7. ridge/dirge

11. tuber/brute

Good morning Dan & co.

Hagatha, the house did have some problems when we moved in that we didn't know about but mostly neglect by us has been the problem. I do admit that but still feel they just don't make things to last anymore, including new houses. There were repairs I did (not personally) at the beginning but then I got kind of stupid about several different things in my life. Neglecting things is our prerogative though; being forced to do things is not.

I wouldn't mind to connect with some old friends that way but my problem is I only want to connect through distance. I'm not prepared to see anybody in person. I just like to know how people are doing though. The couple of friends I do keep in touch with through email really don't write much though.

25. Nevis (veins) good evening soot

Unfortunately Drac, the gas company doesn't seem to do stuff like that anymore. They just say you have to get it done. Part of the problem with getting a new stove for him is that we cannot get the old stove out of where it is. I'm pretty certain the prior owners had the laundry room (where the stove is) enclosed and put the paneling up right around where the appliances are. The stove will not be movable out of there unless we take the little area wall down. Another thing you should know is that this is the first and only house we ever bought so we really didn't know what we were doing. This house had some big pros to it when compared to where we were before and it was the only house we were shown that would work for us, and that we could afford with the help of my mom's down payment "gift". Then, a few years later my brother filed bankruptcy because he is a gambler and that didn't help things out much either. The list goes on and on from there.

Anyway, on to other messes. Feel free to laugh at me.

I finally cooked tonight but still have not eaten to see how it actually came out. I made the Hungarian Goulash and the Spaetzle but I goofed on the Spaetzle. I forgot that the pan I was going to use is in my refrigerator with leftover rice in it that I never got around to putting in a container so I pulled a different pan out, bigger around but more shallow. I wasn't thinking about the fact that I could not place my colander over the water in that pan and I was trying to pour the batter into the colander while holding it over the pan which didn't work very well. My batter was probably a little too thick but that enabled me to be able to put the colander on a plate, pour the batter in it (losing some on the plate but not much) and then hold the colander over the pan while trying to push the batter through the holes. Well, that didn't work too well either because my hands get cramps in them real fast. Somehow I did end up getting enough Spaetzle for the Goulash though and it seems to be okay. I will be testing the meal out very shortly. (I eat late because I stay up very late.)

And, I did decide on one really simple meal to make next week. I had two items on my grocery list for tomorrow.

Oh, I get it, oldbroad. I know these thing are really hard for you. Really hard. I absolutely hate having to deal with things going wrong, but I am able to muddle through. Not every one can do that. You posted that link to a 1927 ancient old gas stove that was so cool! My friend and her husband bought an old house down in St. Louis city that had one dated 1904. It was original to the house when it was built! She was able to continue using it for many years because of some grandfather clause. She did have the gas company come in and change out a valve or something to make it safer. She loved it! Can you imagine a modern appliance lasting that long!

I think your last sentence just described life for all of us... I know I could say the same thing for myself.

3. parallel lives

We saw her in concert decades ago, and she still sounds great:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N4cbVlEw4Y&list=RD-N4cbVlEw4Y&start_radio=1

Time for me to pull out her CDs and digitize them.

The Original, in her prime:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80-kp6RDl94&list=RD80-kp6RDl94&start_radio=1

And when you are done with that, there is a new 5 BN game released a little while ago - did you see it? Legendary Tales

I am finishing up Dark Dimensions: City of Ash CE (which unfortunately is not in the Big Fish catalogue anymore).

oldbroad, I understand very well! I have a 50 year old home with pretty much original everything. It is impossible to fix all the things. I find it expensive just to paint much less replace. My clients homes I visit on a daily basis run the gamut from million+ estates that replace kitchens like I do toilet paper to those with tarps on their roofs and holes in the ceilings. I just had one complain on money being really tight right now and two weeks later bought a new SUV for over 100K that replaced one only 4 years old because their warranty was going to run out.

2. Seaside city??

4. Study (Dusty)

9. any questions

14. slink (kilns)