Did some yardwork, although not as much as I should have, but it was cold and/or rainy. (well, and there was snow last week that lasted for a couple of days. It's melted now -- we had a really warm day yesterday, with rain squalls in the evening.) There are still trees losing leaves, so we probably won't be done with raking for another week or so ( Read more... )

COVID shot yesterday. Pfizer, followup in 3 weeks. Michigan Medicine is using clubhouses on the E side of Michigan Stadium for their vaccinations. It's pretty much a perfect place - everyone knows where the Big House is, there's lots of parking and very clear signage, the space is otherwise unused at this time of the year. (I think they may use ( Read more... )

COVID vaccine scheduled. Wednesday. (Thru Michigan Medicine. They do random pulls of eligible patients. I already have an appointment for stuff to sign halfway to A2 on Wednesday, so...)

J is annoyed by this. He wants his vaccine *naow*, tyvm. IHA sends out their invites on Monday, so he won't hear from them until then at the earliest. He's also ( Read more... )

- bathroom renovation continues, although with breaks. K is down for medical reasons, so J has been spending time with her. He took Tuesday off from work to work on the bathroom since he spent about a hour on it over the weekend. The toilet is stored in the garage, the supply plumbing for the new tub is in, the new fan timer is installed, half of ( Read more... )

1) weather has been lovely. over 60F for highs since Tuesday. A trace of rain this morning, but the wind tells me that it will be cooling off. I have raked up the willow 'whips' and raked the leaves out of the front gardens. Had I not erranded today, I would have gotten the milkweed stems cut back in the E garden. I may get that done tomorrow, ( Read more... )

PT says I went backwards last week - shoulder is both less mobile and less strong than it was last week. She says I really should ice twice a day for the next week, and be really careful about the exercises that I do so that I don't stress it further and trigger more inflammation. boo. No visit next week as the team schedule got over-run with new ( Read more... )

I know that fall can be wet, but this is getting silly ( Read more... )

- the hummingbirds are back. Or at least one is. DB said that he got "the Look" from one late Sunday morning (the Look means 'where's the food?!); so I made up a batch of nectar and put it out. I looked out about 4pm, and there was a male hummingbird perched on the feeder, eating away. He's been there three or four times a day since ( Read more... )

Snow Friday and Saturday nights, mostly melting by early morning.

Ji-kitty has spring fever, and has twice in the last week "hunted" all the mousies from the basket in the living room and left them on the bedroom floor or in the hall ( Read more... )

(I know, it's only February. of course it's still winter ( Read more... )