Positive Governmental Vibes
I had an ambitious list today and got more than 80% of it done. Three list items involved government agencies! I made contact with the Island’s county noxious weed department after some phone tag. Tansy Ragwort is growing on the property. Not a lot, but it is incumbent upon the property owner to irradicate the […]
10-years
It is unfathomable to me that my dad has been gone a decade. In part because he feels so near, and he pops out of my mouth all the time: “These damned card-readers (at the grocery, hardware, you name it store) should be identical! Every one of them!!” It wasn’t that card readers were a […]
Light Refraction
This: Was caused by this: This is a 15ish” long acrylic prism that hung from the ceiling of the southeast corner of my parent’s house on the Island. We placed it in this corner of our kitchen until the remodel started. I’m glad to have it back. It casts rainbows more broadly with the increased […]
CFM
This evening we learned about CFM, Cubic Feet per Minute. Our new kitchen vent pulls 900 CFM. Those are commercial kitchen numbers. Our appliance guy told us that we may be required to augment our HVAC in order to pass inspection. Like, this thing needs outside air. I raised my eyebrow and said, “40-year old […]
Neighbor to the North…
While I was on the Island, I checked in with my neighbor to the north. She frequently says she’d like to visit, but when it comes right down to it, begs off. She and her husband are struggling with health and finance problems, and she has a lot of pride. After letting me know she […]
March 2023 Island Trip – Day 11
Closing up, as it mostly does, went well. No freezing plumbing this time… And as usual, I felt torn as I left, wanting to stay yet being ready to head home. The ferry system cancelled it’s 8AM boat off the Island due to lack of crew, so the boat I caught was stuffed full. I […]
March 2023 Island Trip – Days 9 & 10
Day 9: Today’s main accomplishment was to finish spraying mom’s garden for grass, without the need to makeup any more solution. Cleaning the sprayer was almost as arduous as carefully applying the stuff in the first place. Then I walked up to my fir tree project and cleaned up any branches the mower would complain […]
Dementia Dance - Travels with Mom 