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Fog and rain... 😩

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hollydolly said:
OH Wow, having only ever seen those in the Zoo.. or obviously on nature programmes.. it never occurred to me that Armadillos would approach people's homes.. ..
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The babies are so cute Hollydolly...you should see them. Armadillas are "grubbers" and don't bother humans. They don't have teeth as such, so they basically gum their meals. They love
bananas. They are very slow moving, too.
 
Today…..usual cleaning chores….get a fill on some meds, do the grocery thing, I only have 4 things on my list for groceries….we’ll see how many things I leave the store with.
Maybe, a good fetch game outside with Micki, is -3…..and supposed to get to 0.
And maybe waste the rest of the day away with unimportant things. ☺️😉😊.
 
It's absolutely freezing here.. the ice is thick, and it's causing my shed to leak all on one side of the roof.. I don't know if it's condensation or what.. but the whole half of one side of the ceiling is soaked, and that's the side over the bench with all the tools... . I've tried to wipe dry the ceiling with a dry mop, and dried up all the tools.. including the electric tools and the bench, with rags.. and moved some of the tools away to the other side.. , and then covered the bench with the bigger tools on it with a Tarpaulin.. I've also turned on a heater in there.. but I have no idea what else I can do.. :( this is the second day of it.. I dried it all yesterday as well. but today there was even bigger puddles on the bench
 
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Getting ready for the 1st birthday luncheon party we're hosting tomorrow for our sweet grandson. 40-ish people expected, so it's going to be a bit of a squeeze. Thanks to Higgins (the new roomba), almost no areas will need to be hit with the vacuum. Today will mostly figuring out logistics (where to stage things), some straightening and light dusting. The house is pretty clean already...
 
Swam 25 laps. Exchanged a present from Orvis. (Was supposed to do that Thursday). Helped clean up the house a bit. Reading a book. This afternoon, my wife is making eggnog and I'm planning to bake an apple pie. We're going to a formal event tonight and I need to save some time to practice tying the stupid black tie.

Some people look like James Bond in a tuxedo. I look like the guy who serves the main course at dinner.
 
jet said:
Holls,buy a cheep tarp and cover the shed,tie bricks on the corners to hold it down,,,keep it dry over winter
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Holly, be very careful on a ladder if you decide to go this route.

Running a heater to dry out the shed must be costing you a fortune.

What a heck of a time of year to have a leak in that roof.
 
Jules said:
Holly, be very careful on a ladder if you decide to go this route.

Running a heater to dry out the shed must be costing you a fortune.

What a heck of a time of year to have a leak in that roof.
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yes it is costing a fortune so I've only got it on for 2 hours per day which will be very costly even then..

I am concerned about going up on a ladder, simply because if I do there's probably nothing that I'll be able to see, and anyway it may slip against the ice ..
I think it maybe leaking through the edges.. Estranged O/H is not replying to me... nothing new there.. :confused:
 
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I'm hoping for a break in the clouds. Going to fill my tanks. Oh boy $14.50 per tank and 7 of them. I'll be warm for 21 days though.

Not to brag, but my reflexes are still good. A church group dropped off 3 boxes of food (7-11 castoffs) and there was still a LOT left, rather than see them in a dumpster, I took them to another homeless village.

I was about to enter the intersection, when a coupe slid out from the right, making a VERY wide right turn, car in right lane comes into mine. I go into middle turn lane.

Neither of us impact the coupe, but we're talking inches of clearance. I then stopped at the place to drop off food. Driving back, wasn't cursing the driver, just glad I saw, then reacted within milliseconds....yep, still good on driving.☺️☺️☺️
 
Just decorating, getting my tip list in order, writing out Xmas cards, figuring out how much $ I need for the rest of the year (more than the past 11 months put together!) and writing to my Canadian sister-in-law (had 8, about half dead already); rode my exercise bike 20 minutes.
 
To dry out a damp building, you can buy large bags (or containers) of calcium chloride at a farm supply store. It really works. The bags are about 20 kg, so you might need help. If you buy the bag, put it in an open bin.
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My entire week has been off schedule because of appointments and errands.

Now my local language partner has changed our meeting time so he can watch a World Cup game. So I'll meet with him this afternoon, and not do much else!

I'll talk to my long-distance language partner in the evening too. That's almost daily.
 
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