Only a couple more days are forecasted to be warm and sunny here. I’d be ok with cooler temps if I could work out the heating situation but Mother Nature could care less about my schedule. Fall will return this week with rain and storms and will likely beat the fall foliage into brown leaves and spread them on the ground.
There’s not a cloud in the sky today — unlike yesterday when I grabbed a shot across the corn that’s soon to be harvested:
Winter will have to wait!
I know that winter is the season that follows fall and I LOVE me some snow. My biggest wish right now is that Mother Nature will take another very long holiday so winter will be delayed. There’s simply too many things that we need to accomplish before cold weather makes it more challenging.
Finish wiring and switching out all outdoor cameras.
Figure out how to use the outside furnace for the radiant floor heat.
Get the hot tub up and running – FIND ELECTRICIAN THAT CAN MAKE IT BEFORE 2024!
TIL (Today I Learned): Richard Berry, the original composer of the song “Louie Louie”, sold his rights to the song for $750 in 1959 before it went on to be one of the most recorded songs in rock history. In the 1980s he threatened action against the publishers and they settled out of court, making him a millionaire.
I let Colette pick out colors for her room in the new barndo. That was before I found out her favorites are orange and purple. I’m not one to paint off white everywhere — I love color. But holy cow, you guys.
I wish I could start over.
It will be a few days before I share before and after photos because the ceiling is so tall, I have to grow my arm’s reach by 6″ or borrow a bigger ladder. The 6″ growth plan might be more feasible because the only thing I have to haul said ladder in is my trusty Mini Cooper. 😏
BRRR!
It’s frigid this morning in the Ville. Today marks the first snow of the season — October 18th.
These split units are still somewhat a mystery to me. I’m not 100% sure they work the way they’re supposed to but it’s warm enough in here so I guess it’s all good.
Merida is great with the colder temps since she’s wearing a nice black coat…
TIL (Today I Learned): Your “funny bone” nerve is called that because it’s connected to your humerus (as in humorous).
It’s no wonder I can’t get anything done around here… people 24/7. I accomplished not ONE SINGLE THING on the barndo yesterday.
I did get to watch my granddaughter play with the dogs.
And we solved world problems as she ate Flaming Hot Cheetos by licking off the hot outside before crunching the rest.
I helped Katie make peanut butter sandwiches with 5 loaves of bread for a fundraising lunch at the VFW tomorrow. And then I watched her catch a baby mouse in her hands (drop it and catch it again) — and lecture Merida for not being a good dog and doing it.
And finally, I attended an Otamatone concert featuring Colette and two highly talented Otamatones. Katie and I swayed with lit ignitors when Ben made a guest appearance.
TIL (Today I Learned): The Otamatone was developed in Japan and is a synthesizer whose body is shaped like an eighth note with sound emerging from a “mouth” on the notehead. (It sounds like screaming… sort of — at least when Coco and Ben played them.)
I understand that with home ownership there’s constant upkeep. I “get it” that things happen and items break and need repair. But holy cow! I feel like everything… EVERYTHING around here needs attention. Some things need more attention than others.
There’s a hill here that I don’t feel comfortable mowing on the rider. (Carl threatened me with a whoopin’ if he caught me mowing it.) I thought I’d just run the push mower out there and have it done in 15-minutes. But no!
That’s just one example. I could’ve listed 100 instead. 🙂 And like that’s not enough…
they took stuff they should’ve left here…
In case y’all don’t know this already, if you have a security system it’s part of the house. If it’s a hard-wired system it’s considered the same as a toilet. You don’t get to take that shit with you if you sell. I got left 4 mounted cameras with wires hanging in an inside closet. There was one ethernet cable connected to some unknown place under the house just laying in the garage part.
It was easier to start over.
Breathe in. Breathe out. Move on.
That’s a Jimmy Buffett song I sing to myself many times every day.
According to my watch, the time is now Past is dead and gone Don’t try to shake it, just nod your head Breathe in, breathe out, move on
JIMMY BUFFETT
TIL (Today I Learned): Charles Schulz resisted adding a black character to Peanuts for fear of being perceived as patronizing. He changed his mind after MLK’s death and a letter from a school teacher. In his introductory comic, Franklin meets Charlie Brown at the beach.
We dubbed the little house where I raised Ben “the villa.” Buster’s house was “Southfork.” The Pesky’s place is “Green Acres.” This house remains nameless. Maybe the next owners will name it.
The new place… if I EVER get there… already has a name.
Barndo Creek.
It’s a barndominium with a creek running across the back of the property. Obviously, we drew a blank and couldn’t think of anything else. 😉 We tossed around other names like “Garage Door Manor” and “the Mosquito Barn,” and after many disagreements, Barndo Creek prevailed.
Did you know that in the US you can name your property anything you want? You still have to have a situs address, (think about the White House at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue), and the deed doesn’t typically reflect the name. Since I don’t plan to create embroidered hand towels emblazoned with “Barndo Creek,” I won’t be going to the Post Office to add the name to the address. 😉
TIL (Today I Learned): Sandra Andersen had a dog, Eagle, who was widely considered the best cadaver dog in history. She was eventually convicted for planting evidence at suspected crime scenes.
