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Yikes! $3800 for squirrel removal!! It ain’t gonna happen. I’ll look into an estimate to redo the roof instead; the money can be better applied there, seeing it has to be done eventually anyway. It would be renovated during nice weather, so those little scoundrels can escape and find another home to raise their families.Continue reading “EXPENSIVE RODENTS”

Yesterday’s work was MUCH better! Even if I was up since 3:30 AM, I had ingested Tylenol before leaving, another dose halfway through the shift, and gratefully finished just a little after the 2:30 PM scheduled. Little Flea was waiting for me with her mummy. She clambered into the car seat with a huge smileContinue reading “AN ORDINARY DAY”

I worked today. I was once able to leap out of bed, grab a shower, and have some sort of breakfast before traveling whatever distance to the office, all within a reasonable lapse of time. Not anymore. The older I get, the longer I need just to become aware of my surroundings. I’m up, butContinue reading “THEN TODAY”

Karen messaged me late Thursday to tell me she had arrived safely at her destination. The last trip she had travelled by train, but on Wednesday, because winter is hardly a threat on the highways now, she decided to drive down on her own, wisely stopping over for a night at her brother’s, which isContinue reading “THE DISAPPOINTMENT”

I carried my laziness a bit too far. After doing not much during the daylight hours, I watched the Basketball game last night, then went into Netflix and binged on 4 movies. Yep, you read that right. FOUR! Back to back. So…ended up getting to bed at 6:30 this morning, knowing already that I wouldContinue reading “THE BIRD OF WAR”

A beautiful day out there – sunny with blue, blue skies and temperatures just right for a light jacket or bulky sweater. The forecast would spoil it though, calling for freezing rain all night leading into a wet couple of days. On the bright side (for some) that will probably rid the area of theContinue reading “LAZY DAY”

Yesterday was much better, even if I didn’t get the extra hour of sleep. I dosed with Tylenol before leaving for work, and the humidity was lower, so all in all the shift went well. I had been careful to put most of the cabbage from last night’s beef stew aside; I love the stuffContinue reading “BEEF STEW AND BASKETBALL”

Yesterday was harsh! It has been raining and cold for the past 3 days and humidity hovered around the 100% mark for the duration, causing every bone in my body to remind me about the many knocks they took with the contact sports I played in my youth. Ouch! My poor Mommy, the oldest beastContinue reading “YESTERDAY”

How is the seating around the table done in your home? Does each person sit in that one place for meals, or maybe even every time you gather together? When we were kids on the farm, my foster grandmother would sit at one end of the long kitchen table, with my grandfather at the head.Continue reading “YOU’RE SITTING IN MY CHAIR!”

Karen came upstairs, carrying coffee, and was making her way to the dining room table. She stopped short. “What is that?” she asked, pointing towards the chair she uses whenever up here. I leaned over to get a look. The seat in question was sprinkled with what looked like crumbs of drywall but, on closerContinue reading “THE SQUIRREL SAGA”