Another chapter in the repair saga follows, beginning with an update on my laptop.
If you read last week’s blog post, you will know that Geek Squad kept my laptop for three weeks without repairing it. The excuse was they were supposed to collect money, but didn’t, which is, IMO, something male cows leave in the pasture, because I have AppleCare+, and I even checked before I took it in and found out it was covered at 100%. I had planned to talk with Apple about it on Monday, which I did. They sent me a shipping box. It arrived on Tuesday. Someone at Apple walked me through shutting everything down (why didn’t Geek Squad do that?) and the laptop was back in the hands of FedEx by 3:00 pm. Apple received it Wednesday and gave it back to FedEx. It was supposed to reach me on Friday, but they had some kind of problem, and now it’s supposed to arrive today (Monday), with any luck, actually working. I was disappointed in the ability of FedEx to communicate exactly what was going on, so I suspect it wasn’t weather so much as something in their system. Tracking Sunday morning said it reached Portland, so that’s hopeful. Stay tuned.
You may remember we had water all over the floor of our laundry room, and the washer repair person had come and identified the problem: a hose (40+ years old) had become brittle and was leaking. (Washer and dryer are Maytag from 1982.)
This week he came back with the new hose and replaced it, so we’re good as new (better, in fact) and I followed up by doing five loads of laundry in two days!
Obviously, our sweet old Rocky was beyond repair, but we have been receiving sympathy cards, which warm our hearts.
What a nice collection. It makes me feel good, every time I walk by the counter and see them. We are still sad and missing Rocky, even though we know he had a great (and long) life. We’re looking forward to our new family member, though, and know that there are new things to learn from the little one when he comes into our lives. We’re looking forward to warmer weather and opportunities to get out and do some hiking, not just walking on the beautiful trails here. We’re trying new names on to see what seems to fit. We’ll know better once we know what exact color he will be (dark brown or coffee with cream), but right now we’re leaning toward Rusty. Dusty seems to be able to tell the difference and isn’t confused by the rhyming names. We will be getting new photos from the breeder periodically, but here is a photo from last week. Their eyes were just starting to open.
These are the three boys. We don’t know which one will come to us yet, but they’re all pretty cute. They have a sister, too. There were four in the litter.
This is more prepare than repair. I’m making more kimchi. This should be ready by Friday.
We got the fifth and final clue for the Rose City Yarn Crawl Mystery KAL on Friday. Here’s my progress so far:
For some cuteness this week, here’s Johan, cleaning his room. Safety goggles, just in case something explodes, and a tie, because you never know who might drop in.
I’m doing this blog post on my iPad again, as I still don’t have my laptop. It’s still difficult, but I’ve learned to work around some issues. I’ll be sooooooo glad to get my laptop back, though. While I can type faster on the iPad, dealing with the photos on Blogger with it is very cumbersome, as is copying and deleting large sections text.
If you have a few minutes and are willing, please go to Amazon and B&N and search for "Classic Tales Retold: Stories from The Doll's Storybook by Peggy Stuart" in Children's. Every click on the page for the book makes it more likely they will keep a good supply in their warehouse and stores. If you are outside the US, you may have a separate website for these retailers. If you have a copy of any of our books, including Emil and Mariah, please leave an honest review on the websites, especially if you bought from them.
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What's on my loom: Dust, but I still plan to make some placemats.
What's on my sewing machine: Still ready for back of T-shirt quilt.
What's in my hoop: Whole Cloth quilt, still no progress..
What's in The Doll's Storybook: Pippa gets a new hairstyle for Veronika’s birthday party in "Dolled Up."
What's on my iPad/iPhone: Still listening to Das Vermächtnis Der Drachenreiter by Christopher Paolini. I thought I would be finished this week, but things got in the way.
What's in my wine glass: Amafu Cellars Semillon Breedekloof South Africa 2020, nice, but I see Splash is sold out.
What's my tip of the week: Don’t believe anything you read online unless you really trust the source and have checked it out.
Where are my books: The stories in each book first appeared in the blog and they are reproduced with a few changes.
If you don't get free shipping from Amazon or B&N, buy from the BookBabyBookshop, because 50% of the price goes to St. Jude. Other booksellers pay much less.
Note: This blog post was produced on the iPad and the MacBook, using the iPhone for some photos and some photo processing. No other computer was used in any stage of composition or posting, and no Windows were opened, waited for, cleaned or broken. No animals or dolls were harmed during the production of this blog post.
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