We're back in the Great Midwest...where the people are friendly, city officials return phone calls, and passers-by say hello in the street. We embarrassed my sister-in-law by chatting up store clerks and people in elevators - very un-New England! Out there such behavior doesn't mark you as a rube or sap, but a CRANK.
Today's word of the day (www.yourdictionary.com) is 'epistemology' - how curious to have my daily life intersect with the life of my mind.
So. We had 1 1/2 days in the State of Insanity - all family, then a night out with our friends in MA, and then 4 days of scrubbing, scraping and painting at our house. We barely made a dent: when we move back we should allow a month of solid work to get it ready for re-occupation.
Houses are so sad-looking when someone has vacated - all the dust in the corners; little bits of debris too pathetic to move or sweep up; dirt where the furniture was, scrapes on the walls; nail holes from pictures. We had thought of grabbing a mattress from the garage and camping out there, but the state of the place made it too depressing to think about.
On a good note - lots of my seeds germinated while I was away. I had them in pots, in plastic bags in the kitchen - a regular mini-greenhouse.
I may drive to work - I ache so much everywhere that biking or walking would be a hassle.
Such anxiety about tenants. Better not to think about it.
i would like to see this but do not understand how
Posted by: dave at March 29, 2006 04:36 PM