Well, this is not the update I was hoping to make. I was hoping to show you photos of my updated “NASCAR Room/Downstairs Office.” Unfortunately, a combination of ill health and underestimating just how much stuff I have led to me not getting anywhere near enough done. I mean, most of the furniture is in place and about 90 per-cent of the items are in place. I have one more shelf unit on order and my Mom is making me curtains. Once those two pieces are in place and I can give the room a once-over, I will be able to unveil it to the world, as it were.
However, it was definitely a chore to get as much done as I did. I won’t go into TMI-level details but I am definitely not feeling 100 percent. (Hint: It’s one of those older people problems that started on Friday and while it’s not soooo bad now on Sunday evening, it definitely takes the strength out of you.) As with any project, you never seem to get as much done as you’d like in the time you want, but I was hoping to get most of the items placed by Friday night.
Once again I have to give props to my Mom for her work in getting my room painted and a lot of the furniture built. I did help with the desk and the one major shelf unit but she handled the smaller shelf units. I did learn that I still prefer with the deconstruction of things than constructing things. I’m always afraid that, when building, I’m going to wreck something. If you’re on the deconstruction side of things, you wreck something – who cares? It was getting wrecked anyways.
Some sad news to report. My Mom learned on Friday that Richard Hale, one of my Dad’s old friends from West Lorne, has passed away after a battle with Parkinson’s. I hope that, wherever they are, “Dicky Bones” and my Dad are reminiscing about old times.
On another sad note, it appears our beloved cat, Pepper, won’t be with us for very much longer. Once a rather large cat, he had lost a lot of weight over the last little while. Today he has been very quiet and still (although he has moved from place to place around our basement today). We’ve had Pepper for eight years next month and he has definitely made an impact on our lives. He was almost able to communicate with us and was the reason my Dad built the catio, so that Pepper could sit “outside” but still be protected from the elements.
Let me end this on on a more positive note. I’m always looking for ways to get people to interact with my blog. So my question is: would you read the following novel?
It’s called “Soundtrack for the End of the World” and tells the story of an 80s One-Hit Wonder band that reunites ten years later for one last gig at a roadside tavern in the middle of nowhere. The gig comes at the bequest of a mysterious multi-millionaire and means unpacking a lot of baggage between the members. Oh…and the world is coming to an end thanks to an incoming asteroid. (Plot copyright – John Milner 2025!) But hey, would you read it?
And on that note, I am heading out. As always, however, if you read this – and actually know me – and want to discuss anything covered above (or below), chat me up on Facebook Messenger or via email.
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