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A Week in Photos: 2026, Part 15

April 15, 2026

Monday, April 6: The view at the new house continues to delight. Here it’s the golden hour.

Me, a 60something white woman wearing a peachy pink tshirt standing on a deck with trees lit by golden sun behind her.

Tuesday, April 7: Bought some things for my office corner in the kitchen, including a wee garbage can with ears on the lid. Feels more like home now.

Black and brown granite counter with three black stacking trays and a small brown garbage can with half round ears.

Wednesday, April 8: I was on stand by while Mr. Karen went into the scary crawlspace to check out an odd dripping noise (no water spotted, no conclusions reached).

Opening in concrete floor. A person's arm holding a tool can be seen on the unfinished floor below.

Thursday, April 9: Today’s project was de-sticky-ing one of these wire shelf units. The white coating degrades over time and gets gummy and that feels yucky. The shelf is still perfectly functional, so I researched how to get the gunk off. I’m definitely not the first one to try … lots of suggestions, lots of frustration. The one suggestion that made sense to me based on dealing with sticky nail polish bottle caps (some brands are known for that) was using 91% rubbing alcohol and elbow grease. I worked well enough that I could touch the shelf after without thinking “eeew”.

White wire shelf on a bathroom counter with a bottle of rubbing alcohol next to it.

Friday, April 10: Went to Kathy’s birthday party; all the nieces (grand and regular) and nephews were there, along with lots of Kathy’s friends, many of whom I’d heard about (and they’d heard about us).

Part of a birthday cake with white buttercream frosting and pink lettering and pink and white real tulips.

Saturday, April 11: Had family over to see the house and barn and share a pizza dinner.

Three pizza boxes lined up on a counter.

Sunday, April 12: Somehow when these kitchen cabinets were installed in 1999, this one door was put on with the inside face on the outside (that’s why it has that horizontal line) and no one noticed (or they noticed and decided it didn’t bother them). It can’t easily be fixed now, unfortunately, so I’m going to have to try to not see it every time I sit down at my desk.

Pale faux wood laminate cabinet doors, one with a horizontal line about an inch up from the bottom.

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On this date in 2016 through 2025: No journal entries
2015: Knitting Documentation
2006 through 2014: No entries
2005: The Manhole Quilt Saga
2004: A Tale of Two Pikachus
2003: No entry
2002: Summer