here kitty kitty

I spotted this jewel on wastebook this morning

this is not happening on Daisy Lane

but what a cool shot

(a lucky shot) 

all I ever get to see is turkeys, deer, birds and the wandering coyote ... if I stayed up after dark I might see other critters ...

brave woman

  this brave woman spent 3 hour on her cell phone on LABOR Day

1.  CenturyLink -- trying to get our phone service back --- sometime between 8:30 and 4:30 today and several lectures on COVID and what they will and will not do.  2 calls 2 customer service rep's    1st hour.

2.  Directv -- sweet mother of all mothers -- 3 calls 4 customer service rep's ... the last dude says to me "you need all new hardware" ... no shit dude -- so all new boxes and a new dish (?) are on the way ... when?  we're not sure?  Then he transferred me to the Dude who assisted in resetting my email (to the new address) and a password reset.  2 hours ....... 


So after the thunder and lightening early Sunday am -- our phones are dead, our HD directv boxes are dead, the fancy solar wind chimes no longer light up and ..... there were several dead birds on the grass under the satellite dish ...


argh ....

evening edit:   so CenturyLink calls in the morning and tell's elder #2 -- your phone is now working ... 1:30 they call on their cell == tell me this that it was working and to tell me the phone is now not working

 ... 2 more hours on hold and various transfers and cutoff's ... ( i'm losing it by now) ... I book a repair ticket on line ... 

received call on my cell at 7:00 -- garbled confirming repair ticket ... and 20 minutes ( no shit, 20 minutes later ) said dead land line phone rings.... a telemarketer got thru ... and now it seems to be working

this freaking house is possessed .. Directv is coming next Tuesday afternoon with all new equipment ... argh.  since I no longer have access to a home tv.  i worked in the cave most of the night ... counting bushels of corn and reconciling shit for the FSA ... serious shit.

the only thing i know for certain -- I'm getting a haircut on Thursday.  i will look fabulous.

Labor Day!

so, it is Labor Day .... and I'm working ..
payroll waits for no one ....
deadlines etc


I've been to Amazon 4 times

1.  Ring DoorBell
2.  Mouse Bait/Poison
3.  3M window insulating kits ( winter is coming)
4.  blue filtering cheeter glasses

seriously -- it's like the old Sears/JCPenney catalog -- only faster ..


So I rigged up a living room TV for #1 ... with specific instructions not to screw around with the freeking remotes.  I haven't received any calls -- but since the phones are dead .... :)     it's an evil grin.

it's the weekend, the WEEKEND

smile -- you are on camera 

the deer hunters are spying on the deer

 it's a short but straight road

Cedar Ridge Trail 

Daisy Lane was getting spruced up 

a few wash outs after last nights storm

elder #1 hasn't been feeling very well 

It's a good sign when he's doing road work

fever, chills, aches, dripping nose

no, it is not COVID

Our TV's on HD Directv boxes are not working after the storm

ditto our Century Link phones ..

been a lot of drama when there is only 2 functioning tv's -- the kitchen and my bedroom

a one point I had the camper tv hooked up to the kitchen directv box and working in the living room (if you can follow that mess ) ... and then someone played with the wrong remote and things in tvland went bad fast ... I'm done fixing 

at least the internet works and we have 41% of our monthly data left ...

and I have TV in my bedroom -- will move it to the LR this evening and control the remotes -- I mean CONTROL the remotes.

I've been cable, internet and phone shopping -- I think we'll switch to mediacomm this week ... we are hoping to have mediacomm at the new cabin too ... at least for internet

Mom's pot of zinnias

I spent most of Saturday at the lake, at 2:30 I took Mom home, checked on #1 and went back to the lake, because I really like driving around all the time, the boat crew picked me up and we had a mini cruise, supper on the deck and enjoyed the evening.  

For most of the summer, I've been coming home early, Mom has tagged along and needs to be home to cook -- today I went back out and was enjoying the deck until the tv-less one kept calling me with questions ... it was just easier to come home.

someday's are like that ...

sorry about the whining .. it's been a tough couple of days 

early bird ...

I am so blessed to be an early riser --- I get to see all the fabulous sunrises.  They are a great start to every morning .. and a reminder that everyday starts new.  Yesterday's wackies were yesterday's wackies. 

I'm trying to work less - not sure if I'm succeeding -- maybe work smarter, differently -- been trying for years -- pandemic has brought on differing thought processes and the mind is always spinning.

Last night I SEWED !!!   Me, some tiny strings (pink ones) and a couple of loads of laundry.  I even whipped up 5 more masks -- will need them ...  I just sat at my sewing table and played with strings ... 6" foundations.  This spring I purchased a " bag " of pink scraps off a website -- so ....

This morning I finished the masks while waiting for the washing machine ( always laundry ) and was blessed with sunrise on the inbound.  Dropped off cardboard at recycling -- emptied out my truck and I'm ready for the Friday Fresh Food produce distribution .... it's a great program and a fun bunch of volunteers ...

Make it a good one ( and work smarter )


M

Chaos

 the CHAOS is real ....

at least I have two beverages and flowers

argh

tomorrow's project might have to be an office remodel
not sure if this layout is truly working ...


doing epic shit
can be difficult amid the chaos

Fffffpppppttt

There are days when I know how this rodent feels ... seriously, the constant chaos is getting to me.  We were chatting at lunch yesterday -- we weren't sure if having all the weirdness pile up at once is better than spreading it out ...

Weirdness is exhausting. 

I stated at a Chamber Board meeting a couple of weeks ago -- that we are all tired.  Tired of change, tired of chaos, tired of each other, just plain pooped out.

There are days when I feel like a dead phone, iPod or even my iPad ... seriously I'm plugging 'em in constantly -- I need to find an off button --

Lately, recharging the batteries is even exhausting.  Finding time to recharge might be the issue -- I don't get to escape reality very often ( or often enough ).  I need to find escape time again. 

Meanwhile, back on 3rd Street -- I'll be putting out more fires today ...

thanks to Microsoft all of our desktop computers had updates and the updates wouldn't let the desktops chat with the Server so -- over the course of the last week there were a couple of "no computer" days .... more freaking chaos .... I should have been pulling weeds or hacking at the shrubs -- but that would trigger the seasonal allergies --      aahhhh    it's more chaos.....

Be well - stay safe ...