Category Archives: House

On the street where we live

Lawn-mowing as displacement activity

The grass and the lawn mower don’t care whether I’m angry. Continue reading

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Waiting . . . .

I particularly don’t care for them because I don’t like machinery trying to think for me. Continue reading

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One woe doth tread upon another’s heel

Now the washing machine has burned out (it needs a new motor, clutch, and basket), which was to be expected after sixteen or seventeen years, but . . . as though I have money to be buying appliances now.

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This week’s esoteric projects

For the last week or so, I’ve been registering my Bouchercon book cache with BookCrossing. Continue reading

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The house smells like solvents this morning

The urethane foam he’s using has a really strong VOC stink to it. Continue reading

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Three hundred fifty dollars

My task is to have my minuscule closet dismantled so they can get into the attic. Continue reading

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Dod-dern it . . .

Just when I thought I had the varmints under control, I caught a rat. Continue reading

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It’s empty

L whacked down a bunch of bamboo from the back corner of the lot, where it was encroaching (as usual) and getting out of hand (again). Continue reading

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Nine barrow-loads later

I’ve emptied about half the compost pen. Continue reading

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Slaughter in the herb garden

I have a feeling that I need to make a batch of rosemary jelly, which I haven’t done these past fifteen years. Continue reading

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