I just paid to have the Hoover repaired (new belt) and this morning, I smelled burning as Ron was vacuuming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Turns out, there was a cord stuck in the roller, and Ron was oblivious to any sign of trouble: loud noise, burning smell and worst of all, smoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most of our plants survived yesterday’s big winds. Stupidly, I forgot to anchor the tomatoes, and we lost a couple of big branches with flowers. I was able to tie up around seven others. Glad to have the extra ones from Jen’s farm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We have lots of squash flowers. The St. Johnswort and Potentilla are blooming, too. Nice to see the bright yellows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I made some stovetop biscuits this morning, a green salad yesterday. Made some good oatmeal\/cranberry\/walnut cookies and tapioca as well. A small lasagna’s in the oven now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We are recovering from Ron’s unexpected draws on the joint account so are trying to keep from spending until this Wednesday. Thus, my from-scratch desserts and baking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I just paid to have the Hoover repaired (new belt) and this morning, I smelled burning as Ron was vacuuming.Turns out, there was a cord stuck in the roller, and Ron was oblivious to any sign of trouble: loud noise, … Continue reading