It dipped into the 30s last night (35F according to the news this evening), which made venturing out into the predawn frost a desparate act of survival. Yea, tho there was actual frost on the ground, I wore layers and Mb had the heater in the car cranked ( Read more... )

I'm on my way over to J's to pick up some stuff she's been keeping in her freezer for me. Yesterday, I cleared all the frost-bitten stuff out of my own freezer to make room. The fridge is still a hazard, though. Stuff has been jammed in there, most of it since before my summer soujourn. Ah, well. Tomorrow is trash day, and I plan to be home early ( Read more... )

Placing my faith in ang5fam's assertion that the water department takes several days to deposit checks, I swung by there after visiting the library and floated a check for $100, which will take care of my bill and then some. That won't work for FPL (power), so I'm going to hold my breath and hope that they won't cut me off at the stroke of Thursday ( Read more... )

I'm at Kat's. Since her grandson moved out and took his cable modem with him, she's getting a clandestine wireless signal from somewhere around here, otherwise I'd be climbing the walls with no net access ( Read more... )

Yesterday's cortisone shot helped quite a bit. My range of motion has improved, and this was the first morning in weeks that I didn't get up and immediately pop three Excedrin---I'm sure my liver is grateful, too ( Read more... )

Two good things happened yesterday: Harper's Island (for which my squee knows no bounds) and the gorgeous Chevelle I saw in the parking lot at work. Picture the same model and year as Bobby's SS, except a convertible in pristine condition, red with fat black racing stripes and those ultra thin tires that make a car look like it's wearing ballet ( Read more... )

It rained AGAIN: no swimming. However, otherwise it was a pretty good day. GK and I came to an agreement that there are a few things I will have dibs on if/when Kat goes, IE, the fridge. Meanwhile, I have had access to the Grandma Lode of fabric; got a length of lime green stuff that I want to make a simple skirt from---it'll go well with my black ( Read more... )