Ending The Year With A Shopping Spree
The Wife and I used some of our day to go get some things to improve our quality of life. We got some coat hooks to hand up near our doors and to replace the fallen towel hook in the… Continue Reading
Rented Mansion In The Desert
Wind Advisory
It gets windy in the desert, and tonight it’s especially so. The National Weather Service issued a strong wind advisory for the Antelope Valley tonight. In the western portions of our little triangular slice of desert, places like Antelope Acres,… Continue Reading
Bitter Snow In The Desert
It snowed Friday night in the hills. In our neck of the woods, the snow came down to about 100 feet above us, and continues to linger even now, three days later, and will almost certainly still be there tomorrow.… Continue Reading
Critter Concerns
Friday and Saturday we had ants in the kitchen. And no, Spungen, they were not odiferous, at least not to me — but then again my sinuses have been causing me so much trouble for the past two weeks it’s… Continue Reading
Invasion!
I go downstairs to the kitchen this morning to let the dogs in and get some breakfast. To my great displeasure, I see a line of small black ants walking across a kitchen counter. Before killing them all and wiping… Continue Reading
I’ve Got Rude
So I’m sitting on the couch, talking with my father on the phone. The doorbell rings and The Wife gets up to answer it. We’re not expecting anyone so I figure it’s a solicitor of some kind; The Wife will… Continue Reading
Halloween
No trick-or-treaters came by the house tonight. The Wife and I did step out for about forty-five minutes to get some milk and bread at the grocery store (and almost got killed by a really foolish teenage driver, but that’s… Continue Reading
Wanderlust
I’ve been thinking a little bit about travel and getaways. We’ve got a friend who would likely watch our dogs for us over the weekend if The Wife and I wanted to get away again, so that’s handy. I’ve been… Continue Reading
No Hay Agua
Once again, plumbing problems confound the Rented Mansion In The Desert. This time, the rear yard’s sprinklers had a PVC coupling bust in half. Water has shot out uncontrollably for several days. The landlord has not fixed the problem —… Continue Reading
Dogs and Tables
Our table is done. It didn’t turn out quite like we planned; the map cinched up during the last phases and we had to trim it a bit. We will need to get some glass cut for the top, but… Continue Reading