3 things make a post....
Mar. 11th, 2021 06:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jennlk1) weather has been lovely. over 60F for highs since Tuesday. A trace of rain this morning, but the wind tells me that it will be cooling off. I have raked up the willow 'whips' and raked the leaves out of the front gardens. Had I not erranded today, I would have gotten the milkweed stems cut back in the E garden. I may get that done tomorrow, although it is supposed to be somewhat cooler then (Friday). There are more branches to pick up, too.
2) J's boss was somewhat apologetic that the bonus this year was not going to be as large as last year's - for some (unknown, no doubt) reason, the company did not meet its sales goals for 2020. (I need a sarcasm font) It will still be enough for the home improvements we have planned for the year (remove the carpet in the master bath and put down tile; convert the soaking/garden tub (that J insisted on) into a shower/tub combo; remove the shower from the hall bath and expand the master bedroom closet; transom windows on the E and W ends of the house, maybe a window or skytube in the master bath; maybe a new front door to match the side door).
3) as noted above, erranded today. Most gaps can be attributed to the freeze in TX. Pretty much everything I was looking for was in stock somewhere. A couple of extra stops, as we were running low on a couple of specialty items.
4) both of the community bands I've played in are working on summer performance schedules. Livingston has even scheduled (outdoor) rehearsals and performances and sent out PDFs of music. I don't know what part I'll be playing this summer, which makes it a bit more difficult. I should probably email the section leader and find out what she & the director would prefer. If it's tenor sax, I probably need to take it in to the shop -- it's been a decade or so since it's been played regularly. I have registered for Adult Band Camp at Interlochen in August. We may not even need masks by then!
2) J's boss was somewhat apologetic that the bonus this year was not going to be as large as last year's - for some (unknown, no doubt) reason, the company did not meet its sales goals for 2020. (I need a sarcasm font) It will still be enough for the home improvements we have planned for the year (remove the carpet in the master bath and put down tile; convert the soaking/garden tub (that J insisted on) into a shower/tub combo; remove the shower from the hall bath and expand the master bedroom closet; transom windows on the E and W ends of the house, maybe a window or skytube in the master bath; maybe a new front door to match the side door).
3) as noted above, erranded today. Most gaps can be attributed to the freeze in TX. Pretty much everything I was looking for was in stock somewhere. A couple of extra stops, as we were running low on a couple of specialty items.
4) both of the community bands I've played in are working on summer performance schedules. Livingston has even scheduled (outdoor) rehearsals and performances and sent out PDFs of music. I don't know what part I'll be playing this summer, which makes it a bit more difficult. I should probably email the section leader and find out what she & the director would prefer. If it's tenor sax, I probably need to take it in to the shop -- it's been a decade or so since it's been played regularly. I have registered for Adult Band Camp at Interlochen in August. We may not even need masks by then!
