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catinmylap) wrote2022-12-11 06:05 pm
catinmylap) wrote2022-12-11 06:05 pm
Busy first week of December
I've been busy the past week, working on some projects that are likely to take a long while to bear fruit, and which sometimes make me wish I was triplets, that is, if all three of us could agree on what needed to be done and when. But I'm staying busy and having fun. Meanwhile, every now and then harsh reality breaks through, such as the night we went outside and found water flowing out of the street.
The main water pipes on our street are quite old, and the upper part of the street, north and uphill from us, had pipe repaired several times last spring, and then replaced completely during the summer. The water company told us then that we could expect our end of the street to have pipe replaced early in 2023. But the pipe didn't quite survive that long. When the pipe burst just north of us the other night, they shut off the water, and worked all night long, making a lot of noise that badly freaked out one of my cats. But that also meant some hard work for the repair team, and a boon for us, when the water was back on by morning. It's just a patch. They'll still be tearing up the street out in front of our house sometime in the next few months.
I've also been reading, knitting, and blogging. Some book reviews, and other blog posts from the past 2-1/2 weeks:
On Mystery of a Shrinking Violet - my books and writing blog:
Three Simple Lines: A Writer’s Pilgrimage into the Heart and Homeland of Haiku, by Natalie Goldberg
Grammar for a Full Life by Lawrence Weinstein
The Classic Tradition of Haiku: An Anthology by Faubion Bower
The Flame Ignites by Donna Fletcher Crow
The Last House in Lambton by Grace Gibson
On Swatches Yarns and Frogs - my knitting blog:
Thrift Shopping Again with Arne and Carlos
On The Journal Project - my blog about journals (including planners and note-taking):
Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte
A Brief Followup to Building a Second Brain
The main water pipes on our street are quite old, and the upper part of the street, north and uphill from us, had pipe repaired several times last spring, and then replaced completely during the summer. The water company told us then that we could expect our end of the street to have pipe replaced early in 2023. But the pipe didn't quite survive that long. When the pipe burst just north of us the other night, they shut off the water, and worked all night long, making a lot of noise that badly freaked out one of my cats. But that also meant some hard work for the repair team, and a boon for us, when the water was back on by morning. It's just a patch. They'll still be tearing up the street out in front of our house sometime in the next few months.
I've also been reading, knitting, and blogging. Some book reviews, and other blog posts from the past 2-1/2 weeks:
On Mystery of a Shrinking Violet - my books and writing blog:
Three Simple Lines: A Writer’s Pilgrimage into the Heart and Homeland of Haiku, by Natalie Goldberg
Grammar for a Full Life by Lawrence Weinstein
The Classic Tradition of Haiku: An Anthology by Faubion Bower
The Flame Ignites by Donna Fletcher Crow
The Last House in Lambton by Grace Gibson
On Swatches Yarns and Frogs - my knitting blog:
Thrift Shopping Again with Arne and Carlos
On The Journal Project - my blog about journals (including planners and note-taking):
Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte
A Brief Followup to Building a Second Brain
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You must have a really old neighborhood or should I say neglected by the city, or is it by the county? I know you live in a city but sometimes utilities and all, I know it can get crazy by districts.
On a side note, we have insurance on the pipes from our house to the meter and any exterior plumbing. Our pipes are so old!
I will plan to get to your blogs in a bit here! :)
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