Hello My Friends,
How are you this morning? I'm a bit on the tired side. I slept well for so many nights in a row, but then last night I woke at 2:30 and never really got back to sleep. And in the "I Can't Believe It" category, my washer is not working correctly! It was only about 14 months ago that we bought a Speed Queen. But, the spin cycle is not working. Everything comes out of the washer soaking wet and dripping! Today I will be finding a repair person. On Sunday our power went out twice in a row. It wasn't off long, but I had wash going and clothes in the dryer, so I went down to the basement to make sure things were running. There was a smell of something burning. Fletch and I spent about 15 minutes in the basement looking all around and could not find anything wrong. No smoke, just that awful smell. So, I don't know if that power issue had anything to do with it or not...we shall see.
Meanwhile it's Tuesday and time for a TNT update. I ran out of time before I could finish coloring in the snake, but he/she is almost finished. And, a good portion of the brown, brown, brown trunk of the tree has been completed.
Here is the way it all looks right now:
It is slowly coming along. I started this on 5/31/25, so I've been at it for over 5 months now!
One of my Christmas cacti finally opened one of the buds! I counted another dozen or so buds on this one small plant!
The other Christmas cacti have buds (lots) but none open yet.
Thank you all for your kind thoughts for my friend Janet. She came through her surgery on Friday with no issues and actually came home on Saturday! She was supposed to stay overnight at the hospital for two nights, but she was doing so well they let her go home a day early. They are still waiting on further biopsies to determine whether she needs any additional treatment (chemo and/or radiation) beyond the surgery. Fingers crossed for her.
Here's hoping everyone is having a good week!
I'm sorry to hear about your interrupted sleep and the washer. Fingers crossed it's an easy and cheap fix. You got a lot done on the trunk and snake and I'm looking forward to future Tuesdays to see what comes next. I love that color of Christmas cactus and it's nice top hear that you have more buds to open. I will be holding hope for Janet that she doesn't need additional treatment, but I'm glad she has done so well so far.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you shared some good news this morning! I hope Janet continues to heal well -- and I'm keeping my fingers crossed for no additional treatments. And . . . ugh about the washer! It certainly does sound (smell?) like something electrical got . . . fried. I hope you're back in business - laundry wise - soon!
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