by CJ | May 9, 2018 | Journal
Which means the kitchen nearly is—a lot of fiddly chipping of excess mastic (glue) before grouting, occasional replacement of a bit of tile where the match is less pleasing. It’s stretched into the second week, but we’re getting there. And we...
by CJ | May 6, 2018 | Journal
Cinco de Mayo means no reservations available at any of the Mexican restaurants in town and Bloomsday, which attracts runners from all over the world, including people with prams doing the walk behind the runners—for a teeshirt—means there is no table and...
by CJ | May 4, 2018 | Journal
Most of us are familiar with the footage from some years back, with an advance into a small town, but this seems to be moving somewhat faster. Very sad for these people who are caught in the path. Jane and are just back from another trip, this one to Seattle area and...
by CJ | Apr 27, 2018 | Journal
We now have both pumps in operation, and Goku, Maddy, Ichigo, and Sanzo have all made official appearances out toward open water. The others are lurking under the bridge. Just sayin’. Scott came by early today, which was fortunate, because he was able to grab...
by CJ | Apr 25, 2018 | Journal
And Jane dislocated her little toe. She is in serious pain. Has it wrapped, which is about all you can do: little toe joints are one of those evolutionary things that just are not the best engineeering job—more of a shallow cup than a real joint, and supported...
by CJ | Apr 21, 2018 | Journal
Kitties knocked my Greek-English lexicon into their water dish, drat the luck of how it fell. We have it in the freezer being dried out (a technique used in document rescue: freezers extract moisture.) But it wasn’t their fault. They are climbers. We have 2 cat...
by CJ | Apr 19, 2018 | Journal
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by CJ | Apr 17, 2018 | Journal
…diagnosis, minor UTI infection, possibly surfaced due to stress and long trip confined, but now under treatment and much happier kitty. The other was willing to cross the room and sniff my hand this morning, still not inviting touch, but trying to assess who I...
by CJ | Apr 14, 2018 | Journal
Jane’s sister passed away unexpectedly. We left the kitties in the capable care of good friends and took out for Chicagoland by car…Jane had always promised her sister that should anything happen to her, she would take care of her two kitties, elderly...
by CJ | Mar 29, 2018 | Journal
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Fanimation-Studio-Collection-Eastview-23-in-Dark-bronze-Indoor-Downrod-Mount-Ceiling-Fan-with-Light-Kit-and-Remote-3-Blade/1000002314 Not a ceiling hugger, but a light and fan combo that is going into the living room to save us some cooling...
by CJ | Mar 26, 2018 | Journal
This was not the way I planned to go on a diet. I can have potatoes, both sorts. If baked well. But outside of that—yogurt, ice cream, shakes, and soup with nothing in it. Waaa! Deal is, I’m apt to pop the new ones if they put any in, so I just have to...
by CJ | Mar 23, 2018 | Journal
The seal and cushion they installed started to ‘float’ within hours after I got home and began to come apart last night. On liquids-only. So today being the last day before the weekend I called the dentist for a lookover. Not right, they said, and revised...
