by CJ | Nov 20, 2013 | Journal
We have thrown the two levers that shut off water to the yard, opened the outdoor taps wide, plus unscrewed the less-than-dime-sized little screw plugs that let air into the pipes for the winter, to drain any low spot and dry them out. One thing we absolutely...
by CJ | Nov 19, 2013 | Journal
Like whack the tops off the iris and drain the outside faucet lines: our fence is held up right now with a block of wood and some screws, and we’re hoping it lasts through the winter.
by CJ | Nov 18, 2013 | Journal
The ‘common cold’ is about 200 different viruses, so I hear, and lasts around 7 days or so. Well, type B flu remains the chief suspect, because I’m still symptomatic (cough-cough) and it’s been, what, since this onset, about Wednesday before...
by CJ | Nov 18, 2013 | Journal
The ‘common cold’ is about 200 different viruses, so I hear, and lasts around 7 days or so. Well, type B flu remains the chief suspect, because I’m still symptomatic (cough-cough) and it’s been, what, since this onset, about Wednesday before...
by CJ | Nov 17, 2013 | Journal
I saw a tweet on FB from someone attending that showing, so it’s my impression that all went well. Thank goodness. I’ve reached the stage of the crud in which I pile pillows into a huge mass, with the two new heavy ones as the core of the mound, and sleep...
by CJ | Nov 16, 2013 | Journal
Peter Beagle and company had a special showing of The Last Unicorn last night—and while the event went well—weather did not cooperate. We’re hoping everybody got to Seattle this morning: they had to get there by nine, because a mis-shipment of the...
by CJ | Nov 14, 2013 | Journal
I had to take Jane in for her mandated endoscopy: it took forever–and somebody had to be there to drive her home because of the sedation. So I walk in when it’s over, and she’s semi-awake. Asked me more than once “What time is it?” If you...
by CJ | Nov 14, 2013 | Journal
I had to take Jane in for her mandated endoscopy: it took forever–and somebody had to be there to drive her home because of the sedation. So I walk in when it’s over, and she’s semi-awake. Asked me more than once “What time is it?” If you...
by CJ | Nov 14, 2013 | Journal
Shallow cough, constant cough…all night long. Had no cough medicine in the house. By 3 AM of no sleep, and nearly constant coughing…I decided I had to do something. The liquor rack held wine, mostly old sweet stuff we got years ago by mistake—I...
by CJ | Nov 13, 2013 | Journal
I can report, yes, the guaifenesin makes a difference. I left it off yesterday in the theory it might be contributing to the sinus congestion: wrong. I coughed. A lot. And by evening I was coughing really badly every few minutes (postnasal drip was bad) —and...
by CJ | Nov 12, 2013 | Journal
I’m anxious for it to be better. But it’s just going to run its course. Nyquil, Dayquil, and Mucinex. I’m getting real tired of that cocktail. Last night we just decided what-the-heck and ordered pizza, which we also had for breakfast. A thin-crust...
by CJ | Nov 11, 2013 | Journal
There is trivalent and quadrivalent vaccine. Most people get trivalent vaccine. This year it’s primarily protecting against a California virus that looks a lot like H1N1, the truly nasty stuff, and a couple of others that aren’t much fun either. The...
