tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post2328793671261491590..comments2024-03-27T22:13:53.704-04:00Comments on The Misadventures of Widowhood: What Else Can Go Wrong?Misadventures of Widowhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-24640086943201648182016-05-31T15:06:09.836-04:002016-05-31T15:06:09.836-04:00Geez....plague-worthy list of "what's nex...Geez....plague-worthy list of "what's next" woes! Here's to a better week! :)<br />donnajurenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799559087972759233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-82338492532393169782016-05-31T08:19:29.303-04:002016-05-31T08:19:29.303-04:00Thanks so much for making my blog one of your '...Thanks so much for making my blog one of your 'catching up' stops. I miss seeing your posts and comments online.<br /><br />I've been going down the basement every day now to check for mold and prepared to spray if necessary. I wish we'd get a few days in the 90s so the cement would totally heat up. My friend, Tim, is going to do a totally treatment when we can line up or Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-48273415190027998902016-05-31T04:54:05.670-04:002016-05-31T04:54:05.670-04:00Boy oh boy. What a mess. I'm glad you found th...Boy oh boy. What a mess. I'm glad you found the silver lining. That's a talent some people have. If H had no other redeeming qualities, I'd keep him around for his silver lining detector abilities alone. <br /><br />The invasion of the flies is a little eerie. <br /><br />Water in the basement! Good grief. What a mess. That happened to us in Maryland. A hurricane came through and the Bella Rumhttp://bellarum.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-39433470163632700042016-05-29T23:37:29.307-04:002016-05-29T23:37:29.307-04:00The artist said the store is an actual place from ...The artist said the store is an actual place from the back roads of Indiana. It's so iconic, though that it could have been any place. It was signed and numbered, limited edition print with a very low print run. We bought it an outdoor art show back in the day. Two of the artists we bought when they were first starting out became very famous--Wayne Cooper and Paul Collins.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-52734184617144824742016-05-29T23:24:19.798-04:002016-05-29T23:24:19.798-04:00Very true. They never blow when it's convenien...Very true. They never blow when it's convenient. I had one blowout on a day when I needed to go to a funeral and had to shower at a friend's house.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-14777458823042977012016-05-29T22:29:27.479-04:002016-05-29T22:29:27.479-04:00I was interested in the lovely picture on the top ...I was interested in the lovely picture on the top of your page that you said you gave to your brother. I have been observing houses and shop fronts with that flat facade on the front and they were such a feature on Main Streets of days gone by. Now in so many almost abandoned villages and towns, they look so forlorn, especially when viewed from the side and most especially when they are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-47173443707164604022016-05-29T22:08:36.392-04:002016-05-29T22:08:36.392-04:00I'm treating this as a cautionary tale -- a re...I'm treating this as a cautionary tale -- a reminder that my hot water heater is on its last legs and that it would be smart to call the plumber and get it replaced <i>before</i> it blows a gasket and floods the basement. -JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-27441606809498294812016-05-29T17:26:29.510-04:002016-05-29T17:26:29.510-04:00Interesting about the odor and that makes sense. N...Interesting about the odor and that makes sense. No hint of it here and the flies seem to be all gone today. One other thing I've learned is that flies like to lay eggs in dog poop so I need to pick up Levi's more than once a week for trash day because they can hatch in less than 7 days. The fly catcher by my dog pen should help prevent them from finding a way inside.<br /><br />I lived Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-71428938782321601212016-05-29T17:10:22.472-04:002016-05-29T17:10:22.472-04:00I'm glad you didn't mention any odor along...I'm glad you didn't mention any odor along with those flies. The only time I've had black flies, they came along with a carcass of something in the walls. The word of advice was, "When the odor disappears, so will the flies." And it was so.<br /><br />One nice thing about renting (at least in a place with a management company that cares about its rep) is that when "it&shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-68104688001834067002016-05-29T00:30:28.602-04:002016-05-29T00:30:28.602-04:00Thank you! I don't know what exactly I did in ...Thank you! I don't know what exactly I did in my settings to make that happen---I tried a bunch of stuff---but I'm glad it seems to be working now.