It’s been a busy day in a lazy sort of way. I stayed caught up on my NaNo word count — 35,344. We got the roll top desk moved into the house from where we placed it when the movers delivered back in May. I took this opportunity to set … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
I pulled the boxes out of the attic today. They’re sitting next to the item that belongs in them patiently waiting for me to decide when to place the item inside and ensure it’s safely packed for the move. I vacuumed the back of the truck and returned the bed … Continue reading →
I have a little less than two months until I’m retired. Between now and then, I’m getting a lot of things wrapped up. I’m also planning what my retired schedule should be. Obviously, it will be likely to undergo revisions as I get settled in. I have the following priorities: … Continue reading →
Got the DSL connection working, and hubby and I are wirelessly accessing the Web on our laptops from the kitchen table. Tres cool. And, Tech, I’m a little concerned about the tone of that last comment. If I didn’t know better, I’d say that sounded like a threat….oh. It was … Continue reading →