Hack-n-Slash
The back yard has run riot; the husband had been keeping it "arboreal" for the wildlife he has fed for nearly 2 decades, with the lawn guy cutting the grass at will, and me very occasionally pulling weeds and whacking back vines. It was his domain, so as long as Minimum Lawn Guy could get his riding mower back there and had something left to cut ( Read more... )
Your back yard sounds exotic.
I empathize with the house stuff. Whenever things happen to our house, it usually falls to me to deal with the issue: toggle bolts, toilet mechanisms, and what have you. Recently, I had a new challenge: one side of the double glazing in our back door shattered. I have no idea how it happened... spontaneously, due to pressure and temperature stress, is my working hypothesis. Weird. Anyway, since the door/window unit seemed so self contained, I wondered if one simply replaces the whole door in such an instance, but a little online research convinced me I was looking at something called an "inset" that could be replaced by a glazier. Later, that same day, the hot water heater's vacuum pump packed it in. The previous day, our car had started making horrifying clattering noises on the freeway, confirming the old saw about things coming in threes. The car goes in to get a new heat shield on Friday. Until then, I am driving chitty chitty bang bang. I usually drive friends home from book club tonight. That should be amusing for everyone!
Hey, happy 4th of July, BTW. Hope you enjoy the Sherman tanks and flyovers!
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Backdoor glazing on the outside, or inside? I ask because once one is home during the day, which I have been doing more of, you get an idea of the number of times big fat juicy birds like mourning doves accidently smack into glass on the backside of our home. Wonder if they could *plumpf* against door glass hard enough to cause cracking?
In any case, I feel you on the concept of being the designated Taking Care Of It person. I'm getting exhausted up in here.
D was just rejoicing that the fireworks downtown will likely be postponed because of forecasted pop-up gulley-washer storms tonight; not a fan of our President Trump. I might watch on TV, to see how they handle it - Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinese often do the hosting, and I wonder if they are on-board with this tank-riffic vision of the Fourth that Mr. Trump got in France.
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I am with D in delighting in anything that will thwart the orange egomaniac. Doesn't Dear Leader understand that this day isn't about him? Personally, I wouldn't tune in to the celebration, because I wouldn't want to add to his ratings. We know how important ratings are to Drumpf. However you choose to celebrate, I hope you find a way to celebrate that affirms your feeling of national unity. Yesterday it looked like things may be heading toward a constitutional crisis over that census citizenship question? Yikes.
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