April 2026 Island Trip – Day 4
I met my carpet removal goal in Stella (what a weird thing to sayđ§). The carpet is out from the front of the coach to the beginning of the kitchen, and the âhardwoodâ floor, installed in the kitchen, over the carpet is out. In order to advance my carpet removal project, I ran to the […]
April 2026 Island Trip – Day 3
I got the âbigâ mowing finished this morning – very gratifying, and moved onto the push mower. It and me ran out of gas by the big rhodie, so they are having an overnight this evening⌠I met an acquaintance, who knew my dad, at the Grange. He walked through the AV equipment and I […]
April 2026 Island Trip – Day 2
I essentially mowed all day with a lunch break and a âgave a super heavy table topâ away break. This to a guy who wants it for the Grange Gardenâs soon to be built barn. Heâs coming back for a counter weight for his tractor. Sadly he was not interested in any of the other […]
April 2026 Island Trip – Day 1
I arrived at the property mid-afternoon having taken a 1:30 boat. A stop in town to replace my sunglasses, whose left frame spontaneously broke as I removed them from my face while arriving at the toll both, delayed me another 20-minutes. I also picked up a container of âdry shampoo.â This last week the Islands […]
Electricity
Part of the lease renewal for the tenants is that they have to pay for their share of the electricity. This is facilitated by the sub-meter I had installed at the lower barnâs subpanel. All electrical usage, including the well pump, on the sub-meter is on our tab. This is a good deal for the […]
Happy Birthday, Mom
Mom would have been 91 today. I kinda like that her birthday fell on Easter this year. She encompassed everyoneâs faiths, and their right to practice those faiths. She leaned towards Buddhism in her later years, which I understand more now than ever. I will never tire of the story of my Jewish mama flying […]
Cat Stats
Panther boyâs blood work and urine culture are clear. This is good news, of course. The vet said his âaccidentâ was a senior moment. I looked up kitty dementia and aside from the piddle incident, heâs exhibiting other symptoms: The upside of all this, so far, is heâs still enjoying most of his life. And […]
Cat Conât
Yesterday morning when I greeted Panther Boy (he has the downstairs overnight) to let him up for breakfast, he was cowering under the pool table yowling. He didnât eat, retreated under the downstairs bathroom vanity where he stayed for some time, and finally collected his wits around noon and asked to go outside. He returned […]
Cat Pee
Two nights ago Panther Boy was sitting in his cat cave, a round wool kitty abode, while we were playing backgammon, and full-on peed in it. This earned him a trip to the vet today to rule out bladder or urinary tract infections. They took blood, but the cat decided to whiz in his crate […]
13-Years
Itâs been 13-years since my dad passed. One might say he âpeaced out.â He was really tired. Tired of being ill. Tired of not being able to pursue the activities he loved. Tired of caring for/managing my mom, though he loved her very much. Tired of bi-monthly blood transfusions. Tired of being talked over. Tired […]
Dementia Dance - Travels with Mom 