Had I the ability, I absolutely would’ve hulked out earlier this month. The first summer after I moved here I replaced all the trees in my parking strip. Many of them had “the blight” and they were the kind of trees that drops those disgusting “berries” all over the place. They’re about the size of a cherry and they absolutely cake the sidewalks, and your shoes which then gets brought into your house. The company I hired to put in…
Very weird weather going on these days, we got up to 60 this last week! In January! We’ve been getting some snow in the mountains and rain down in the valley. It’s all just weird. The last couple of days were super nice, but now that I’m off today it’s turned cold and rainy. I try to match my client’s holiday schedule, but they’ve not scheduled any holidays this year until Memorial Day. So almost 5 full months before a…
If you’ve not heard the news, a recent “mega-breach” was discovered containing over 26 billion records, over 13 TB of data. It’s super nasty, and I’ll be spending my weekend changing passwords or flat out canceling unused accounts. 😒 The good news is I figured out what I was doing wrong with the shower steamers and they work great! This is the website for the recipe, I’m doing the Epsom Salt version: https://alifeadjacent.com/shower-steamers/#mv-creation-128-jtr. I did the math and I’ve got…
Today’s Jax’s birthday! He’s still the best at giving the “puppy eyes” look. Such a handsome little boy: The “big storm” that was supposed to come through and dump over a foot of snow on us didn’t happen. I think the most I’ve gotten at a time so far this winter has been about 3 inches. I really hate the cold, so unfortunately the pups don’t get to go for walks much this time of year. I’ve got a new……
Today’s Nyx’s birthday! Been having a bit of a “party”: Today was super cold, I think it was only about 28 degrees out around lunch time. Now it’s snowing, but we’re only supposed to get 1-3 inches. We’ll see what it ends up being. 😁 Actually, it’s supposed to keep snowing through the weekend around here. I spent the weekend getting caught up on a couple of shows. I’ve finished “The Expanse” and the first season of “Reacher”. Both VERY…
The mountains have been getting some snow, but not so much for the valley floor. At least not at my house. We’ve had a couple of storms come through, but neither dropped enough to shovel. They both melted off sidewalks and streets pretty quickly. Not sure I can really remember the last time we had a Christmas with no snow, it’s been a while. I’m at the end of my week-long Christmas vacation and will be going back to work…
This week some of the management team from the client I’ve been working with for the last 5+ years came to town to meet with me and another consultant they’ve known for years. It was great to see them in person after having worked with them for so long! This was kind of a last minute trip, but it went great and the weather behaved so we were able to get to them downtown and go out to dinner the…
We’ve had some pretty cold, hard freeze temps lately, but today is a gorgeous day in the high 60s. Leaves are all over the place and some hardcore insects linger. I can’t believe it’s November already! I finished my last diamond dotz canvas and framed it in time for Nov 1 – the day I remove all the Halloween stuff and just keep fall themed decorations up: They’re so shiny with all the beads it’s hard to get a picture…
Fall is next week and I’ve got my “fall” decorations up. I won’t go full Halloween until Oct 1, but I like having the extra color in the house. It already feels like fall. It’s definitely cooler in the mornings and getting noticeably darker earlier. I guess they’ve had to pause the paving of 90th South by my house at nights because it’s not staying above 60 degrees overnight – a requirement for paving I guess. This week I was…
Took a short road trip down memory lane over the weekend to Jackson Hole and Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Forest. My sister and niece came with me, they hadn’t been up there before. Brook and I went up there a lot over the years, and we took a lot of people with us. It’s close by, and gorgeous scenery. The 4th of July in Jackson Hole is quite the thing, but you need to book in January if…