I started in early cleaning the bath tub/shower in Marilyn's bathroom. We struggle with rust stains in the bathrooms and kitchen, due to our really old pipes. (The house was built in 1954.) Anyway, I started in early and worked on it for several hours ( Read more... )

It's nearly 4:30 a.m. Marilyn and I are both awake, sort of reclining in our family room downstairs. (She's on the sofa, and I'm on the 'lounge' I've made from the chair, plus two ottomans.) We have two windows open with small fans going: One in the family room, and one in her bedroom. It's miserably hot in here, but much hotter upstairs ( Read more... )