this morning i changed the bulbs in the overhead light/fan combo in the bedroom. there are three things hanging from the screws which hold the glass shade in place: two lacquered ornaments...a bee (dvora) and a butterfly (linda), and the threecolor nylon windsock (i know it should be outside) that we got in big sur. so i removed each of them, took the shade off and washed it. replaced the bulbs. have to research to see if you can use CFL's with a dimmer switch. don't think so. but the dimmer works well in here. so then put everything back up. voila. done. not so hard. even i can reach from standing on the end of the bed. no biggie. another first.
seconds: today is the 2nd anniversary of the death of Ann Levine, my dear sweet mother. it's still pretty much a blur.
no walking this morning so i'll take advantage of the time to clean up the kitchen. not eating a lot keeps things pretty manageable.
i'm getting close to posting the LindAlphabet. it won't be the complete version with everyone's full lists...selected. this friday is eleven months. that is also pretty hard to comprehend.
silly cat. he got up on the top of the glass shelves in the bathroom, and then meowed to get down. hadn't been up there in ages. but he figured out how to do it by himself. i think i'll let him be outside for a while as i work in the kitchen.
things are progressing re gardens front and back. choosing new plum trees for the mini-orchard! plums!! and nice stuff for the area in front of the house now that the huge camellia is gone. deck is gone and the ground was rototilled with compost yesterday. keeping fingers crossed that cold and wind and rain do not deplete the apricot crop. weather is an iffy thing. looking forward to a new fence in the back, too. that will be a major improvement.
