Water Water Water

Roof leak or plumbing leak? Dining room ceiling. Not horrid (minor dripping with bucket & towels underneath), but certainly not good. Emergency roof folks'll be here in a few hours. Have emergency plumbers ready to call if that's NOT it. We shall see... Why yes, it is a SUNDAY. *rolls eyes*

EDIT: Roof leak. Emergency repairs completed. Full fix quote to come in day or two. All in all, probably better than it being a plumbing issue.

'Rents Visiting (2 & 3/11)

Had a really nice visit from a cousin & her hubby yesterday. They came over at 2pm for tea & cookies, with the thought that the visit would be between meals. Well, that's all very well and good, but we ended up chatting away for far longer than expected. Not really surprising, as we've not gotten together in a couple of years.

Around 6pm I put out brie & crackers & crudités & cashews & salmon pate (thank goodness I made a batch yesterday to have on hand just in case), and began making the simple dinner I'd already planned. I sauteed onions & garlic in XV olive oil, added in sliced zuke & crookneck & diced tomatoes and Italian seasoning (ground black pepper, oregano, thyme, basil), all while heating up sliced Italian chicken sausage in another pan, and boiling water for pasta. (Also dealt with some plant-based pasta for my step-Dad who's keeping Keto.) Twas easy, tasty, and of sufficient quantity to feed us all. (Another Xmas miracle! ;-) Cookies served as dessert. They left at 10pm.

It'd rained all evening.( Read more... )