I should have known better. It wasn’t 3 a.m. It wasn’t a mind numbing shrill sound but it was loud and annoying. It was 2 p.m. I was at my computer upstairs in my temporary (or maybe permanent) office wasting … Continue reading
Random 3 for January 2, 2022 – Macho, fires, supply chain
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Just a short one today! Hope you all had a good holiday weekend. Masking up again – Our area has a high vaccination rate but our cases are increasing. People seem to be taking this round seriously (which floored me). … Continue reading
Sassy cats — End of 2021
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Gracie here: This is my last report for 2021. It was a good year for us cats but not everyone else. In February we moved to a new house. That was scary but we dutifully barfed in every room to … Continue reading
The sisterhood of the traveling sink
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As part of our kitchen project we are getting a beautiful new sink. It’s a farmhouse style in coal black. It’s stunning and we picked our counter colors, faucet and handles to coordinate with it. It was ordered in July … Continue reading
Random 5 for December 26 – Strange times, Trek*, friends, phone, projects
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It was another weird week – Or maybe that’s the new norm. I’ll start with the bad news and go on from there. Saying goodbye to a blogger – If any of you follow Trek*, the American living in Austria, … Continue reading
Merry Christmas to all
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It just wouldn’t be Christmas without this!
Sassy cats – The Q-tip invasion
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Gracie here with breaking news! Another bizarre week for the peeps. There was a mystery going on! The female peep found a q-tip on the bathroom floor. That’s where they are stored (in the bathroom not on the floor) so … Continue reading
The carol of the contractors
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As regular readers know, we are in the middle of a kitchen renovation (whining all the way). It’s not quite the reno from hell but close. We started the process in January and were rejected by several kitchen contractors. We … Continue reading
Random 5 for December 19 – Christmas, mocha, friends, disruption, trees
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Another weird Christmas – Last year we were packing up to move and clearing out to put the house on the market. While we put up our Christmas decorations, we did so in moderation. The house looked lovely and was … Continue reading
Sassy cats — Hanging in
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Gracie here. This was a very busy week for the peeps and so much went wrong. There were good things though and they tried to focus on that. One good thing is that they have me, a wonderful cat! I’m … Continue reading