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Horrors! When you write “stove,” do you mean the stove what heats or the stove that cooks? (My second father always said “cook stove.”) Either way, you have my sympathy. Won’t your insurance company help you find someone to make repairs, especially since your house is historical or old, or something.

@Stoaty eeeww!!!

In Oct a doe came in through the open front gates and later jumped the fence, her two fawns were left behind. They still had spots and she jumped the fence to nurse them for about a week. They were panicked at first but as mum stayed nearby outside the fence, they decided to stay. Fish & Game said to let them be and they’d jump the fence when it took their fancy.

So for the next month we had a pair of fawns gamboling around our property & lazing in the sun. I did not know that deer love to play and chase each other, much like horses and dogs do. Every morning they’d belt around the place…it was a joy to watch.

They dutifully trimmed the roses, the willow trees, grape vines and stripped the fig and apple trees of leaves and fruit. Deer eat pepper plant leaves, but not the peppers, same with green beans…they left some very weird looking end-of-season plants in the veggie garden. They were so danged cute.

Last week they left in the night, and our property seems empty and kinda lonely now.

Looks awesome Stoaty. The nature thing is so cool.

Re: SADS
Take extra vitamin D and find a tanning salon. I read a lifetime ago in Nat Geo how this improved life of indigenous Alaskans and Siberians. Sadness from lack of sunlight , which causes D deficiency.

Stoaty, poor Stoaty. I also have sympathy for Uncle Badger but, being a badger, and an Englishman, sympathy is beneath him. He shall press on regardless, and carry you through this, good man, er, Badger that he is. I shall simply salute him.

On the theory that the weather is cold and miserable, the roof is leaking, and the kitchen is …. a mess…. I would propose retreating to a lovely little well-heated nearby Inn until the workmen are organized and in action, visiting the house only long enough to feed cats and chickens and keep the workers on track.

It’s only money you know… what are you saving it for when you could be warm, well-fed, and dry? Seriously…think: what better could you do with your money? There. It’s decided. Yes, yes, Weasel, you can bring your imaginary world with you.

Don’t argue with yer old uncle Vegetable now, just do it dammit.

Deborah: Cook stove. Gross. We do our best not to invoke insurance if we don’t have to. Plays merry hell with the premiums the following year.

Eh, Some Veg. We like to sleep in our own bed. It isn’t that bad – yet. Next week the temps drop.