But first, a bit of good news. I called the vet to check on the cat, and she said they managed to get her sedated again and the injury the vet was concerned about looked much better than they expected. She's not ready to come home yet, but she is improving. And apparently, she's fighting them every step of the way.
OK, moving right along...
Five years ago, I bought a new pre-lit LED Christmas tree from Lowe's. Oh, it was a lovely tree, with lights that could change from white to multicolored, and flash in all sorts of patterns. I was very happy with my tree -- until two years ago.
That was the year I got the tree out to put it up and discovered that something had gotten into the box and completely chewed through two strands of lights. I was heartbroken, but undaunted. I cut off the damaged lights and put some regular lights in their place.
That worked for a while, until this year. When I put up my tree, I noticed an entire section of lights was very dim. I don't know how well you can see it in the photo, but it's right there in the middle, where the red stocking ornament is hanging.
Thinking the connection may have come loose, I reached into tighten it up, and as I did so, I found a damaged section of wire. Bummer. There's nothing I can do about it now that the tree is fully decorated, but when I take it down after Christmas, I'll cut them off and discard them.
I'd thought to just replace them with regular lights when a couple of days ago, I was poking around on the Lowe's website, because before the cat had to go into the hospital, I was in the market to finally replace my dishwasher, when I found some color changing LED lights on sale for a really good price.
On a whim, I ordered two sets, thinking that even if I had to plug them in separately, at least they'd match the other lights I had on the tree. However, upon closer inspection of the label, it looks like I might be able to plug them into the same connections as the old strings.
Again, it'll have to wait until I take all of the ornaments off, and I can really get in there and see what's what. I mean, it's the same type of connector. I'll just have to see if it's the same size.
The sun...
The sun was out.
I hadn't seen the sun in so long, I'd forgotten what it even looked like. It was such a nice day, I spent a few moments moving some of my firewood into my new rack.
By next summer, I ought to have a good garlic harvest. And maybe some celery, too.
It still doesn't look like I've made much of a dent in my main stack, though.
It's not all going to fit into that one rack anyway, but if I can get at least some of it moved so it doesn't get rained on, ..eh, I don't even know what I'm saying right now, so I'll just show you this. My garlic is growing!
By next summer, I ought to have a good garlic harvest. And maybe some celery, too.
And finally, my brother messaged me this morning and said he and his wife had been talking about some old country songs -- Coward Of The County, All The Gold In Californa, The Gambler, Ghose Riders In The Sky. My brother has never really been a big fan of country music, but he knew those old songs from hearing me play them on my old 45s.
I hadn't thought about those old records in ages, and I'd assumed they'd gotten ruined in one of the hurricanes, but my brother told me he'd sent them to me years ago. I don't even remember getting them, much less what I did with them. Maybe they'll turn up in one of these old storage boxes I've been going through.
Or they may have disappeared into the same black hole as my wedding dress and the ceramic cookie jar I'd made my Mammaw when I was in high school.
Who knows?
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