve been reading through links on the latest and greatest in writing resumes. Most of the techniques I’ve used are still valid. The format needs to be updated but the general items that are included are the same. It’s interesting that the idea of a professional “landing page” is now popular. A landing page used to be what you ended up on after clicking...
Continue reading...Kenya came up lame
My Mom’s lovely mare Kenya came up lame today. (Kenya is Kasane’s sister by the same sire.) Kenya’s back right leg was slightly swollen above the fetlock. We had the vet out and it turns out Kenya had an abscess. It cleared up shortly after about a week of bandaging… but she’s all better now. Related Images:
Continue reading...Pain in the butt continues
I’ve been going to the spine orthopedic specialist regularly since my tailbone started hurting in April. He did a series of injections on either side of my tailbone. Initially, the injections seemed to help a lot, but the past several ones didn’t seem to make a noticeable difference. (My chiropractor making sure the tailbone was in alignment often helped more than the injections did.) During the visit today, the doctor used acupuncture. First...
Continue reading...Phaedra takes over the world
Or as close to it as she gets. She’s now coming out to meet me or at least watch me whenever I enter the bathroom. She isn’t hiding behind the toilet any more. She purrs and plays regularly. She even comes up to me now and follows me around when I bring in her food. Her confidence has improved a lot over the past few weeks. All with this very high pitched kittenish...
Continue reading...Still no riding
Pain in my rump is still there. It’s gradually getting better but I am not able to sit long without the donut pillow. I can sit for about 20 minutes without one now, up from 10 minutes. I suppose that’s an improvement. It’s a long way from being able to ride, though. I’m still seeing the orthopedist. Next appointment coming up for round three. Related Images:
Continue reading...New refrigerator
The lovely new refrigerator is here! It makes such a huge difference in how the kitchen looks. The house is so much quieter too, without the rattle of the other machine’s motor. It will be interesting to see what happens to the electric bill now. Related Images:
Continue reading...A hearse ran me off the road
I have this lovely new car and it seems like fewer people see the Veloster than the Tiburon. The strangest part was today’s activities: two cars, one on the way in to work and one on the way home, almost ran me off of the road. Well one actually did run me into the shoulder. Here’s where it gets strange. A brand new hearse ran me off of the road on the way...
Continue reading...Ice Age in the refrigerator
My 32-year old refrigerator is dying a sad death. The freezer’s frost is creeping into the refrigerator compartment. There is a six inch frost ledge. A bottle of juice at the back of the top shelf has most of it’s cap covered by frost. I couldn’t easily move it. This frost is also melting and dripping water. I spent the better part of the weekend online reading reviews and going to the regular...
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