animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

thar she blows

I was thisclose to having my wish of buying a new vehicle come true. Yesterday, I took Jacob to karate and I noticed that my oil light was flickering. Coincidentally, my car was due for an oil change today, so Brian asked them to take a look at the problem. …

100,000 miles on the car

100,000 miles. That’s a first for a vehicle owned by me. It hit the landmark about a week ago, but I forgot to post about the momentous event. My trusty, rusty RAV4 better hang on for about another two years, though, because that’s when we’ll next be able to afford …

just got lucky

The wonderful garage that works on my car (Deyarmin’s on Goucher Street) fixed my exhaust problem today. They made a new exhaust pipe for the one that fell off my car yesterday. Total cost: around $60. If they would’ve gotten the part from the Toyota garage, total cost: $585. This …

exhausted

Not me, but my car. Brian took it to work today. On his way home, he heard someone with a loud exhaust and thought, “Boy, I’m glad that isn’t me.” Well, the sound persisted because it was him. Long story short, the exhaust fell off. I don’t know if all …

dishwasher=fixed

The repair guy came on Monday to take a look at the dishwasher. Of course, he had to order a part (we all saw this coming, didn’t we?). Luckily, the part arrived today and he fixed it today, so my dishwasher is back in working order. And, by ‘the part’, …