Redo: the leak is still leaking…

It was, we’re pretty sure, the grab bar. The minute I used the shower this morning—there went the leak. We rip out several more feet of tile, and spent our day looking for something we hadn’t planned to deal with for another year: the Bathroom Color...

We found the leak in the bathroom…

I’d told Jane that side wall was bowing. Turns out it wasn’t the faucets or pipe, after we cut a 4′ x 2′ hole in Jane’s closet to find out. It was the inbuilt metal soapdish, and we now have a 3’x1′ hole in the tile/wallboard...

New keyboard on its way: at 1pm today!

I will be so relieved. This computer, vintage 2004, is a little slower (much!) than the new one, not to mention having some grievous issues with its pointer, which occasionally opens things you not only don’t intend, but can’t even figure out what...

This poor backup laptop…

I am remembering in detail the reasons I decided I had to get a new computer. It’s amazingly iffy. It can’t load some internet pages, for reasons I cannot parse, but since my new computer will be fixed soon, not worth chasing down…it works as a...

2 make life fun…

my keyboard died. under warrnty;fix onsite in 2 days. i can only use adaptive intrface onscreen kbd. real slow. back rsn.

2 make life fun…

my keyboard died. under warrnty;fix onsite in 2 days. i can only use adaptive intrface onscreen kbd. real slow. back rsn.

going to drop below freezing tonight—rats!

We have ton-o’ new plants. Of course. Jane worked outside from dawn to dusk, and I popped out now and again to assist, but I couldn’t take that icy wind. She came back in after building 50′ of sidewalk (40′ to go) base (it will be gravel, lined...

Passing of another friend…

Some of you knew him as Richard. He did the beautiful rendition of Norway as his avatar, and had many, many others of my ships in graphic representation—a talented artist, and a very welcome member here on Wave. He passed away unexpectedly this last week.