holy darkness

  yepper, it is dark out there.  Although I understand the rational behind the "daylight savings" concept.  I really don't like it.  Hence, the really early starts last week .. prepping my sleep depraved self for the real switch. 

  it was odd -- to have light out at 7:00pm -- I had homework and was diligently slaving away at the home computer.

  and when I arose this morning elder #2 had screwed up the gmail/google email again.  my gmail/google account.  I will be banning her from the computer from now on ... took an hour (in the darkness) to delete/restore/reclaim my calendar.  dang it.

  yesterday was a dangerous day on 3rd street -- while touring the basement of this old house -- I managed to trip on an old rug -- and crappie flop dramatically -- my knee has a nasty burn/scrap on it ... managed to save the glasses -- Cindy scrapped my tired/battered/bruised self off the floor and got me up the stairs  -- all of this drama because we were checking to see if it was dry down there ... and so far so good -- it's dry.

  the basement is a cool spooky place -- needs a bit of work (cleaning) .. might need to be this summers project ... all of our old files are stored in the newest (as in 1930's) section.  the old steam boilers are still down there and there is a lot of old steam pipes etc.

  happy Monday -- it's going to be a fabulous week!

M
 

the melthing has begun ...

 

 from the front sidewalk looking in ... it's a mighty big pile ... oh I wonder ... what could be hiding behind it ... any guesses?

 

 

that would be Robyn's Yukon (Tahoe) ... a mighty big set of wheels ... totally hidden by the pile ...

looks like a spot of paint is needed eh?

on the porch column, not on the wheels.

 

 

 

not a nice sight on my new roof .... argh ... they got larger and this afternoon I heard a crash and bamm ... they let loose ... good thing no one was standing there...

 

drifting between us and the bar, there are tulips and daffodils underneath this heap ... all drifted in ....

 

 

so --

 

it's been a year -- hard to believe, but a flipping year has gone by -- it's been quiet, sad and downright dull with out Nick. 

 

But I grin and well "that damn cat" is generally uttered over the course of a conversation --  So today, we'll smile -- laugh, and finally toss of the remaining lint rollers and squirt bottles! 

 

and since Nick is/was/will be impossible to replace -- there probably won't be another cat here in this old shack -- although "never say never" ...

 



food ....

 

Thursday mornings breakfast (sorry a repeat from facebook) ... one iced coffee made with snow (no cubes) and a beer stick from Schmidts Meat Market ... caffeine and protein ...

 

and then for lunch it was 2 beer sticks, a hunk of cheese and some dry crackers I found in the junk drawer, my afternoon snack was dry frosted flakes ... need to get tot he grocery store and soon

 

the melting has begun -- slow and steady -- the weather geek was chatting about the flood outlook on TV this morning, minimal in the middle Minnesota River Valley ... evidently, the geek, has not seen my yard.

 

T G I F

 

scream it from the rooftops (or snow piles)

 

 

 

all in a days work

omg -- tractor man is here
scraping ice at 7:00 am

 

yuck

 

the morning view -- I was #1 down the road following elder #1 and his snow plow rig ... this crap is wearing on my nerves

 

Resolution #10 has officially been crossed off my list.

 

and oh .. this was 5:45 am.

 

 

piles everywhere ... desk, chairs, floor ... attempting to manage -- again losing this battle also.

 

 

the dead rose bushes from the front porch have found new life in the heated (attached to the house) porch ... #1 admitted this morning -- he's been feeding them miracle grow.  .... and yes, they've been blooming.  he felt the need to winter over $5 roses bushes. 

5 days until the daylight savings switch -- so I've been working my way into it otherwise ... it can get ugly ... yesterday I was at my desk and working by 5:30 ... today would have been 5:45 if I hadn't felt the need to shovel.
 

 



ha!