Common themes...

Enjoyed the last few conversations about homes and maintaining same...seems we all three concur with issues/solutions or lack of such.  Maybe we can consult from time to time to discover ideas, or at least seek solace.
Since Wed night we have been suffering through a nasty winter blizzard - very, very strong winds, lots of snow and blowing snow. So flickering lights which are usually the precursor of hydro outages in this area which meant lack of sleep pending trips out to greenhouses to reset electric heaters or worse...to set up propane? With any flicker of hydro, the heaters go off and no other way to turn them back on except creep out, open up door and reset. Fortunately, Friday afternoon it cleared up, and the sun came out although winds were still substantial.  Fortunately also that the need for setting up propane tanks did not materialize. Shoveling snow was not on my list of things to do anymore, but that quickly changed. Heavy cement like snow tumbled onto the driveway from the snow plow up trying to do their best under poor conditions.I would guess that they, too, thought their plowing days were over since the streets were basically clear and dry up to the time the storm appeared.  But, weather should be ok from now on - just a little setback to keep us in our places haha!
I washed one of our white goose down queen size duvets in the washing machine.  It took some courage to throw it in but it was soiled and it was "wash and see what happens, or throw it out." And it would not be taken to the Dry cleaner or professional Launderer as was specified on the duvet tab. Wonders of wonders, it actually washed well, and dried beautifully. No clumping as was my fear - fluffed up nicely.  So there is my experience if ever either of you have the same issue.
Sharing another expression that turned up on my daily Cat calendar yesterday - since Pati shared, I thought I would also include here: "My husband said it was him or the cat....I miss him sometimes  anonymous. 
Saturday morning and I have already been told of my things I have to do, so I better get at it.  Never a dull moment.
Have a nice weekend . Take care

Whoops!

The head librarian at our branch has taught both David and I how to reserve books via the internet.  Big mistake!!  We were at the library yesterday to pick up three books and then got notification this morning that there were 10 more waiting.  OMG!  Well off we went and, low and behold, more had come in and David lugged a bag containing 14 books out to the car.  Than Goodness they are not New Releases that have to be returned in one week, but rather regular books with a three week deadline, and the ability to renew as necessary.  Only five of the 17 books are mine, so David has some reading to do.  I have pretty well been served notice that I'm on my own for household activities for awhile.

But we did get busy this morning re-organizing the downstairs studio.  We removed one shelf from one of the heavy duty shelving units.  This involved taking everything off, unscrewing it from the wall, moving it out into a work area, and cleaning up underneath, where there has been no cleaning done in about 15 years.  Once the shelf was removed, I washed it down and back it went, to be screwed into the wall again, and shims adjusted.  Then we found every bolt of fabric in the house, including some that were brought from our previous house, and putting them on an empty shelf, on end.  A huge improvement.  Now I can see the stuff, an important thing for someone like me who functions on an "out of sight, out of mind" level.  We even found two bolts, in the wardrobe in the store room, that I think came from the house on McMeans. When did we move out of there?  Was it 1987?  

This was a huge job, but could it be considered part of routine household management?  Probably not.  However, we did get some laundry done, even if we need to consider that routine, repetitive work,and not really part of overall management.

I ran into an expression I had never heard before in one of the books I'm reading.  A very nasty lady has died, and the comment was " Thank God and Greyhound, she's gone!"  Love it!

Something in common??

Sounds a little like you're going through the same things as we are.  The house is falling apart, and neither of us is capable of physically handling the chores.  Just the routine things like heavy cleaning are quickly becoming more than we can handle.  This week David vacuumed the house, including the basement and stairs (quite necessary after all the traffic through relative to the washer), then he was pretty well wiped for the rest of the day.  I can just manage to keep appearances up, in terms of the bathroom fairly clean, and the kitchen free of dirty dishes etc ( even if I have to hide them in the dishwasher or oven.)  I try (key word "try") to make the bed every morning, as it's visible from the hallway.  Even so, the contractor was in there in Monday, as David was asking about adding one more circuit to the room, for the machine he hopes to get for his sleep apnea.  It will cost over $1000.00, so the contractor suggested we just buy and extension cord.  

