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The temperature outside right now is 41; inside my house the thermometer reads 47! Fortunately the sun is beaming in the windows on the northeast side of the house. I will ask Donald to light the pilot on the heater for me, but I'll set it to something like 55. I can't stand it when the thing clicks off and on constantly, but I need the house to be a little warmer when I get up. This reminds me of when I lived in Ireland in a beautiful old stone farmhouse! I had small heaters in the kitchen, living room and bathroom, plus a fire going in the living room almost year around. The downstairs heaters used gas tanks and I never had a problem with them, so I'm wondering if a Mr. Buddy heater would work in my current house. If they are ok for an RV they should be ok for a house, right? Comments welcome on this.
I finally put my "winter sheets" on the bed yesterday, plus a blanket, and switched the lighter weight comforter to my down comforter, so as long as I was snuggled under the covers I was warm and comfortable all night. Getting up to go to the bathroom was hell though!
I am hoping to find my way over to the park in East Sac where my grandson is playing soccer this morning. I'm going to bundle up, although during the day it gets warmer outside my house than indoors. This will complete my "soccer duty", as I will have attended games for all my grandchildren who play soccer this year.
I have expanded my search for a young dog to include male german shepherds, and think I will try to find the Sac. County Animal Shelter that isn't far from my house and take a look now and then. I also signed up for notifications of dogs who match my specs. I have done that with labs and gotten pretty many returns, but not many that were in the age or gender category that I prefer.
I looked at all the dogs available from the shelter and most of them are pit bulls. It's a darn shame that they have such bad reputations, because I believe they are mostly sweet, lovable dogs unless they've been bred and trained to be aggressive. I don't want to run into a problem with the people who live around me, and there is a lot of prejudice with that type of dog so it's out for me.
This dog search has become as much something to keep me occupied, and who knows if the dog I'm looking for will turn up.
- Hot Water Today, Maybe?
I wrote yesterday about the problem with my water heater. I couldn't figure out how to reset the pilot light, so I just made the best of it but I will have to re-run my dishwasher today. I went to the Park office first thing to complain about...
- Keeping Warm
When I lived in Ireland my house was always cold - no central heat. I had a portable oil heater I could move around the kitchen, but the small living room was warmed by a fireplace. I loved that fireplace and got pretty good at making fire...
- Another Week Raced By!
I can't believe how fast the weeks stream by. Another weekend is here but I doubt if I'll do anything exciting or fun, but maybe exciting and fun is determined by how I look at what I do. I'm feeling pretty good after a workout at the...
- Good Start To The Day
As I had a few things to hang on the clothesline across the street, I took my camera along. Here are a couple of photos showing the oleander (I'm taking some shears when I go back and try another cutting or two), as well as the orange...
- Have Dinner In South Africa
Voulezvousdiner Have just launched a new special offer. ...
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Freezing!
The temperature outside right now is 41; inside my house the thermometer reads 47! Fortunately the sun is beaming in the windows on the northeast side of the house. I will ask Donald to light the pilot on the heater for me, but I'll set it to something like 55. I can't stand it when the thing clicks off and on constantly, but I need the house to be a little warmer when I get up. This reminds me of when I lived in Ireland in a beautiful old stone farmhouse! I had small heaters in the kitchen, living room and bathroom, plus a fire going in the living room almost year around. The downstairs heaters used gas tanks and I never had a problem with them, so I'm wondering if a Mr. Buddy heater would work in my current house. If they are ok for an RV they should be ok for a house, right? Comments welcome on this.
I finally put my "winter sheets" on the bed yesterday, plus a blanket, and switched the lighter weight comforter to my down comforter, so as long as I was snuggled under the covers I was warm and comfortable all night. Getting up to go to the bathroom was hell though!
I am hoping to find my way over to the park in East Sac where my grandson is playing soccer this morning. I'm going to bundle up, although during the day it gets warmer outside my house than indoors. This will complete my "soccer duty", as I will have attended games for all my grandchildren who play soccer this year.
I have expanded my search for a young dog to include male german shepherds, and think I will try to find the Sac. County Animal Shelter that isn't far from my house and take a look now and then. I also signed up for notifications of dogs who match my specs. I have done that with labs and gotten pretty many returns, but not many that were in the age or gender category that I prefer.
I looked at all the dogs available from the shelter and most of them are pit bulls. It's a darn shame that they have such bad reputations, because I believe they are mostly sweet, lovable dogs unless they've been bred and trained to be aggressive. I don't want to run into a problem with the people who live around me, and there is a lot of prejudice with that type of dog so it's out for me.
This dog search has become as much something to keep me occupied, and who knows if the dog I'm looking for will turn up.
- Hot Water Today, Maybe?
I wrote yesterday about the problem with my water heater. I couldn't figure out how to reset the pilot light, so I just made the best of it but I will have to re-run my dishwasher today. I went to the Park office first thing to complain about...
- Keeping Warm
When I lived in Ireland my house was always cold - no central heat. I had a portable oil heater I could move around the kitchen, but the small living room was warmed by a fireplace. I loved that fireplace and got pretty good at making fire...
- Another Week Raced By!
I can't believe how fast the weeks stream by. Another weekend is here but I doubt if I'll do anything exciting or fun, but maybe exciting and fun is determined by how I look at what I do. I'm feeling pretty good after a workout at the...
- Good Start To The Day
As I had a few things to hang on the clothesline across the street, I took my camera along. Here are a couple of photos showing the oleander (I'm taking some shears when I go back and try another cutting or two), as well as the orange...
- Have Dinner In South Africa
Voulezvousdiner Have just launched a new special offer. ...