December 2023

[susandennis]

I have a storage unit in the basement of the building. Several years ago I rented it out to one of my neighbors for storage of her business' documents. (Something in that area of the basement does not like my lungs so I can't even go in there and I don't need more storage space.) She just sent an email asking if she could continue renting through the end of 2023 and prepay for the entire time with a check next week.

It's so weird to me to be making plans that will be in place when I'm nearly 75 years old. But, maybe I should treat it as an insurance policy. If I die before the end of 2023, it would fuckup our arrangement so I need to not die before then. OKdokey!

The fireplace turned out to be not nearly the mess I thought and, hilariously, Biggie took one look and went to eat and never came back. There were some exceedingly old composite fire logs in there that are now in the dumpster but I must have cleaned out most of the ashes at one point.

The chimney sweep team is working their way down the hall now. They may ore may not get here before time to go swim. Does not matter one way or the other. They don't need my help.

AND... as typed that last sentence there was a knock at the door. The very nice guy did a check and said my set up was clean as a whistle and needed no extra work. He also told me that the ugly glass doors were not needed at all. Code does not even require them. Yeah. I can get rid of those bad boys. I put the twinkly lights back in. The chicken wire came tied with a very nice light gauge wire which I saved and it turns out is perfect for securing the stained glass fire screen to the fireplace so Biggie can't knock it over. I may need to adjust the twinkles but I think I'll wait until tonight when I can see them better.

Nice to have that all finished. I still have an hour and a half before time to leave for the pool. Look out, crochet, here I come.

(And I am enjoying a day off from my hourly stretches. I did the treadmill this morning but figured since I'm swimming this afternoon, I don't have to do stretches. Doesn't make that much sense but I don't care.)

Comments

[msconduct.livejournal.com]

Your fireplace story reminds me that a store had a display with lights on copper wire wrapped round logs in a fireplace. Really pretty and I foolishly thought they would class up my unused fireplace. Foolishly because I forgot that the reason I currently have an ugly fire guard in front of it (I wish Amazon would ship your stained glass ones here!) is that without it the cats insist on getting in the fireplace and trying to climb up the chimney. As the bricks are deeply stained with soot, this is a disaster. The lights are still in the cupboard. Sigh.

[ladythmpr.livejournal.com]

75 is nothing! My mother, who turns 79 this year, is constantly surprised that she's lived long enough to have a daughter (me) who is almost 60.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

That is an interesting quandary about the two years' rent. Kind of cool, though.

Yay that you don't need that nasty glass doors. :)

[letmesaythis.livejournal.com]

More evidence that every cat hates a closed door (entrance) and loses all interest once it's open. Your fireplace situation is Biggie's closed door.