Picket Shock

Posted by on Mar 12, 2007 in dish | 0 comments We’re in the market for some fence. I have lovely neighbors, both of whom have fences. That means two parts of my back yard have a fence. All we need to do is finish off the other two sides, add gates, do two small repairs, and we’ll have a fenced back yard. The dog will be ecstatic. He’ll have room to run and some doggy privacy, and I won’t have to put up with quite so...
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Another Pleasant Valley Sunday

Posted by on Feb 11, 2007 in dish | 0 comments I love Sundays. Something about clear skies and church bells just does it for me. Today, we’re spring cleaning at chez mimi. Well, dregs-of-winter cleaning and mucking out, to be completely truthful.Completed already today: Scrubbed floors in den and kitchen with favorite household toy Swept laundry room (found a dog’s worth of fur and dust, thank you) Wiped down everything in...
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Loaner Envy

Posted by on Sep 16, 2006 in dish | 0 comments Since it’ll take until Tuesday to fix Inga, Richard the Service Manager asks me to return the Fleetmobile so he can put me in one of his loaners. I’m thinking a Jetta. Lo and behold, this is currently sitting in my driveway: DH, who drives an older Passat wagon, is greener than the car. I’m not trading in Inga anytime–love that tight suspension!–but this is a sweet...
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Oh, the Horror

Posted by on Sep 14, 2006 in dish | 0 comments Inga, my beloved Turbo Beetle (aka “my Fast,” hahaha) needs to go to the car doctor. So DH and I plan to drop her off this morning and hitch a ride to a workshop together.Nay, nay, Fluffy.Turns out Inga’s issues aren’t primarily cosmetic. That rear window adhesive can’t just be fixed. We’re talking new top. $4500 of new top. My favorite word today is warranty....
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Dream House

Posted by on Aug 19, 2006 in dish | 0 comments I don’t know what it is about my subconscious, but when I’m asleep, HGTV takes over. I dream about houses. Not just normal houses, but houses with all kinds of strange nooks, crannies, and extra rooms. Like last night. I was dreaming about my house–sort of–when I started turning corners and found a huge laundry room that looks like it came out of Pottery Barn catalog,...
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