When I lived in Audubon all of the power lines in my neighborhood were underground. Did that prevent power outages? No, unfortunately, because eventually my power lines would connect to lines that were above ground, thus subject to the rain,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And this is the styrofoam brick.
I don’t walk around that outside corner of my house that often so it was probably there since Tuesday morning. I wouldn’t be surprised if the person who put that box out to throw away didn’t bother to put it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s not until you have a power outage that you realize how much you NEED electricity for nearly everything. I still flip on light switches when I walk into another room, I need to search out the correct size batteries[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If I come off as a lazy bastard here, well, that’s probably partially correct. I usually wait as long as I can before raking my yard because, this is true from wherever I’ve lived, there always seems to be one[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I suppose I could have walked around the neighborhood knocking on doors (because I can’t see all the backyards so there may be homes with swimming pools that I’m unaware of) asking people of they’re the owners of the beach[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have a total of 5 small windows in my downstairs rooms. Two in my family room, which I use half for my studio, one in my laundry room and two in the garage. They’re pretty old and I felt[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Because I live alone, well, alone with two cats, I very rarely close my doors. Yes, I go to the bathroom with the doors open, I mean, why not? But because I never have the doors closed, the cats feel[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yeow! What a sight! The thing about a family home, especially one like ours that we’ve owned/lived in since 1964, it often looks much like it did when I was 3 years old. Sure, the inside changes a bit and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Napping is a weird thing, especially on the weekends. When you lay down on the couch, it feels really good as you drift off to sleep. Cause, obviously, you’re tired and the sleep feels good. BUT- when you wake up[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…