The Saga of the Refrigerator

We now have water damage to our hardwood flooring in the kitchen. Evidently the hose to the ice maker leaked. The wood floor is wavy and the linoleum in the laundry room has lifted. The insurance adjuster was here yesterday, and the verdict is that the flooring in the kitchen, dining room, living room and powder room must be repaired and refinished. And the laundry room will need new lino. So we will have to move everything out of all those rooms, and then move ourselves out for three days. Our deductible isn't very big, and the insurance will pay for our staying in a motel, so we won't have a lot of expense with all of this, but we will have a lot of bother! I don't look forward to boxing up everything in the buffet, china hutch and bookcases. We'll have to hire people to move the furniture and disconnect the gas clothes dryer, etc., etc. Such fun. We also have to get a plumber to fix the hose connection to the dear new refrigerator!

Sunsine on my Shoulder Makes Me Happy.....

Today was our second day of sun! It was, however, rather cool both days. Yesterday I managed to do a tiny bit of yard work before my fingers froze, so the pots on the deck look a bit nicer than they did. The Triffid shrub has been pruned and new growth is coming up. There are some six inch tall daffodil stems, and a few crocus stems, but no flowers. Just as well. We'll probably have another freeze!
The new refrigerator is humming away, and seems to be just what we needed. Lots of space and the ice cubes no longer fly out across the floor. It really is nice to have the freezer section completely separate from the fridge part - two compressors means less energy wasted when we open the fridge door etc. etc. - I think!
I think I have finished all I can do about the taxes. Now it will be up to our "tax man" to see what mistakes I've made.

Yeah!

The new refrigerator arrived this morning and is busily making ice and cooling down. I hope I don't have to move all the food ever again! I'm not too thrilled with the stainless steel finish - it makes the room look dark - but I'll learn to live with it. "They" say that stainless is on the way out for appliances. Can avocado and burnt orange be coming back?! Ugh!