Author: thecapeblog

Ron is always cold, and he’s resisted using an electric blanket all winter.

I got sick of listening to his moans and groans last night, so put it on the bed anyway. He loves it.

I called the Fairgrounds today about the damnable snowmobiles and ATVs.

Ron found out that he has a life insurance policy with a waiver of premium. Unbelievable.

We straightened out his banking alerts. He’d set them up incorrectly, so our understanding bank forgave $105 of overdraft charges.

How anyone could be so befuddled about financial affairs is beyond me.

I have an idea of where to put a new garden, in the wet spots in front of the hydrangeas and St. Johnswort. Whether I can afford to do that this year is a whole other matter.

If you have highly acidic soil it can be a good direct soil amendment – common recommendation is 1 lb. for 100 sq. ft

http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/soil/msg0200031215743.html

Cleaned up the back yard at Edgewater yesterday. Visited Candy; she was much better: no casts, she’s able to read and even shared some recipes from memory!

Ron is off to see his orthopedic surgeon this morning. He’s much better, too.

Extremely windy today, but mostly rain. I’m very happy to be inside, watching the occasional bit of snow or sleet shoot by.

Dear Marcia,

You made a big difference last year.

You and other CREDO members helped raise $2.8 million for progressive groups just by using your phone service. These donations cost you nothing. But they mean everything to the groups that depend on us.

Thanks to you, these groups can continue their fight to stop toxic fracking, enforce a ban on deadly assault weapons, defend organic-labeling laws and protect women’s rights.

How do we divide up the donations to the groups? Simple. You tell us. Each year, we ask you and other members to vote on how to distribute the money you’ve generated throughout the year. The results are in, and here are a few highlights:

Planned Parenthood — $195,149
Earthjustice — $103,644
Freedom to Marry — $65,717
Doctors Without Borders — $141,307
Mother Jones Investigative Fund — $89,455
To see all the groups we supported last year and the amounts we gave, click here.

Since 1985, CREDO members like you have raised an amazing $73,748,264 for nonprofit groups working for peace, human rights, economic justice and a clean, healthy environment. And this year you’ll raise millions more.

Thanks to all those who voted in our special election. And thanks for fighting with us for progressive change. We couldn’t do it without you.

Sincerely,

Michael Kieschnick
President & CEO
CREDO

PTown radio station with internet stream. Good tunes this morning. Used up my Amazon MP3 credits on a couple of cuts by Madeline Peyroux.

I installed a plug-in today on the panaction.org site. Hope it works.

 

 

 

 

After being sent away from the transfer station yesterday with a truckload of brush from Edgewater, I turned on the water to the front outside faucet, hooked up the hose, and set up the Weber here.

Once the fire got going, brush disposal went pretty fast. So, instead of stopping with the several piles that Ron had raked, I decided to clean up most of the yard.

Ron came out to help and harvested a few more armloads of brush. He estimates there’s 8-10 pounds of ash. We cleaned up the lawn and most of the cleared woody area on the right side of the lot.

I quit at about 20 of 5 so I could get to a Cape Cod Healthcare blood drive at the library.

With AB- blood, Ron is a righteous 1%-er.

We’re supposed to get some “weather” later this week, so I’m really happy that we were able to do so much cleanup on both yards.

We rented a chain saw from Botello and Ron cut up the giant limb that had fallen on the neighbor’s property on Edgewater.

We cleaned up enough woody debris to fill the truck.

The transfer station isn’t taking truckloads any more, so we dumped the entire load at Davey for $10. Ron took us to lunch at Moonakis.

Afterwards, we walked across the street to the Waquoit Garden and Feed to browse and look for kitty grass. Had a nice conversation with another customer about bats and attracting them to your yard.

Ron was in a great mood afterwards, said he really loves small towns.

Attended the O-F steering meeting at 6. Was ravenous by the time we got home, so I made tacos.

Booked an appointment with Window Treatments (Harwich) to give us an estimate on Hunter-Douglas screens for the Southwest-facing windows.