wombat1138

well hey

wombat1138 Mar 25, 2013 17:42

The tape trick actually worked for retrieving both the dowel and the filter screen, although it took several attempts to get it right and I had to jam my entire shoulder right into the drawer gap to manually tape the dowel/screen together (tried placing the tape with kitchen tongs first, but the tape didn't want to release from the tongs ( Read more... )

why did I even get up this morning

wombat1138 Mar 25, 2013 09:24

1. Decide to finally heed the "clean me" light on the range hood and remove washable filter screen for cleaning ( Read more... )

whinge

lamb shanks

wombat1138 Mar 19, 2013 09:43

Got a package of lamb shanks trimmed osso buco style over the weekend, but yesterday when I actually started looking up recipes, we were short of certain ingredients called for in most of the standard versions (notably garlic) and I had to range farther afield. (At least in terms of recipe searches. I didn't feel like heading out to the store just ( Read more... )

purging the shelves

wombat1138 Feb 27, 2013 15:36

Finally getting into shelf-purging mindset, now that there's a definite deadline for clearing all of the furniture out of the ground level so the flooring can be redone. Now all we have to do is find an appropriate collection of boxes/bags for hauling stuff off to the secondhand bookstore for trade-in ( Read more... )

inevitable seasonal haiku

wombat1138 Feb 13, 2013 08:38

The plum tree's branches
sway with round red buds. Pale streaks
show the first petals.

Camellia season
is ending; the flowers splash
down into spring rain.

poetica

linkfest

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wombat1138 Jul 22, 2012 10:24

Excerpt from a speech to the US Congress:Everyone should have ready access to all necessary medical, hospital and related services ( Read more... )

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wombat1138 Jul 19, 2012 18:16

I continue to theorize that some librarians just plain hate books ( Read more... )

books