Bruised EGO

I've had an EGO leaf blower for a couple of years. Last fall, while it was still under warranty, I had to bring it to the Cleveland Ace Hardware store on two occasions.

A few days ago, I tried to blow all the pine straw from the side yard. In two minutes, it gave a loud, high-pitched shriek and shut itself off. "Here we go again!" I thought.

On Wednesday, I made the half-hour trek to the Cleveland store. The guy behind the counter apologized when he gave me the news that their mechanic was out for the next six weeks. I could bring the unit to Angier or Holly Springs. I reacted with an internal "GRRRRR!"

I then went to Dunn, as usual, to play Scrabble. Filling my car with gas on the way home, I decided that if I were to find the store in Angier, it might be closed by the time I got there.

A Tulip Update: After Supper's Spill

I've been wearing a splint on my left index finger for weeks. It always gets in the way.

Last night I mishandled the bowl of pasta I was about to eat. The dish (more likely my finger) got caught on the corner of the table. 

Tomato sauce with meatballs ended up everywhere:

• On my jeans, 
• the floor, 
• the TV,
• the cat toys in one of Tulip's cat beds,
• the guest chair's 2 cat-blankets,
• the wall behind the TV, and
• the front door.

Tulip kindly and persistently offered to help clean up my mess. Although I tried to discourage her, she got a few licks in while I wasted several wads of paper towels.

I hope she doesn't start demanding Italian dishes from now on.

#TulipItaliano

#ThumbleFumble

A treat for Tulip

Maybe Tulip doesn't deserve the window shelf she got from Chewy.

Now she can see my car from a better vantage point.

That is, if she's awake. I think she likes it.

#Tulipshelf

#thetroublewithtulip

No comments?

I've been publishing a variety of blog posts for more than two years. When I first started, one or two comments came from a fellow writer (fella - it's a SHE). Nothing since then.

Please give me feedback by posting a 'clean' comment. Let me know if you're sick of me and my jammed finger...

....or share how you feel about my roommate, Tulip. Only good things can happen... when she's asleep.

#commentplease

#Tulip'smom

Paw causes pause

Tulip likes to paw at things. That's no different than any cat.

Lately she's been playing with the litter scoop that's supposed to sit on one side of the Breeze litter box. Three times this past week, the scooper was on top of the pellets. And poop.

Was Tulip trying to tell me something? 

Maybe... clean it now?

#Tuliplitterscoop

#Tuliptales

#ThetroublewithTulip