Cell phone reception in the Central Texas house is iffy at best. We’re about a block outside the range of really good ATT Edge service (to get 3G, we have to be closer to Temple). Inside the house, the house structure tends to make reception spotty. Since we get free … Continue reading →
We took a dozen bags of leaves, two buckets of rocks, and four buckets of dirt out to the ranch today to continue our road re-enforcement project. We trimmed back some foliage. All is well in the road department. Our roadbed building efforts, coupled with fewer trips to the ranch … Continue reading →
I’ve been pulling boards out from under the house. The previous owners stored them there, and they need to be put in a safer place — both for the boards and the house. Our termite guy says they have to be moved, and he’s right. We don’t have termites, and … Continue reading →
2009 has been an interesting year. It’s my first full year of retirement. There’s still no time for boredom. We experienced some sadness. My paternal grandmother died in February — complications of old age. She was my favorite grandmother when I was younger — she was a kid’s grandmother. She … Continue reading →
I knew you were wondering. You weren’t? Then I know you’re not reading this, so I’m going to tell you anyway. NaNo 2009 is done and won. Check. (It doesn’t matter that I produced the singularly worst writing I think I’ve ever done. I may have gotten enough character development … Continue reading →
We ran a yard sale today (garage sale, tag sale, whatever you call them in your neck of the woods). I didn’t meet the deadline to get an ad in the paper, so we put out two signs this morning after we were set up (one at a strategic corner … Continue reading →
We spent yesterday working at the ranch. Ugh! to the heat. Yay! to the ranch. We took the 5-gallon buckets of tree shreddings I made earlier this year and spread them on the road. We took three buckets of used kitty litter to spread on the road I call the … Continue reading →
My husband has long been jealous of my relationship with the computer. Lately, I think he’s justified. I’d love to say I was using the computer to write riveting lines of fiction. Or even revising klutzy lines of prose into interesting fiction. Alas. If only. I have been playing Mafia … Continue reading →
We arrived back at the house after most of the day spent in Temple for two doctor’s appointments for me to discover we were without power. This wasn’t a huge problem EXCEPT, we haven’t gotten the door installed in the garage yet, so our only entrance and exit is through … Continue reading →
I’m back in Central TX for a bit. Hubby will be joining me shortly, but he’s stuck tying up some loose ends taking longer than he planned in San Antonio. Grass is dry, dry, dry. I’m watering (no water police here). I plan to run a Home Blessing Hour tomorrow … Continue reading →