There are times when you know an event is coming, and you decide to put off doing anything about it until it actually happens. It might happen today, it could happen years from today. For us, it happened today. Our 17 year old refrigerator has sounded louder and louder as the years have gone by.… Continue reading New Refrigerator
Colonoscopy
I passed my colonoscopy examination; healthy bowels. After two days of a clear fluid diet, the time for the colon cleansing arrived. Yesterday afternoon the first dose of sodium phosphate was unpleasant, but bearable. I made the throne room comfortable with water jug, mug, laptop, and waited out the inevitable results. Unfortunately I gagged on… Continue reading Colonoscopy
Foxy!
Another lovely cool day here at the little house in the city. I enjoyed my morning coffee black; clear fluids only. I tried a cup of chicken broth, but found it so disgusting that I gagged. Then it was ginger ale, which I am tolerating nicely. I looked for fruit juice in the grocery store… Continue reading Foxy!
Toilet Day
Today the old toilet will be removed and the new toilet installed. It is a day that will find me shopping frequently, and using the washrooms at the stores I visit. 10:30 a.m. Around 10:30 a.m. this morning Attila removed the old toilet from the bathroom at the little house in the city. Good news… Continue reading Toilet Day
Maggie the Unnailer
Today I feel like Rosie the Riveter, in my oversized and wonderfully loose bib overalls and steel-toed shoes, hammer in hand, standing on the ladder pulling nails out of wall studs. Pulling out nails while standing on a ladder is tricky business. Erring on the side of caution, I hold on to the studs for… Continue reading Maggie the Unnailer