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Unacceptable

It’s mid-June! I shouldn’t have to have the heat on in my house!

As I have described, one of my recurring dreams is about packing to move, and not having enough time. Last night, I had the dream, only this time Rob was behind schedule too. Not only were we running out of time, but we didn’t have enough room in our bags. “I need another bag orContinue reading “Cleaning house”

Why does this always happen to me?

Having recovered from the bump from the eyebrow bash against the dog run latch, followed by a dog head butt…I decided to maim myself by standing up while cleaning poop from Stew’s habitat. The upper door, which is basically a wood frame on top of plexiglass (as opposed to around it), was in mid-swing, makingContinue reading “Why does this always happen to me?”

Visits from dead pets

Last night I dreamed that I went to the house I lived in until I was almost 12. When I got out of the car, Isis was by my side, and inside was one of the calico cats we used to have. Her name was That. Barney was inside too and I knew he wasContinue reading “Visits from dead pets”

Home office

So I’m planting some marigolds when the cell phone rings. It’s my boss. I’m chatting with him about all the hard work I’ve been doing and I decide to take the dog with me to the end of the driveway and check the mail. En route, my boyfriend beeps in and I accidentally hang upContinue reading “Home office”

I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end

Bummer for anyone who planned to do something outdoors today. It’s raining. I suppose it could clear up by noon… I had planned to walk Isis over to the produce market on our street, to check out these “early spring salad greens” they’re hawking. Guess I’ll have to drive. Yesterday I managed to do allContinue reading “I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end”

Genius

Save My Bath hasn’t called. Hard to believe but there are actually worse bathrooms than mine. The golden guest bath has the same problem that my master bathroom used to have…orange tile and a gross faux marble linoleum countertop that is actually tiled to the wall. If I wanted to replace just the counter top,Continue reading “Genius”

Flea to be you and me

Frontline Plus is way cool. I applied it for the first time yesterday, so I’m not quite ready to declare it 100 percent effective, but this morning, little dying fleas were surfacing on top of Isis’ fur to gasp a last breath before I picked them off and flicked them in the toilet. I wasContinue reading “Flea to be you and me”

The primary concern is the bulb

I’d lived in Washington and worked for a small newspaper about three weeks when my editor asked me if I would cover the first daffodil picking. “You have boots, right?” Thinking she meant steel-toe construction boots, and not rubber barn/field boots, I said yes. With such a high turnover among reporters, it’s smart to sendContinue reading “The primary concern is the bulb”

Next stop, the roof?

As you may recall, a fireplace was one of Rob’s “must-haves” for our house. I meant to have the thing inspected and cleaned as soon as the weather turned cool. But when I called in October, the big chimney place told me they were booked through Christmas. A few months later, mid-January as I recall,Continue reading “Next stop, the roof?”