Friday, March 13, 2020

no pictures, just words


I'm so excited! The vanity is in with sink and marble top installed, cabinets and mirror are back up, doors are being painted, quarter round along the baseboard is in, light fixture is back up. Still need to grout the last bit of tile, door and closet molding still needs to go up, doors need to be rehung, sink faucet and shower hardware need to be installed, towel bar and soap dish (which I don't have yet) need to be mounted. Sounds like a lot still to do but it's mostly piddly shit. And no more pictures til it's finished.

I did finish my watercolor of the water lilies but forgot to take a picture of it before I left last Monday. Hesed House which sponsored the watercolor class is having an art opening for all us students tonight so you'll have to wait til I get my painting back to see it. I'm such a tease, right?, refusing to show you pictures.

Yesterday I got rid of the leftover hardy board from repairing the outside siding of the house after Harvey that has been laying on the floor of the shop and being in the way. We have new neighbors, well, not so new, they moved in after Harvey, but had been buying the house (owner finance I think), doing all the maintenance for a couple of years, a young man Jose and his wife and younger brother and his parents. Anyway, they've been working on a small outbuilding that needed some hardy board and I offered it to them.

I also have another heaping cart full of hay grass and other undesirable weeds. The big backyard looks pretty ratty right now being between the chickweed and anemones going to seed and the fleabane and evening primrose starting up. Our neighbor who lives across the road our street ends at and who mows my not crazy neighbor's lot is just itching to mow the big backyard. Every time he mows my neighbor's yard, he volunteers to mow ours. I tell him we don't have a lawn, we have a meadow and that these early wildflowers are an important food source for bees.

And of course, things in this country are just getting worse and worse. Still no massive testing, no tests really even available, weird restrictions for people to get tested, everything being canceled...the Rodeo in Houston, all baseball, basketball, hockey, high speed auto races, Disneyland and Disney World closing, conferences canceled, the Glass Art Society annual conference canceled, museums closing, schools closing, universities closing and turning out their students from the dorms who have no other place to live, stock market crashing, and on and on. Democrats are trying to get paid leave, free testing, and other help for citizens while the Republicans put up roadblocks. But all those Republicans who scream that we have no money for universal health care or SS and Medicare or financial help during this crises or any number of policies intended to help the common folk had no problem finding half a trillion dollars for Wall Street overnight with the promise of another trillion. Because, folks, you don't matter. Only the rich and banks and industry matters. And now we know for certain that Trump put the kibosh on any aggressive response, or any response at all, to the coronavirus back in January because he was worried about how it would affect the stock market and his reelection chances (are we surprised?). And today he is all over twitter blaming Obama (and China) and lying about Obama's instant reaction to the swine flu outbreak 10 years ago (which btw had no impact on the stock market because like him or not he was a strong leader) and his own non-response to this pandemic. After his disastrous press conference Wednesday night, which was supposed to calm the nation (his speech was written by Kushner who Trump has put in charge of the federal response because who knows why, god forbid he put actual doctors in charge) the states finally realized that they were on their own and governors and mayors are taking the lead in trying to protect their populations. Too late of course. Just like his stupid travel ban which surprise surprise which excludes countries where he has properties.

Well, that's all I got. The yard is calling and I promise no politics, no teasing next post, just pictures of flowers.



19 comments:

  1. Glad you found a new home for the board. (What is hardy board, anyway?) And I'm SO GLAD you don't mow your meadow. Think of all the bugs making a home for themselves there!

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    1. hardy board is a building material generally used for outdoor siding.

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  2. Thank you for remembering the insects. They're vital. I love the wildflowers that show up in my little area out front, not big enough to call a yard, especially when bees show up.
    They mob my sage and lavender and thyme later in the season, and since I buy honey at a farm a mile away, my pollen is probably being carried back there.

    I like being part of the mechanism, rather than sand in the gears.

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  3. What is a hardy board? I've never heard of one.
    The only reason why (this is my opinion) Pres. Anus Tangerinus did not initiate large scale testing is because he was afraid that all his lies would be thrown back in his face if people were tested positive for Covid-19. Well, it's all ending up like egg on his face anyways. He failed yet again in the leadership category as president. But that's nothing new.

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  4. I'm excited and all full of anticipation now to see it!

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  5. If I had my way our yard would be a meadow too. At least we have our little bit of wildflower garden. Maybe I can talk Mike into increasing the size of it...

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  6. While I was down and out a while ago and spent the days on my bed, I watched the bees pollinating the almond trees outside the bedroom window. That was/is uplifting.

    Just saw a bit of Europe CNN where someone standing next to that trump explained about the superior testing procedures that all of you are now going to get. The time between sampling (she mentioned nasal??? why when the virus sits in the throat???) and result was mentioned to be "only" 48 hrs. Listen, it takes a max of five hours here (PCR virus test). You are being sold to the devils.

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    1. don't we know it. I could not listen to the whole speech that he was obviously having a hard time reading. too little, too late, lying about have the best response of any nation and of course blaming the whole thing on others..

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  7. I just read what Sabine said and now I feel even worse. I will say that Trump's speech today sounded as if SOMEONE has come up with some real plans. Now let's see if they are implemented and if they work. Hurray for Walmart, right?
    Can't wait to see pictures of your flowers AND your bathroom.

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    1. you know, when he started out lying that he has had the best response of any nation (does he not remember calling it a hoax, refusing the WHO tests, not letting people get tested because he didn't want the numbers to go up?) blah blah blah and then when he finally got down to announcing the national emergency and stumbling over what he was reading, I just walked out. couldn't listen to another word out of his mouth. too little too late asshole. it's out of control now. the governors and mayors have done more for the nation and people than Trump.

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  8. You know what got me when I saw clips of the speech. All that hand-shaking that was going on, after weeks of telling everyone not to shake hands. Makes a girl shake her head, you know?

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  9. Yes! The HANDSHAKING, and the TOUCHING of the microphone. Way to model terrible behavior people. It just makes me crazy. There is a clip of the speech on twitter and I swear he sounds like he's over medicated. Fortunately, he's going to put Jared in charge of it all. Doomed.

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  10. Yes, our governor had a press conference today that lasted longer than the hour I listened to it.

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    1. Trump and the Rep way, protect the rich and gouge the poor (take away health care, SS, SNAP). He will most likely divert the Emergency Fund release to his wall. I was surprised he didn't toss out paper towels, to shown how sincere he was.

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  12. Husband has been watching news channels all day. I gag at the sound of his voice. I took a nap while he spoke. I have been taking lots of naps and getting nothing done. Hard freeze again last night to toy with my budding peach tree. My hosta and day lilies are starting to pole up through the dirt. I need some Spring.

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