Month: May 2026

Gandalf knows how to spend a rainy, cooler-than-usual Sunday over a long weekend.

After the first window showed up cracked, we had to wait a couple weeks for a new one. (This was, of course, after the very first windows for both baths turned out to be the wrong kind. These things are never easy.)  But now the Green bathroom also has natural light.

 

A few months back, the Newton mayor declared that the Italian flag stripe down the road did not  meet state safety standards, and it would have to be painted over with a double line.   This was in the very Italian section of the city, and people were pissed.  They went out and repainted it, then the yellow lines returned.    This year, we elected a new mayor, and one of the first thing he’s done is restore the stripes.

It was far too hot to sit on the porch today, so I headed up to the loft, which has AC.  Ferrous was already up there, and rushed over when I sat down, then proceeded to walk around me for several minutes.  “Look,”  I said to him, “I am not getting under a blanket so you can get under it with me.”   I think he was disappointed, but did finally settle down.

Our shower is starting to look like…a shower.  Most of the tiling is done, including the mosaic accent stripe, which looks fantastic.  Now, we wait for the tile to be completed, showerheads and controls to be installed, and …. a door.

What’s Pub Choir?   Here’s a description. https://www.pubchoir.com.au/about-us
A briefer description:  hundreds of people singing a popular song in 3 part harmony that they learn together that evening.
Briefer:  Super fantastic fun!

 

Our contractor left this doodle on a piece of cardboard in the shower.  Doug thinks he was explaining part of the hot water system to one of his people.  I think it’s a steamroller.

Sort of.  These are temporary lights.  The electrician needs to come back to put in the real ones.  But hey, at least we don’t have to shower in the dark anymore!

OK, it’s neither a very exciting picture, nor a very good one.  The story is, a new neighbor moved across the street sometime last fall, and we finally got around to inviting her over for drinks or whatever (this is her wine glass).  And I really enjoyed hanging out with her.  I am hoping we have a new friend.

My improv meetup disappeared during the pandemic, unsurprisingly.  I found an online group, and it was fun, but not the same.  A couple weeks ago, I thought “There’s GOT to be another group out there.”  So I searched MeetUp and not only found a group in Davis Square, but it was run by the same guy who ran the one in Cambridge.  I am so excited to have it back.