Archive of posts filed under the Around the House category.
Lucky me
I went out to the driveway this afternoon, fear and trepidation in my heart. I was sure the car wouldn’t start, simply because it hadn’t been driven long enough after I got it jumped last night. I was wrong. It started right up and purred along as though it had never run down. Phew.
How did I do that?
A neighbor came over with some apple bananas from her backyard tree and advised me that my car tail lights were on. I can’t understand how they got left on, but since she came over at 7:30pm and I got home and out of the car around 1:30pm, the battery was well and truly run …
Exhausted!
Family from Southern California visited yesterday, and I’m still recovering today. See you tomorrow.
Deluge!
Well, no. But it was unnerving for a few minutes. At 4:15am I was awakened by a very loud steady roar. After a few minutes I figured out that it was water flowing/rushing somewhere. I looked out the window and saw water glistening on the cul-de-sac’s asphalt. Shortly thereafter I heard people talking, and I …
Beautiful day here
Mango tree trimmed, two loads of laundry done, dog persuaded to go outside, aspirin taken to counteract the cold. What could be better? Take-out dinner!
Loss of power
A long time ago we were the only neighborhood on this side of the island which still had power during Hurricane Iwa. We cooked three Thanksgiving turkeys that year. Tonight was payback. We lost power for about two hours, and we were the only neighborhood in sight which did. Drive 1/4 mile downhill and everyone’s …
Pretty good steak, too
About every six months there’s a guy driving a meat truck around our neighborhood, ostensibly making deliveries to customers who’ve ordered in advance. Personally, I think he’s prospecting rather than delivering. He’s stopped at our house maybe four times to try to sell me on his products, which are frozen steaks in various cuts, pork …
Abby the Dog appearance
“I am an Easter Dog.” From Events
Remote control devices, temperament thereof
I swear there must be thousands of these things thrown against walls every day. Mom’s has a mute button which seems to have gotten off-center from its spring inside the case. If you press it you run the risk of not getting your sound back without a fair degree of fussing and cussing. I don’t …
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