Closet was installed today at Edgewater.
Weedman was here for the first application/treatment.
I ordered a 70-pint dehumidifier from eBay.
Ron picked up some nice clips for my hammock.
Ron fixed the lawn mower!
I screwed up, ordered the wrong machine from Home Depot – it chops up branches, not leaves. Need to return it.
Supposed to freeze tonight. We covered flowers, put a big tarp on the daffs.
The counter top arrived this morning, but it was marred with oil stains. The owner promised to make it up to us this week. We picked out another remnant in case he’s not able to remove the stains. Too bad, it looked great otherwise.
We picked up a whimsical piece at Marshall’s for the bathroom, a double holder for the toilet brush and the plunger. It suits us. I think we’ll paint it, not sure what color yet, maybe same as the walls.
I made an attempt to tie up the hammocks, which are getting hammered by wind. We’re supposed to get a frost tonight, so I put covers on the purple flowers in the veggie garden.
Finally dumped the barrel that was about half full with really nice soil. Made a berm halfway round the small rhodie near the bench.
It rained last night; glad I fed yesterday.
Feeding has started; yesterday, Holly Tone, today, iron for plants that need “greening up”.
We did the transfer station and laundry. Still haven’t found the hummer feeders, so Ron put up a new one from last year and bought two more.
Weather was nice today, but we may get ice pellets and snow on Wednesday morning.
Ron saw the new countertop today. We’ve coordinated the install with the plumber and carpenter. Empire people are expected at Edgewater tomorrow to fix the transition.
Hoping to line up the closet installation at Edgewater as well. That would leave the electrician for all the Edgewater projects and later this month, removal of the whole house water filter.
I was happy listening to Bach this morning, but so tired that I lost it this afternoon and smashed a TV table. Ron thinks he can fix it.
Leaf shredder should be arriving soon. Can’t wait.
Bach
Mozart
Beethoven
Schubert
Debussy
Stravinsky
Brahms
Verdi
Wagner
Bartok
Bach
Orchestral Suites – Boston Baroque / Martin Pearlman (Telarc) CD from Amazon
*Brandenburg Concertos – European Brandenburg Ensemble / Trevor Pinnock (Avie) CD
from Amazon / Download from Amazon
Violin Concertos (period instruments) – Ryo Terakado; Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki (BIS) Download from Amazon
Violin Concertos (modern instruments) – Daniel Hope; COE (DG) CD from Amazon / Download from Amazon
Goldberg Variations (piano) – Murray Perahia (Sony Classical) – piano CD from Amazon
Goldberg Variations (harpsichord) – Andreas Staier (Harmonia Mundi) – harpsichord CD from Amazon / Download
from Amazon
Partitas (harpsichord) – Trevor Pinnock (Hänssler Classic) – harpsichord CD from Amazon
Partitas (piano) – Murray Perahia (Sony Classical) CD from Amazon
Cello Suites – Steven Isserlis (Hyperion) CD from Amazon
*Well-tempered Clavier (48 Preludes and Fugues, or The 48) – Angela Hewitt (Hyperion) CD from Amazon
Solo Violin Sonatas and Partitas – Rachel Podger (Channel Classics) CD from Amazon
Mass in B minor – Soloists; Dunedin Consort and Players / John Butt (Linn) CD
from Amazon
*St Matthew Passion – Soloists; Arnold Schoenberg Choir; Concentus Musicus Wien /
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (Warner Classics) CD from Amazon
Had brunch with Cindy and Cathy today to celebrate Cindy’s birthday.
Did a quick transfer station run with Ron to drop off leaves and branches for mulch. Ron is off to stagehand the last WHFMS concert of the season.
Used up the remainder of a 40-pound bag of Hollytone on the rhodies. No rain predicted for the next 36 hours or so, which means deep watering tomorrow.
Cleaned out a few more leaves in the veggie garden.
We went to a legislative breakfast in Westport, then to Blithewold in Bristol. Picked up a good amount of flotsam from their beach. Really enjoyed the views and beautiful weather.
Headed north on 114 and admired several gorgeous stone municipal buildings on the way. Stopped at Sid Wainer, the produce store and Market Basket in New Bedford, checked in at our hotel in Fairhaven, enjoyed a splendid NB Symphony concert and pre-concert lecture at the Z.
Spent some time at Audible Local Ledger uploading show files, setting up a web page and adding missing headers.
Made appointments with Spencer and a central air vendor.
Made Jambalaya.
Met with the electrician at Edgewater. Boys decided they don’t want to mess with their closet. Sent deposit for P&B’s closet inserts.
Did a little more yard cleanup at both properties. Still pretty beat up from prior days.
Working on downloading files. Emailed about the procurement project.
The new HP touchscreen arrived today. Windows 8. Will be interesting.
Ordered a shredder for us. Emailed Spencer Hallett about removing the old whole-house water filter at Edgewater.
This is a fact that I didn’t make up.
Good grief. I feel like an old person.
Ron and I did some Spring clean-up today. I turned on the outside faucets, he, poor soul, hooked up the hoses.
Ron also power-swept the back yard. I planted the viola flat, raked leaves in front and back of the fence and in the corner garden and trimmed the small holly. Rather than burning, we loaded a pile of branches into the truck for the transfer station. We both got stuck with rose thorns. Ron is trying to fix the lawn mower.
The crocus look great this year, huge. Some made it to the woods.
I’m very pleased with the violas. They are big, healthy plants and we had enough to fill both window boxes, two big planters, the planter on the trellis and a small pot for the deck. Replaced the soil in the window boxes with Miracle Gro Moisture Control Potting Mix.
Had a confrontation with a South Boston type at the Senior Center this morning (“Go fry ice”, “Women should stifle”. Complained to the Town Manager, who promised to look into it. The chairman of the COA board called to apologize, even though it was hardly his obligation to do so!
Ran CHKDSK on the Aspire this morning. Carbonite is no longer hogging CPU. Ordered an HP Envy. Spending all kinds of money these days: eye surgery; new vanity; carpeting, closet and electrical work for Peter and Bonnie. It will have to stop soon.