Angela Law

animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 
out and about, politics

guns

On Sunday, we went to the Shriners’ gun raffle in Altoona with my parents. It was a fun afternoon even though we didn’t win any guns (my dad won a door prize of a trail camera, though).

For obvious reasons, guns have been in the news a lot lately. I think the politicians need to take a closer look at things before doing something just for the sake of doing something (I know, like that’s going to happen). Here’s a good litmus test–if your proposed law wouldn’t have prevented any of the recent tragedies, maybe you should go back to the drawing board.

small business ownership

for rent

For the past six months, we tried to sell our rental house, but it just did not go. In fact, hardly anyone even looked at it (maybe one a month, if that). I guess it was just not the right time to sell for the current housing market.

Last night, I listed it on craigslist.org and we’ve already had four inquiries and have two showings set up for Saturday. With any luck, we’ll have it rented by the middle of the month. One thing is for sure, it will be nice to have that stream of income again.
household stuff

improving

Since I don’t have to clean anymore, I’ve been spending my time straightening things up and getting rid of things we no longer need and also doing some small home-improvement type tasks. Things are definitely looking good around here! If only we could tackle some of the larger home-improvement tasks on our list, we’d be set. We’ll see what gets done this winter.

household stuff

cleaner

After years of waiting, I finally got the go-ahead to hire a cleaner for the house. Yesterday was her first day. The impact of this action hasn’t fully sunk in yet, but I’m sure it will become apparent in the coming weeks when I don’t have to clean anything.

You know how they say you have to clean before the cleaner comes? Boy, is that true! Well, not really clean, but straighten up. The house looks great. And, since she will be coming every two weeks, the house won’t have time to fall back into cluttered mode, so it should always look pretty good around here from now on.

motorcycles

running out of summer

This afternoon, Brian and I took what might be our last motorcycle ride of the year. It appears that the warm weather is on its way out. Not that 60s are exactly cold, but it’s a bit chilly for riding. Plus, I have a line on someone who might be able to paint my sidecar and I want to get that done before the snow falls, so I’m going to need to get on that.

The yard could use some attention. I feel like I’ve been ignoring it for weeks. Which reminds me–I better get outside and do some work before it gets dark.