Day 6 - 275 -- Grayish Day

Thursday has felt like a Monday. A lot of things not going as wished.  My cold is still being naggy. When I got up, there was no water. A valve down the street was being replaced so no water flowed in houses until mid-afternoon. I had planned to do some special laundry to get ready for the colder temperatures. At supper time, I headed down to the deep freeze to find something to cook. What I found was water pooling into the hallway from the pantry room. There is a constant drip from the ceiling tiles causing the pool.  I have placed a bucket under the drip with towels around to catch the drip running down the wall to the floor. So, not what i wanted to see <sigh>. I notified the land lady, but haven't heard back from her yet -- may mean I have to call her in the morning before it becomes a weekend and plumbers cost more. So, after my shower, I turned off the water so none enters the house. My hope is that this will slow the dripping overnight. I'll turn it on for a bit in the morning and then off again when I head up to campus. That will be for a couple of hours only, so I can be home for plumbers when they are available.

The first news I read this morning brought news of the death of a friend -- just shy of his 98th birthday, He loved gardening -- food and flowers and always had a smile with great twinkling eyes. I had some wonderful conversations with him over the years. I know he will be missed by family and other friends of mine.

The song chosen for today is for the life of a wonderful person. Enjoy!

I will remember you -- Sarah McLachlan