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-6546666640831681702016-05-28T22:34:01.812-04:002016-05-28T22:34:01.812-04:00I'm going to have to read this tomorrow -- I&#...I'm going to have to read this tomorrow -- I'm just too tired to go on at this point. But I did want you to know that I suddenly received emails for your last two posts. I love it when a system works!shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-50707004717769862682016-05-28T20:45:47.802-04:002016-05-28T20:45:47.802-04:00Tim is 20+ years younger than me so with any luck...Tim is 20+ years younger than me so with any luck I can keep him a long time. He's coming back in a week or two to vacuum and bleach my basement floor just to be sure I don't get mold. <br /><br />I've only seen one fly today, thank goodness! But I love your pigeon and statue metaphor. Live is that way sometimes, especially if you own a home.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-72175433694218200482016-05-28T19:15:55.184-04:002016-05-28T19:15:55.184-04:00It was a good price for all that he did! The scree...It was a good price for all that he did! The screen that gets clogged in my shower is not easy to get at i.e. the soaking trick won't work for me. I've lived here since 2001 and this is only the second time this has happened in my shower and both times the water had been turned off at the street. Vinegar is a great cleaner though, isn't it. <br /><br />You'll have to ask our Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-42829440288464170882016-05-28T19:06:11.630-04:002016-05-28T19:06:11.630-04:00Oh, man! Some days you're the pigeon and some...Oh, man! Some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue. Sure hope those darn buzzers stop reproducing. Nerves of steel, you have, with your fly swatter in hand. <br /><br />A house is like an ornery kid sometimes, and sometimes it's the BFF. God bless Tim. Does he know of anyone in Connecticut? I lost my handyman this spring - he got too old and worn out to work.GowitheFlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842273685414939160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-39650839883299724132016-05-28T18:37:43.558-04:002016-05-28T18:37:43.558-04:00YIKES! Thank goodness you went downstairs!! BEFO...YIKES! Thank goodness you went downstairs!! BEFORE the holiday weekend. I think you got a GREAT price. I have to clean all my sprayers at least twice a year here in Maui ... put a plastic bag of vinegar over it and fasten with a rubber band (or whatever) and let it sit for several hours. Get out an old tooth brush and ICK the stuff that comes out. I also have to do it for my sink faucets. The Awkward Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729456066739275695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-74586132585087474502016-05-28T07:48:57.348-04:002016-05-28T07:48:57.348-04:00I don't like basements either but where we liv...I don't like basements either but where we live they won't let you build a house without a basement. But I've never lived in a house without one. Broken pipes can happen in any house or apartment only they do more damage when they do it in finished rooms. <br /><br />I didn't think the price the plumber charged was too bad either. They have a base charge just to come out and Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-35557778080159939562016-05-28T07:41:43.409-04:002016-05-28T07:41:43.409-04:00These flies were very dopey, too, making them rath...These flies were very dopey, too, making them rather easy to kill. Haven't seen any today so I think it's over. I'm hoping it was just a combination of the doors being open when they hatched out on the first really warm day we've had. What a weird thing to have happen and I'm glad it didn't happen on a day when the dog was home alone. LOL <br /><br />All those HGTV Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-62891304896600262312016-05-28T01:03:29.822-04:002016-05-28T01:03:29.822-04:00Oh my, that was quite a week. House repairs just f...Oh my, that was quite a week. House repairs just freak me out. I've never had a basement but I know they're famous for water problems of one kind or another. Those flies are visitors I would not like to have. I know you've said you like living in a house. I, on the other hand, was so glad when our house in Texas sold that I said never again will I own property. The foundations of Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-12004557932389523992016-05-28T00:56:57.560-04:002016-05-28T00:56:57.560-04:00Always good to have house mishaps involving tradie...Always good to have house mishaps involving tradies on non-holidays.<br /><br />I'm not tidy - unlike my kids, who are neat freaks and upset by crooked placements, etc. I don't wear specs at home and am always amazed at the dust on the odd occasion that I walk around the house with specs on.<br /><br />Re flies, I had a sudden influx of them a few years ago when the weather warmed up Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com