And 8.5 hours later...

[ksmith]

...electricity returns as darkness falls, meaning that not much useful got done today. Switched out a smoke alarm. Set up the new wireless doorbell, but didn't install it because I wanted to make sure that there were no conflicts with the cordless phone. Got the fireplace going for the first time this season, a necessary thing considering that the temp in my office dropped to 63F. At least we were able to keep the living room comfortable.

After the power returned, I was able to determine that there were no conflicts with the phone. Yea.

Mother Nature did a good job of pushing the leaves into piles against the fence. Maybe tomorrow we'll give the new leaf vacuum/grinder thingie a whirl.

The excitement never stops when you have a house...

Comments

Is that a DUCK planter?

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

You think you can guess some things about a person....

You seem to be surviving the descent of winter well.

I vote we both get a lot of writing done in the winter months!

Other SF with hard and/or cultural overtones:

CJ Cherryh
Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
Katharine E. Kimbriel

Re: Is that a DUCK planter?

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Actually, it's a fish. Although it does look a bit ducky at that angle.

BTW, nabbed a fun website from SFFNET--www.mcphee.com. The rubber duckies especially.

Yes, much writing needs to be done this winter. I don't think my company has had a Snow Day since 1967, but here's hoping for a couple.

Re: Is that a DUCK planter?

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

It also looks fishy....

Yes, much writing needs to be done this winter. I don't think my company has had a Snow Day since 1967, but here's hoping for a couple.

Ah, snow days....fireplace roaring, hot cider, reading and/or writing....

Down here it's either a tornado (hiding in tiny front closet with cats...) or flooding (a major creek rose and covered an important road last time we had this surprise--two Novembers ago...) The hurricanes don't bother us, except for occasional extra rain.