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Ms. G has carpet, lots of wall-to-wall carpet, and rugs over the carpet to preserve it, as she's a realtor constantly mindful of preserving resale value of her house and never deferring any maintenance.
When i started working for her, she had an older vacuum and four cats, all of which have since gone over the Rainbow Bridge, but during their tenure she got a newer vacuum which is now showing its age.
With the arrival of April and Sassy, the cats she was never supposed to get but did because she couldn't disappoint Ms. Fiona when she went in the assisted place, and Mr. Gray who is not supposed to be there but has snuck in anyway, the vacuum is getting quite the workout.
There's long black Sassy hair and long gray Mr. Gray hair all over the place, and every rug has to be vacuumed and then rolled up and vacuumed under, and she has replaced parts on this vacuum more than once and cleans it out once in a while.
This week, the above the floor cleaning was losing suction, probably due to something in it somewhere, and i alerted Ms. G.
Between now and next week, Ms. G will take it outdoors and take the whole thing apart, find what's going on, clean and replace something if needed, thus giving the poor thing one more lease on life, as she hates to give in and totally replace small or large appliances.
Linking up with Denise at Girlie On The Edge Blog, where she hosts Six Sentence Stories, and the cue is Lease.
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While Good Fences Around the World seems to have gone the way of the dodo bird, i still enjoy looking for and posting interesting fences, so i will!
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It's Angel Sammy's Poetry Day! This week's image and my poem:
We all know private and secret
are two different things in this way,
things private we all know but keep silent
but our secret things no one can say.
It's no secret I go to the restroom
but in private I use it each day,
so I won't go in this facility,
I'll keep my privates that way!
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Angel Brian's Family of Brian's Home - Forever hosts the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop. It's time to share something for which i am thankful.
Today i'm thankful i got to "play in the dirt" and plant tomatoes with Ms. G. Since i had to give up working in Mr. B's garden (no time), i didn't realize how much i've missed it.
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It's National Pet ID Week! Make sure you have your pet properly identified because you just never know what may happen.
Thanks to Barb Kowalik and The Cat Blogosphere for the event badge.
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Today is:
American Academy of Arts and Letters Charter Day
Bat Appreciation Day -- sponsored by Bat Conservation International, at the time of year when bats begin awakening from hibernation
Blah, Blah, Blah Day -- sponsored by Wellcat Holidays
Ellis Island Family History Day -- US (by proclamation of the nation's governors and in conjunction with the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, a day to celebrate the achievements and contribution of the immigrants and their descendants who came through Ellis Island; on the anniversary of the day, in 1907, when 11,747 immigrants were processed through the island, the most in one day)
Equality Day -- Canada (the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms came into force on April 17, 1985, guaranteeing equality without regard to race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability)
Flag Day -- American Samoa
Ford Mustang Day -- International (on the "birthday" of the vehicle)
Get to Know Your Customers Day (celebrated the 3rd Thursday quarterly)
Holy Thursday -- Orthodox Christian
Independence Day / Evacuation Day -- Syria
International Day of Peasants Struggle
Maundy Thursday -- Christian (a/k/a Holy, Green, Chare, Sheer, or Shere Thursday; commemoration of the Last Supper)
Myanmar New Year -- Myanmar
National Cheeseball Day
National D.A.R.E Day -- US (by Presidential Proclamation)
National Haiku Poetry Day -- sponsored by The Haiku Foundation
Nosy Neighbor Appreciation Day -- to be celebrated, if you dare, by greeting and thanking your neighbor for being nosy
Nothing Like A Dame Day -- a day to pay homage to the unique wit, wisdom, style and strength of dames past and present, and to cultivate the dame in you or in your life
Poem in Your Pocket Day -- carry your favorite with you to share with friends and family to celebrate National Poetry Month
St. Kateri Tekakwitha's Day (Patron of ecologists, ecology, environment, environmentalism, environmentalists, exiles, people who have lost their parents, people ridiculed for their piety)
St. Stephen Harding's Day (Co-founder of Cistercian Order)
Thargelia -- Ancient Greek Calendar (two-day festival for the birthday of Apollon and Artemis; date approximate)
Toothbrush Appreciation Day -- think of what it would be like without one!
