August 13, 2022

Productive day, the waters still flowing.

I keep hearing sounds of creatures breaking into the house. I rush to see, and, of, course, it’s nothing. Wrote out a clement and forgiving (though not forgetful) review for Ace Handyman Services. 

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On the phantom sounds front: sitting with Maud in my lap watching TV, I heard digging sounds that were this time precise and local, behind the TV where one of the big windows into the basement used to be. Got up to look, realized that in our efforts to seal the house against varmints we had trapped one inside. Ace gets the last laugh by delaying so long the raccoons re-established, at least one of them. Had no idea what to do. Called the exterminator, but it was 9:30 on a Saturday night. Called Animal Control, but it was 9:30 on a Saturday night.