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Home renovations – Part 6
The new toilet finally arrived. The ladies are pleased. And a nice thing is that it’s “chair height” – that extra inch and three-quarters is surprisingly comfortable. Especially at our age. A big plumber showed up and took out the … Continue reading
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Home Renovations – Part 5
I gave up looking for my screwdriver bits and just bought a set at our neighborhood Harbor Freight (our neighborhood has all the conveniences, if nothing else). Today I got a call from Lowe’s that my new commode had arrived … Continue reading
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Aviation Heritage Festival
Today we went to the Aviation Heritage Festival at our neighborhood airport, Bowman Field. As I have mentioned before, it’s a historic airport (hence the “Heritage” part of the title, I guess); the oldest continuously operating airport in the U.S. … Continue reading
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Home renovations – Part 4
By now, “renovations” no longer seems to be the right word to use. “Repair” is closer to the mark. We picked out our new toilet. I was going to have a handyman buddy pick it up and install it with … Continue reading
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mac & cheese Magazine
For those of you who were skeptical of my claim that I sighted a copy of “mac & cheese” magazine at our local Kroger, I went ahead and purchased the latest edition on my last visit there. Your mouth will … Continue reading
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Home renovations – Part 3
I am on Lowe’s watch list. Either they think I am becoming a great customer or I’m planning a major caper. Two days after the flooring people finally “finished” the installation (including knocking a huge hole in our entertainment cabinet … Continue reading
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Our new Costco
When we moved to our current neighborhood, it was best known by people who live in other neighborhoods as the neighborhood of the abandoned shopping mall The abandoned movie theater And the disreputable hotel Well, although the hotel is still … Continue reading
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Home renovations – Part 2
The old sick cat died, and we decided now was a good time to get rid of the first floor carpet, along with its ten years of accumulated pet vomit, urine, and feces. We went down to a floor covering … Continue reading
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Home Renovations – Part 1
A real Kentucky Kitchen. The thermostat on the old oven died, and instead of spending $150 to repair it, we decided to buy a new oven for $2000! It’s nice and shiny: But it was a bigger than the old … Continue reading
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Ham
Easter, and we went to the U of L’s University Club Easter brunch. (Charlaine is a member of the University Club at the University of Louisville. You’d have to ask her how she managed to do that.) There was grilled … Continue reading
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