It’s been about three weeks since the rain stopped and the grass started to grow again. The lawn service that we hired has not come back, probably because they weren’t paid, which was because they didn’t sent me an invoice… Continue Reading
We lost power today at about 10:30 and didn’t get it back for about two hours. In Tennessee, that would have most likely been because of a rainstorm downing a power line. Alternatively, it would have been caused by some… Continue Reading
Maybe it’s a function of getting older. Maybe it’s a function of being out of shape. Maybe the work is inherently more difficult than it looks. But going out to the back yard to rake up after all the leaves… Continue Reading
The Wife goes to bed these days at something like 7:30 in the evening. (She gets up very early, too, which is why it seems on some days I barely see her.) So that leaves me on many nights to… Continue Reading
It’s going to be a big year coming up. Obviously, the big story will be the election. The primaries might be all over five weeks from now — but I suspect that the Republicans will not have sorted things out… Continue Reading
Last Night, The Wife and I had another couple over for dinner. We haven’t entertained at all since we moved in, and it was high time to do so. Having friends over for a meal and meeting the two-bottle minimum… Continue Reading
There’s lots of stuff I don’t know that weighs on my mind tonight. …I don’t know why it is that some things just irritate me so much. I’m happy to pitch in and do household chores and do my part… Continue Reading
We’ve had a lot of requests for pictures of Soffit House and of what we’re doing to it. Since I’ve bragged recently about the work The Wife and I have done on the kitchen, that’s where I’m complying with those… Continue Reading
This is what the kitchen looks like now, after all of our work. First, the island, in the bay, which will be its usual resting place (at least, for now): This picture should make clear that we aren’t quite done… Continue Reading
This is the island that The Wife and I built: This picture expands to full size.