~Yilares

Hello! Let's get this out of the way: no, I don't think I've been infected. I've spent an even greater amount of time inside (although a quarter of my year was inside, with friends, out of state).

I do have a few photographs I took this year that were excellent enough to upload, I just have to actually do it.

The last quarter of this year has been spent in an unfinished house, which was first unfinished by a leaky water heater, then by a demo crew which took down a water damaged wall, then another demo crew which removed my kitchen. About a month after they took it a way, I got a stove and sink back. The shippers handling the new flooring have suffered some sort of snafu (probably disease related) that might see me into the new year with bare concrete. It's an inconvenience, but also a distraction. Eventually I'll get some order back in here, and at least I'm back to cooking for catharsis.

In other news, a particularly dry winter so far. It's enough rain to convince some things to bloom, but others have simply died. Also, someone is changing my garden! I've spotted a few plants that have had stems tipped, and one that was cut to the ground. I'll concede that the plant this was done to could benefit from this type of maintenance, but I was observing the plant for its behavior when that would normally not happen in the wild. More importantly, this was done without the consent of the homeowner. I'm rather peeved about this. It could also explain why a few other plants died. Stepped on, chemically treated, improperly trimmed, I do not know. I wish they would have discussed this with me before-hand. So I could either convince them not to kill my pets, or at least do it properly/compensate me.

I'll be watching with interest, to seize on the opportunity to share flowers with you all! Be well, stay safe, and be as healthy as you can be.