Homeless Cat -- Now Spotacus' Legacy
On 18 Dec, a very large cat showed up at our house. It was late and cold, and he looked in the door and made it clear he wanted inside. Well, since we have two cats already and he was a stranger, we...
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Concerts were wonderful. A couple of times, Czarny joined me, but mostly he was outside. He doesn't seem to have a music preference, unlike Spotacus, who most definitely preferred men singing country music, baritones in particular. Well, he was okay with Vince Gill...
That February cold front was an ice storm. Damaged a lot of trees and hopefully killed a whitethorn acacia right next to the driveway, where it scratches vehicles as they drive by. We lucked out and got an actual arborist to come and start what will be a long process of cleaning out the damage first, then trimming all our trees that need it. He'll also remove all the junk trees growing under the live oak canopies. When we walked the property, he could see many speciman live oaks that we didn't know where there for all the junk trees in their way.
Today is day two of what will be a long process, but already trees are looking wonderful everywhere he's been. This place is gonna be gorgeous when he's done. And we'll have a couple years of firewood, too.
His chainsaw is very quiet, but it's enough to convince Czarny he wants to stay inside today. He's zonked on one of his towers.
Got an email from the finance company that the bath company declared our shower complete. Not even! I told finance company that was a bald-faced lie, that we never signed off on completion. Then I called bath company and unloaded on them. Nearly two weeks later, after getting the distinct impression the bath company was trying to ghost us, we walked into their showroom and told the manager there we were seriously not happy. When I mentioned forgery and contract fraud, she immediately called the project manager. Told us he would phone back the next day or we should call her. The installer called yesterday and scheduled installation for tomorrow. We'll see... They will still get the rating they deserve for unprofessional conduct.
Got another short story submitted to an anthology. No idea when it will be published, but considering how many anthologies this publisher is doing (putting one out almost every Friday), might be a while. Writing short stories based upon a vague writing prompt is so much fun...
Time to start the pool pump. All the oak pollen and live oak leaves are falling, guaranteeing the pool is filthy. But the odds of another ice storm or hard freeze are slim, so I think I can safely get started on the pool cleanup.
Spousal Unit walked by himself down to the garden and back (I didn't know it). He did okay. Another kyphoplasty comes up in a couple weeks, then they'll treat the bulging disks. He says he feels better, although he still can't stand or walk for very long. Little steps to improvement...
Time to get some laundry done. Later, y'all.
That February cold front was an ice storm. Damaged a lot of trees and hopefully killed a whitethorn acacia right next to the driveway, where it scratches vehicles as they drive by. We lucked out and got an actual arborist to come and start what will be a long process of cleaning out the damage first, then trimming all our trees that need it. He'll also remove all the junk trees growing under the live oak canopies. When we walked the property, he could see many speciman live oaks that we didn't know where there for all the junk trees in their way.
Today is day two of what will be a long process, but already trees are looking wonderful everywhere he's been. This place is gonna be gorgeous when he's done. And we'll have a couple years of firewood, too.
His chainsaw is very quiet, but it's enough to convince Czarny he wants to stay inside today. He's zonked on one of his towers.
Got an email from the finance company that the bath company declared our shower complete. Not even! I told finance company that was a bald-faced lie, that we never signed off on completion. Then I called bath company and unloaded on them. Nearly two weeks later, after getting the distinct impression the bath company was trying to ghost us, we walked into their showroom and told the manager there we were seriously not happy. When I mentioned forgery and contract fraud, she immediately called the project manager. Told us he would phone back the next day or we should call her. The installer called yesterday and scheduled installation for tomorrow. We'll see... They will still get the rating they deserve for unprofessional conduct.
Got another short story submitted to an anthology. No idea when it will be published, but considering how many anthologies this publisher is doing (putting one out almost every Friday), might be a while. Writing short stories based upon a vague writing prompt is so much fun...
Time to start the pool pump. All the oak pollen and live oak leaves are falling, guaranteeing the pool is filthy. But the odds of another ice storm or hard freeze are slim, so I think I can safely get started on the pool cleanup.
Spousal Unit walked by himself down to the garden and back (I didn't know it). He did okay. Another kyphoplasty comes up in a couple weeks, then they'll treat the bulging disks. He says he feels better, although he still can't stand or walk for very long. Little steps to improvement...
Time to get some laundry done. Later, y'all.