Tortoiseshell Cat Appreciation Day -- according to Catster Magazine
Verrazano Day -- New York, US (Celebrates discovery of New York harbor by Giovanni Verrazano, Florentine navigator)
Women's Day -- Gabon
World Hemophilia Day
Birthdays Today:
Victoria Beckham, 1974
Jennifer Garner, 1972
Liz Phair, 1967
Lela Rochon, 1966
Norman Julius “Boomer” Esiason, 1961
Sean Bean, 1958
Olivia Hussey, 1951
Don Kirshner, 1934
Cynthia Ozick, 1928
Harry Reasoner, 1923
William Holden, 1918
Thornton Wilder, 1897
Nikita Krushchev, 1894
Adrian Constantine “Cap” Anson, 1852
J.P. Morgan, 1837
Samuel Chase, 1741
Debuting/Premiering Today:
Caveman(Film), 1981
"McCartney"(Album), 1970 (first solo album)
"No Time for Comedy"(Play), 1939
Today in History:
Geoffrey Chaucer tells his Canterbury Tales for the first time, at the court of Richard II, ten years to the day after the pilgrimage actually began, 1397
Christopher Columbus signs his contract with Spain to find the Indes, 1492
Martin Luther stands firm and refuses to recant before the Diet of Worms, 1521
Sir Ralph Abercromby attacks San Juan, Puerto Rico in what would be one of the largest invasions of the Spanish territories in America, 1797
The first Sino-Japanese War ends with the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki, 1895
A one day record 11,747 immigrants are processed at Ellis Island, 1907
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios is formed by the merger of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures, and the Louis B. Mayer Company, 1924
Cartoon characters Daffy Duck, Elmer J Fudd & Petunia Pig, debut, 1937
At midnight, 26 Irish counties officially break with the British Commonwealth and form the Republic of Ireland, 1949
The Bay of Pigs Invasion fiasco begins, 1961
Ford Motor Company unveils the Mustang, 1964
Jerrie Mock becomes the first woman to circumnavigate the world by air, 1964
The ill-fated Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to Earth safely, 1970
Patriation of the Canadian constitution in Ottawa by Proclamation of Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, 1982
The Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly ends, 1986
NJ Devil Martin Brodeur becomes the 2nd NHL goalie to score in a playoff game, 1997
The 5th Summit of the Americas takes place in Port of Spain; Trinidad, thirty-four heads of government attend, 2005
An explosion at a fertilizer plant in the city of West, Texas, causes 15 deaths and major damage to nearby buildings, residences, a nursing home and middle school, 2013
Jazz composer and musician John Coltrane is awarded a posthumous Special Citation by the Pulitzer Prize board, 2015
A report from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital says that 10 children with SCID-X1 (Bubble Boy Disease) have been cured by gene therapy, 2019
The funeral of Prince Philip, Consort of Queen Elizabeth II, is held under Covid restrictions at Windsor Palace, 2021
Research of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch shows it now has coast creatures living and breeding in it, including jellyfish, sponges and worms, raising concerns about the spread of invasive species, 2023
I would avoid that facility too. Shudder. I don't want to see or be seen.
ReplyDeleteThat's one way of ensuring the toilets remain clean.
ReplyDeleteBetter than a fence!
God bless.
There's NO way I would use that facility. I've lost count of the number of times I took apart my kids vacuum back when I was cleaning their house, the sweeper head always had so much hair tangled around the roller brush!
ReplyDeleteLike so many people of my age I was brought up to make appliances last as long as possible. If a home repair can be done that's great if not it's nice to see if you can find someone to work on it. Love the fence.
ReplyDeleteI love animals, but I found out after living with no pets for the last few years that home maintenance is soooooo much easier with no pet hair!
ReplyDeleteOh oh! Go into that bathroom place - no way! It feels like a nightmare dream to me... (running)
ReplyDeleteOh so glad you got to work in the garden ~ fun ~ hugs,
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores ~ clm
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Yikes! That bathroom looks awful!
ReplyDeleteGreat blog
ReplyDeletePlease read my post
ReplyDeleteNo, I'm afraid that's not a bathroom for me!
ReplyDeleteOops! That anonymous post was from me.
ReplyDeleteI like your six sentence story about the Overwhelmed Vacuum cleaner! Cat hair will certainly clog up a vacuum! Oh my goodness - I would hate to go to that bathroom!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat was a good story and some fun poem. Such a good thankful too! Thanks for joining Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!
ReplyDeleteCute poem. I'd rather pee my pants than use that bathroom. I don't care about resale value, I like to enjoy my home with no restrictions. XO
ReplyDeletepersonally...i don't like pets as its so much work.....and lol...that toilet picture.... :-))
ReplyDeleteI love the way you construct your sentences; it's like a long and leisurely stroll through a rose garden (where one never forgets to smell the roses).
ReplyDeleteThe vacuum lives to see another day! I'll pass on the pee-house thank you very much!
ReplyDeleteThat was a fun poem, Mimi, we all want our purrivacy, even us😸😸Extra Pawkisses🐾😽💞
ReplyDeleteThose cats have a never-ending supply of furballs and other personal greetings!
ReplyDeletecarpets and animal hair (including dogs) is tough... for a while, in smaller areas I used to wet my bare feet and scrape the carpet. hair would clump and then easy(ish) to pick up with vaccuum (works on car upholstery...cept with hands insteada feet ...lol)
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to older appliances it's often worth fixing but eventually, the day comes...
ReplyDeleteYes! Glad you had opportunity to work the earth.
Java Bean: "Ayyy, that sure is a shame about Ms. G's old vacuum going to the Rainbow Bridge! Do you know if anything specific caused it? Just so we can make sure nothing similar happens to the vacuum cleaners here, of course ..."
ReplyDeleteThat public restroom could be making some statements about why people abuse privacy.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your six sentence story on vacuuming cat hair.