RDP Wednesday – HAPPENSTANCE
It has been one of those weeks. We were supposed to go away at the end of the week to celebrate being alive and surviving this year, but happenstance really happened big-time. First, I got sick. I wasn’t sure I was sick until I talked to Cherrie and she had the same thing and then Garry came down with it. I guess that means I had something. It’s one of those stomach things, so it will go away pretty quickly (usually they only last a few days), so I’m not going running to the doctor for something that’s just “going around.”
As it happened, one of the people we would be have been visiting has to be in the hospital soon. People with contagious things don’t go visiting people who are having surgery soon. It’s just … well … rude. Unhealthy, too.
Then there’s the wall of the house. As concerned as I am about getting the insurance company to throw a few dollars our way (ONE year’s payment of our home insurance bill would more than cover the issue and we’ve been paying for a long, long time — 19 years on this house and 10 on the previous one — but they don’t “pay.” They collect.
On the upside, Karin — who we were going to be visiting but now aren’t — dropped by this morning with her business partner and Garry got to jabber a bit and it was fun to actually have company. She commented that this is a really lovely area — which it really is. It’s a gorgeous area despite the terrible weather we’ve been having.
Owen then came over and put a new pillar under the back deck. The pillar is on cement, so it isn’t going to sink. It used to be attached to the house, but the attachment came loose. Propping it up seemed a better deal than getting a new deck. That’s a few thousand dollars and basically, there’s nothing wrong with this deck except that it has come unhitched from the house. Now, with a double-strong wooden pillar propping up that corner, it is unlikely to go anywhere. And he got the job done in under two hours. Go, Owen!
I’m still trying to get hold of the contractor. It’s a busy — SUPER busy — season for contractors. Not only is everyone desperate to get something fixed before winter drops by, but it’s hunting season. Big time. And contractors have an odd way of drifting away even when they are in the middle of a job. So I want him to come, but I have to cajole and coddle him. Can I bribe him with cookies?
And yesterday, because how loud can anyone hint before someone else gets the message, Garry bought me a brilliant purple orchid. Which meant rearranging the dining room by pushing the table against the French doors. We can use it as a sideboard if we are serving and everyone can drift off to eat wherever they are most comfy. And my flowers look so much better.
As it happens, happenstance won my day. I happened to have a new coffee machine because the old one croaked and new flowers to dream about. Garry feels a little better than yesterday and I don’t feel any worse, which is something.
Categories: #Photography, Daily Prompt, Humor, Marilyn Armstrong, orchids
The best laid plans waylaid by happenstance. In other words, shit happens.
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Sounds like things are heading the right direction again?
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If I can get a contractor … and it’s hunting season.
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A beautiful orchid!
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A great color and they only had one of them. The others were pink.
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This one is unique.
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I’ve never seen an orchid that color.. which happens to be my favorite color. Sweet Garry.
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It’s got a few buds, too, so I get to have it around for awhile.
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;o)
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the orchids are lovely!
Leslie
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They are, aren’t they? I really wanted some bright colored ones.
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Gorgeous!
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Wish Kay and I were near enough to sidle up to that sideboard and enjoy Garry’s gift to his beloved. But keeping my nose down to the keyboard in MN will keep us away! I hope the bug is gone.
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We’re getting better. It’s a stomach thing and they rarely last more than a few days! It’s been a crazy few weeks. i need a VERY long nap. Like about a week 🙂 If you happen to feel like a trip east, mi es su casa.
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We’d love to come east, Marilyn, but it will be awhile. Trips have become few and far between. Next one is Mendocino, CA to visit son, daughter-in-law, and grand-daughter. Glad to know the bug is leaving.
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The bug is stubborn, won’t go away.
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Well I am sorry that your vacation is not happening but I am glad that you have just got “the bug that’s going around” . I’m also glad that Owen was able to fix the deck so that is one less worry for you and the flowers are lovely.
Nice for Garry to get a chance to chat with fresh faces too.
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It was nice to have some company! Talk about surprises.
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