Sorry to hear that Jim is having more trouble.  This must be a worry for you.

Life in the fast lane......

not😜  My life is work and home. The four foot snow banks in or yard are slowly melting. I want them gone!  I have to go to Brandon tomorrow for two hours to take part in a focus group on our business. I know it is based on numbers but there will be 5 focus groups in Winnipeg and one for the other five offices. Doesn't seem fair. At least they have one person from each of the regional offices outside of Winnipeg at the meeting tomorrow. I feel like my house is falling down around me. Jim is no longer physically able to do repairs. His lungs are really shot and he can do very little before having to stop to breathe.   At least he is trying to do things. Just not having much luck. When I am in Brandon tomorrow I intend to take time to buy some new shoes. I am desperate. Kris and family are coming here on good Friday. I have a 17 pound turkey to cook so I hope they are hungry!  I was having a bath tonight but the two kittens got together and managed to open the door and let all the cool air in. Cut the bath short for sure!  I have a lottery ticket. Wish me luck

Another stressful day

We were off for a bit of shopping.  We stopped at Tim Horton's, as I had two coupons left of the several I received in early March.  I ended up with  a cookie, a large coffee and a small coffee, while David had a donut and a hot chocolate.  The cookie was not very good.  I've thought about Tim's cookies ever since they came out, but this was the first I tried.  Never again!  I'm cured!  And I even paid a premium for it over, and above the coupon value!

Coming home, we approached the house from the South, not something we often do.  I noticed that the shingles on that side looked funny. Well, it appears we need the roof re-shingled.  All I have to do is find the money, somewhere, because David has taken on looking after finding someone to do it, and even has arranged for an estimator to come out tomorrow.  

Now he's concerned about when the garden waste pick-up will start in our neighbourhood.  He bought himself some compostable bags for it, and then discovered a whole lot of them, when he went to put the new ones away. Whoops!

This afternoon, there was an offer on Poker Stars for some free chips, but David had trouble accessing it, so I was on to "help" again, and again had a conversation with Diego.  This was exactly the same problem as David had last month, so this time we were given detailed instructions for how to access the chips through our "accounts'.

So, no huge problems, other than the roof, just a bunch of piddly things that ended up driving me crazy.  In retrospect, I can't find much correlation between the day I had and the Tarot draw I had today. Guess that just proves that what we're doing is just for amusement.

Red Hat

Remember when I was looking for a red winter hat to go with a red scarf I had? Well, I never did find one but, after having just finished that orange knitted hat I mentioned last week, I decided to go downstairs and sort through the boxes of wool/yarn that I have stored. And there it was - a nice ball of variagated reds yarn - enough to do another hat. I started it this afternoon and not only will I have my red hat, but also I have something to do. And I do like to knit. My hands and fingers work well enough to be able to manage.
I started the Miss Julia book last night and I find it easy to read and so far enjoyable. I have charged my KOBO Ereader and downloaded latest updates and hoping that there may be some of hose books available - and even better if they are available to download free! Some of the books are free to download - I know this because those are the only books I have downloaded in the last two years.
Well, must go...expecting lots of rain tonight and turning to snow tomorrow - oh joy!

H'mmmmm is right....

Today in answer to my question, instead of the usual "Pentacles " that I have been drawing regularly, XX Judgement/The Acon appeared. Read into it what you wish, but it follows what I have been getting all week : Rebirth. ...spread your arms, make peace,,,,,,learn to forgive without forgetting...draw a line under that which was... Very interesting and still fun to do every day.  I find that what is drawn as a card from the deck, most often is pertinent to what is going on, or what one asks as a question. Glad you are still enjoying it Pati ...and Cathy, are you following all of this fun? 
Is your new book enlightening Pati?
 Better go, Harry has plans to fly a new flag from the flagpole but it all has to be put together - I just tried the ladder and it isn't tall enough to reach the top to attach the new cord we bought. This may turn out to be an exciting adventure ( do you think?? ) Oh Canada.....