by CJ | Oct 1, 2009 | Journal
We’re forecast to get into the 30’s, and it hasn’t gotten much above 50 this afternoon. They promise us rain, but I have yet to see more than a few stray-sheep clouds. The longterm forecast is saying we’re entering an El Nino pattern, which...
by CJ | Oct 1, 2009 | Journal
We’re forecast to get into the 30’s, and it hasn’t gotten much above 50 this afternoon. They promise us rain, but I have yet to see more than a few stray-sheep clouds. The longterm forecast is saying we’re entering an El Nino pattern, which...
by CJ | Sep 28, 2009 | Journal
glasses. Glasses and cups of coffee. I have lost my glasses again. A-gain! I have a problem. I have a torque in my vision: my eyes switch problems at a certain distance, which means I can’t wear bifocals. A doctor who prescribed neomycin for a minor eye...
by CJ | Sep 24, 2009 | Journal
We’ve discovered the pond area is a good 10 degrees cooler than the front yard. Amazing. Jane had bought a bunch of sale plants from Wayside Gardens end-of-season sale. They arrived looking pretty sad, but should perk up a bit with sunlight and TLC. Hostas,...
by CJ | Sep 24, 2009 | Journal
We’ve discovered the pond area is a good 10 degrees cooler than the front yard. Amazing. Jane had bought a bunch of sale plants from Wayside Gardens end-of-season sale. They arrived looking pretty sad, but should perk up a bit with sunlight and TLC. Hostas,...
by CJ | Sep 22, 2009 | Journal
…at Walmart, and is happy. I got one that says: “Instant Pirate. Add Rum.” And I also got something I had to ask myself if I needed, but yes. I need a place for my working papers and books instead of stacking them on the floor and getting them blown...
by CJ | Sep 21, 2009 | Journal
…and Ysabel wanted under the covers. Took me a while to get to sleep considering the new room arrangement (funny thing, hotels don’t bother me)…but it works great. The koi were too cold to eat this morning. They were down at the bottom not moving,...
by CJ | Sep 21, 2009 | Journal
…and Ysabel wanted under the covers. Took me a while to get to sleep considering the new room arrangement (funny thing, hotels don’t bother me)…but it works great. The koi were too cold to eat this morning. They were down at the bottom not moving,...
by CJ | Sep 20, 2009 | Journal
I never really have moved in since we came to the house. My lighting hasn’t worked, never did get my pirate hat hung up, I’m using a child’s coathanging rig on the back of my door to hang adult clothing (it drags on the carpet) and the walls have...
by CJ | Sep 18, 2009 | Journal
Nope, it’s not Christmas, and that wasn’t a sledful of reindeer that got me out into the garden. It was Jane with an extension ladder and the determination to actually clean the gutters. I wasn’t about to leave her solo out there, especially with an...
by CJ | Sep 16, 2009 | Journal
…jigsaw puzzles. Online jigsaw puzzles and codebreaking is my downfall… A pretty routine day, just more to do than any 6 people can do. Plus Jane has launched us on a housecleaning kick: a room a day. I fear I didn’t do a whole room—I’ve...
by CJ | Sep 16, 2009 | Journal
…jigsaw puzzles. Online jigsaw puzzles and codebreaking is my downfall… A pretty routine day, just more to do than any 6 people can do. Plus Jane has launched us on a housecleaning kick: a room a day. I fear I didn’t do a whole room—I’ve...
