Walter was a gorgeous silver porch cat. I don’t remember when we began noticing him — at first we thought we had one gray cat on the porch until we saw all three at once, and then we realized we had three gray cats. Walter was mild-mannered and silver in … Continue reading →
Work has continued on the house. Six guys have been scraping, sanding, and priming for two months now. It’s a lot of work that doesn’t translate to pictures very well. They are also making boards to replace boards too badly damaged by age and weather. u Additionally, my ancient water … Continue reading →
Some of you may be familiar with the work of novelist, Holly Lisle. We were friends from way back. High school, to be exact. I knew she was going to be an artist, but I didn’t realize it would be with words (that was one of the things I wanted … Continue reading →
Work continues painting the house. Some primer is on, but there is a lot of scraping and sanding going on. I’m looking for this image so I can purchase the rights to it to have tile made for two showers. If I can’t find this exact image, I’m prowling stock … Continue reading →
I’m a little late posting, but life goes on. The Lambrettas have gone to their new home. The big trailer is almost empty and will soon go to its new home. I completed the final thing I needed to do for the estate this morning. Taxes have been filed. I … Continue reading →
I changed the furnace filters yesterday. It’s become an odd tradition of sorts — every three months on the anniversary of Alan’s death, I change the furnace filters. It makes no sense, but that’s one random thing I did on the day Alan died. The garage is coming along well, … Continue reading →
I didn’t post on the thirteenth month, but I was aware of it. Work has started on the garage. Boards on the North and Wasteland wall will be turned the proper way, and primer is being applied to the entire garage. The lanterns will be going to their new home … Continue reading →
What’s the focus for the next year? I’ll keep working on renovating the house — I installed a new post and mailbox today. The old post rotted out. I have three sets of sturdy steps. The leak into the downstairs bathroom appears to be halted. On Monday, we’ll pull scaffolding … Continue reading →
One Year. I’ve accomplished quite a bit. In 2023, I focused on the immediate requirements for probate. In 2024, I’m focusing on finding new homes for stuff I no longer need and getting repairs/renovations completed on the house. I anticipate this will be a five-year process. I try to be … Continue reading →
A couple of weeks ago the funeral home calmed to let me know Alan’s marker has arrived from the VA and I could pick it up. I wanted to get it placed before his birthday next month, so today was the day. His older daughter and her husband met me … Continue reading →