It’s been a productive week of cutting down trees and overgrown shrubs. About 1030 this morning, I had all the tree waste possible piled and waiting for the trash removal people to haul it away tomorrow morning. I still had several more carts to put out, but figured it would … Continue reading →
On my end? Probably not a lot. I’m still reading. I’m beginning Holly Lisle’s How to Think Sideways: Career Survival School for Writers at a beta student. I’ll be working that (requires a new project — oh darn) along with planning the Twilight rewrite. I do plan to incorporate what … Continue reading →
Today, we got the kitchen sink I mentioned we were looking for last September. It’s an old porcelain double drainboard, large, shallow bowl sink from the 40s with an 8″ backboard. When we redo the kitchen in the “new†house and move our 1959 Kenmore stove up there, we’ll be … Continue reading →
I’m in San Antonio, and we’re trimming bushes and doing general yard work. There’s a lot more to do, but we’re knocking it out a little at a time. Thankfully, we’re finally getting some rain, and it’s coming just the way we need it. Brief showers that stop long enough … Continue reading →
I picked the first crop off the fig tree today. Usually, we don’t get to them before the birds, but this year, I’ve managed to get about 20-25 ripe ones.
Continue reading →Today I may have had my last in-person contact with my old life – my friend and former co-worker stopped by on her retirement decompression tour, and we shared breakfast, tours of the house and ranch, and general catching up on what we’ve missed for the last month. I still … Continue reading →
Today was a long day working at the ranch. We went out there a day or two ago, and three trees were across the road. It was late in the day, and we didn’t have tools with us, so we downed the utility trailer, backed out to where we could … Continue reading →
That’s what it seems like, anyway. This house has a half acre yard. My electric lawn mower is supposed to handle a third acre on a single charge. The grass was tall when we arrived, but not as bad as last time when I beat it back, mostly with a … Continue reading →
The move is technically complete. Everything came off the truck on Monday looking just like it did when it when it was loaded on Friday. I had decent packers, conscientious and capable loaders, and a vigilant, professional driver. Natasha is grumpy, but I’ve placed her crate with the top open … Continue reading →
What are vacuum attachments good for? I used to think absolutely nothing. Today, I changed my mind. After the moving van pulled away with most of my worldly possessions, I swept and mopped the kitchen and laundry room floors. Then I took the truck out to give it a bath … Continue reading →