990...

a swishable screen upon which to leave sticky fingerprints

new rig with old keyboard, t'was July then

 the reason for not being here

 

is that for a few weeks I had no keyboard

upon which to write

because 

husband took it upon himself to buy wife a new rig

as they say in the rig world

it was a complete surprise as I was under the impression that my old rig was just fine thank you very much

and I was quite happy to plod along in the old version of myself

but

husband

 is a gadget man

so to speak

if he were a bird

 he would be a

magpie

if that is indeed the one that is so attracted to bright shiny things 

so

 after rigging up the rig

I started on the journey into the world of

windows

whatever the hell it is now

a large bright screen in front of me

wi-fi floating around me

tiny little  "tower" behind

all so new and bright

Bluetooth to boot

connecting keys to screen

swishing the monitor this way and that

marking up the screen with my sticky little fingers

observing the wide wonderful world of the internets in full screen wonder

visiting friends and acquaintances in full colour

and rocking out to a new list of tunes

as I did my things

and then

poof

 

goodbye   words

and good bye ROTL

 

the blue tooth crapped out and because of other things more important than my wicked way with words

I was struck dumb!!!!!

 

( now to be completely truthful and to cut the crap a bit

there is an on screen keyboard but its a pain in the sit upon to use and very very frustrating to keep having to backtrack and fix the gobble de gook you just typed....but it sounds much more dramatic the other way :))

 

this year has been one of those years

that if it could

 break

 or fall apart

 or stop dead

 in its tracks

it did

do you have years like that

we do

it started with the fan in my room

one minute whirring around moving the air

the next

nada, nothing, nil, zilch amount of movement

 

then

and more importantly than air being moved

 

the washing machine

 

 husband "fixed"something

and

after 21 years of great service it just

quit

leaving

wet laundry

and no way to spin it dry

 

so being the old fashioned girl that I am

I wrung it all out in the bathroom sink

shirts skirts socks and trousers

 

(if it ever happens to you

  just go out and buy new clothes!!!!!!!)

 

coz one night in the bath tub

tends to leave a musty smell wafting hither and yon

and of course

it isn't noticed until one is out in public

and a sudden whiff of mildew hits the nostrils

 

I did put it all in the dryer

that was still working fine

but the odor was already attached by the next morning

 

so husband chose a new machine

and we had to wait for it to come

and wait and wait and wait

in the meantime I did our washing in the sink

I have done it before and thank heavens I can do it again

 

husband took the opportunity to redo the laundry space

with new plug'oles

 and fixed holes in the floor and walls

 where the various and sundry bits came and went

new shelves installed above

a swipe of paint for all the chips and marks were from tugging and heaving the old machine out

new wires run
coz the power needed is less
 so we went

wire fishing in the walls

him in the attic and me in front of the place the switch/socket used to be

yelling about whether I can see it or not (the wire coming down behind the wall!)

that led to husband deciding he had to change all the switches and plug 'oles everywhere

"because they need doing"

that's why!!!!!

 

we now have pretty new light switches

with little lights and slidey things to control just how much illumination one needs to see what one is doing.... or not doing

SIGH...

a day with grandson and son #1

who came to help install the new behemoth

because a behemoth it be

" LG "

life is good

it is indeed once again

 

and off into the new world of hi tech laundry I went

it washes and dries all in the same machine

 

(like the ones in Europe have done for centuries

well maybe not centuries

but decades)

for sure

 

it has a cycle for just about everything you can imagine

 and I have yet to use them all

I'm dying to find out what the difference is between

 

"blankets and bulky items "

!!!

 

it takes a long time to do it

but it does it well

and

isn't that all that counts

 

and it plays a little tune for you

 when it wants you to come and take the laundry out...

 

it seems the summer was spent making things new and improved

husband has the scars to prove it

but he proves it

in well illuminated rooms

and clean

fresh smelling

 clothes.....

 

and moi

I have a new keyboard upon which to write

and

 share

the

nothingness

once again

!!!

 

:)x

 

 

 

(once I have figured out how to find all the photos I've loaded

I'll post a few more!!!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 and a PS
thank you for the kind comments left yesterday...
:)x