Abby the Dog appearance
“I am an Easter Dog.” From Events
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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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An errandy sort of day
First with Mom to Lenscrafters (because they have the widest selection of frames and they’re nearby) to get her some new glasses. That resulted in a forecasted wait of 10 – 14 days and several hundred dollars. Then off to a jewelry store to see if the clasp on her bracelet could be repaired, since …
Gray day, so . . .
I know! Clean the coffeemaker! Oh, oops. Gotta go get some white vinegar first. I lead an exciting life sometimes.
Tree down!
We had some heavy wind and rain yesterday. At one point I heard a noise outside and went to look, and this is what I found: From Events That’s a coral tree that’s been in front of the house since the first days of the neighborhood. There’s another one on the other side of the …
Peel this!
“I may not make pizza often, but when I do, I use my bamboo pizza peel to remove it from the oven.” From Events It has to be simpler and safer to use this than the two spatulas at 45-degree angles I’ve been using to get a hot pizza off the pizza stone, right?
O-o-o-o-kay, marketers
Ladies and germs, meet my new Gargoyle Gray sheets! From Events
Sudden comfort
Behold my new comforter! The old one was ratty and falling apart and didn’t match the blue of the walls to boot, so I hinted around that I’d like one for Christmas. My hints failed. Sears was having an after-Christmas sale, however, so I went down there and bought this for $40. It’s warm but …
Harry the Harried Homeowner
I mentioned the oven problem last week as well as the ice maker. In addition, the master bedroom shower wants to drip unless I borrow Conan the Barbarian’s biceps to tighten the faucet. Also, the overhead fluorescent fixture in the kitchen has a non-working bulb because the ballast is out, and I have the same …
Appliances from hell
The fridge ice maker was finally repaired on Thursday of last week and has been producing cubes at a gratifying rate. Yay Sears and Kenmore. The wall oven, on the other hand . . . I turned the oven to self-cleaning mode today (to prepare for Thanksgiving, doncha know) and watched as it heated up, …