Thursday, July 17, 2025
Breakfast at home: leftover medium-grain rice with kashmiri curry from a jar, hot water. Sealed grout along the sink countertop with grout sealer. Applied black Sugru to the ankles of a Pottery Barn Brenner Bar Chair to prevent marks against the baseboard where we keep it. Applied black Sugru to the bottom of a Squatty Potty whose rubber feet had failed to work properly over time. Cleaned from Sugru work. Printed housewarming trivia cards. Printed housewarming food labels. Emptied the paper shredder. Cutting board wood butter treatment. Lunch: celery sticks with peanut butter, leftover Popeye's fried chicken, mac and cheese, hot water. Organized and stored paperwork. Cleaned stairwell windows with vinegar solution. Cleaned the upper level front door and its entryway with vinegar solution then with dish soap solution. Vacuumed the upper level. Cleaned the filter for the small, handheld vacuum. Swept in the garage and on the sidewalk in front of our home and in our entryway. Removed two occurrences of bubble gum from the sidewalk in front of our home using a metal putty knife. Also removed two small occurrences of solid, hard material creating an uneven pavement surface. Hard to tell if these were caused by problematic concrete installers or by strange materials that accumulted later; my guess is the latter. Installed the last drawer pull whose replacement for a defective part arrived today. Took measurements for doors and windows in preparation for exploring the purchase of screens for doors and windows since our new home has screens only on the doors of the balcony. I investigated FlexScreen which sounds amazing but decided against it despite high ratings because of what the one-star reviews said and because there is no guarantee it will work. A few days ago Patrick began cooking for one of our several forthcoming housewarmings. We are splitting up our housewarmings so that we don't have too many people at each, and it reduces anxiety. Today he prepared pralines and chocolate-bourbon truffles and began soaking red beans for red beans and rice. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Mamahuhu via DoorDash: sweet and sour chicken, broccoli and beef, malted milk tea for Patrick, fifty fifty for me. I processed dirty dishes and started the dishwasher. We watched The Bear s4:e4 on Hulu then various YouTube videos including The Only Recap You Need Before Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 via Looper. Patrick went to bed. I did purchasing research on outdoor furniture and medical paper tape.