Today I discovered more damage the contractors did when installing the new bathroom tile: six nail pops and a two-inch gash in the wall of the adjoining bedroom. Yes, I’m looking at you, Case Design. WTF? It may be simple … Continue reading →
We did a 30-mile bike ride today, our first organized, supported ride in a couple of years. But by supported, it was snack stations, no sag wagons. We started at Jones Point Park in Alexandria and rode through some neighborhoods … Continue reading →
Hubby and I took drive out to Blandy Experimental Farm and State Arboretum. Lots of cultivated flowers, a deer, a bunny rabbit, plenty of tree swallows, and a few cicadas just waking from their cold, rainy night clinging to some … Continue reading →
Couldn’t sleep last night for running all the bathroom punch list items through my head. I got up just before midnight to watch TV (part 1 of Life at the Waterhole on PBS; highly recommend). There’s something soothing about watching … Continue reading →
Sometimes even the simplest seeming things can go wrong and create bigger problems down the line. Take the new bathtub install last week. The contractor failed to properly align the drain. Today, I noticed some drips on my piano in … Continue reading →
I’ve been increasingly frustrated at work because of a few issues brewing on my team. I thought I’d chill by participating in a social team meeting where we did an online escape room via video conference. It only made me … Continue reading →
Happy World Oceans Day. I haven’t been near an ocean since last September (the Atlantic) but nevertheless, they influence all of us every day everywhere. So take care of them. I did, however, capture some scenes from the garden today: … Continue reading →
Today is National Chocolate Ice Cream Day, and had I bothered to check earlier, I would have procured some, raising a spoonful in recognition. Those of you who know my mama may be thinking there is no way I’m my … Continue reading →
Any healing my ankle has done over the past few weeks was probably all shot out the window today after I spent from 7:30 AM until 2 PM on my feet (properly booted) doing things I wanted to do but … Continue reading →
Busy, busy, busy. We started the day with a 10-mile (each way) bike ride to a neighboring town, stopping at a brewery to eat breakfast on the patio. While we ate we talked on the phone with Hubby’s daughter in … Continue reading →
