tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post571229877756430968..comments2024-03-28T20:37:49.632+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: SputniksSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-49172833936501525792020-11-21T07:54:41.902+00:002020-11-21T07:54:41.902+00:00I think that is exactly the problem. But anything ...I think that is exactly the problem. But anything involving putty and sanding is automatically out of my wheelhouse, as they say. LOLSteve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-11267190084271235952020-11-21T07:53:37.956+00:002020-11-21T07:53:37.956+00:00Yeah, I think the handyman is going to be our answ...Yeah, I think the handyman is going to be our answer. Unfortunately it often takes weeks to get someone in. But we don't pay for it -- the landlord does.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-61346332016707068222020-11-21T07:52:59.547+00:002020-11-21T07:52:59.547+00:00Oh, but that's true too -- it does look like a...Oh, but that's true too -- it does look like a kind of onion or garlic. Alliums have those round seed heads. I had the same reaction to the cabinet -- it's always SOMETHING!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-66322021305847618262020-11-21T07:52:01.706+00:002020-11-21T07:52:01.706+00:00The leaves look totally different, though. I think...The leaves look totally different, though. I think it's just a similar flower type.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-44622318375678268992020-11-21T07:51:23.292+00:002020-11-21T07:51:23.292+00:00This one is definitely not slow-closing, unless th...This one is definitely not slow-closing, unless that function is also broken! LOL<br /><br />Yeah, our Fatsia definitely suffered in the pot.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-40802686809955798472020-11-21T07:50:23.255+00:002020-11-21T07:50:23.255+00:00Something like a magnet would be good to hold it s...Something like a magnet would be good to hold it straight!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-7280466032429570332020-11-21T07:49:50.435+00:002020-11-21T07:49:50.435+00:00Oh, and yeah, I wondered the same thing about the ...Oh, and yeah, I wondered the same thing about the flower! What insects are out now? But we have a couple of winter-blooming plants, so some pollinators must be out and about.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-70212332340786756022020-11-21T07:49:00.697+00:002020-11-21T07:49:00.697+00:00You know, I've tried them for other things (ma...You know, I've tried them for other things (mainly computer-related) and I'm not crazy about instructional YouTube videos. I just don't learn that way. I prefer written directions.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-84147846587604554412020-11-21T07:47:32.162+00:002020-11-21T07:47:32.162+00:00A much more contemporary reference than Sputnik!A much more contemporary reference than Sputnik!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-52914378121985874352020-11-21T07:46:18.462+00:002020-11-21T07:46:18.462+00:00Yeah, we're thinking we need the experts!Yeah, we're thinking we need the experts!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-46452311651328883472020-11-21T07:46:00.867+00:002020-11-21T07:46:00.867+00:00A REALLY BIG Covid whatchamacallit!A REALLY BIG Covid whatchamacallit!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-76801703176502708582020-11-21T07:45:36.858+00:002020-11-21T07:45:36.858+00:00The flowers on our English ivy look very similar. ...The flowers on our English ivy look very similar. It IS an effective shape, I suppose. I wonder what insects could possibly be pollinating it now.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-35491218044285081372020-11-21T07:44:49.174+00:002020-11-21T07:44:49.174+00:00Yeah, I think we'd have to take off the door, ...Yeah, I think we'd have to take off the door, reposition the hinge and reattach it -- but that would require a drill, which we don't own. So handyman it is!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-38883248930338026122020-11-21T07:44:15.595+00:002020-11-21T07:44:15.595+00:00I honestly didn't even think of the coronaviru...I honestly didn't even think of the coronavirus. I hope I haven't traumatized anyone. LOLSteve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-16472714995025051622020-11-21T07:43:39.109+00:002020-11-21T07:43:39.109+00:00It's so funny how everyone saw coronavirus in ...It's so funny how everyone saw coronavirus in that shape -- which I totally understand, but I saw it in terms of those flowers I knew as a kid. Funny how we perceive things.<br /><br />Your cabinets FELL OFF THE WALL? That's always been a nightmare of mine. I should look back at your blog and find those posts!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-5236751692938905712020-11-21T07:42:15.770+00:002020-11-21T07:42:15.770+00:00Yeah, the Covid risk does add another layer of com...Yeah, the Covid risk does add another layer of complication to the situation.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-3261208865800431852020-11-21T07:41:41.758+00:002020-11-21T07:41:41.758+00:00Glue is not without risk, it's true! LOLGlue is not without risk, it's true! LOLSteve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-3349253794832919592020-11-21T07:41:19.609+00:002020-11-21T07:41:19.609+00:00Ha! It's true! Sometimes it's best to just...Ha! It's true! Sometimes it's best to just not go there. Fortunately in this case we can just call the management company. There's a benefit to being renters!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-14112615903576552392020-11-21T07:40:15.895+00:002020-11-21T07:40:15.895+00:00You're already WAY beyond my technical ability...You're already WAY beyond my technical ability. LOL!<br /><br />Seriously, since we rent, I think I'll just call for a handyman from the management company. I wouldn't want to attempt a repair and screw it up.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-27576736059053236512020-11-21T07:39:01.971+00:002020-11-21T07:39:01.971+00:00Yeah, I wish you were local too! I could use those...Yeah, I wish you were local too! I could use those skills!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-89236961351195574282020-11-21T07:38:43.397+00:002020-11-21T07:38:43.397+00:00You are not alone. I find that every time I use Su...You are not alone. I find that every time I use Super Glue I wind up with it on my fingers.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-23379989084543197632020-11-21T07:37:51.944+00:002020-11-21T07:37:51.944+00:00Yeah, I often worry about reviewing these books as...Yeah, I often worry about reviewing these books as an adult. I'm sure my reading perceptions and expectations are different now than they were when I was young.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-10224529648109541492020-11-21T07:36:47.299+00:002020-11-21T07:36:47.299+00:00It DOES look coronavirus-like, doesn't it?! I ...It DOES look coronavirus-like, doesn't it?! I didn't even think of that.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-34178348801767732272020-11-21T07:36:08.496+00:002020-11-21T07:36:08.496+00:00I think it's pulled out of the particleboard. ...I think it's pulled out of the particleboard. I'm thinking we need a handyman with a drill. (Which we don't have.)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-81555967562610452762020-11-21T07:35:36.439+00:002020-11-21T07:35:36.439+00:00Yeah, that's my inclination, too!Yeah, that's my inclination, too!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.com