animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

so much for that

I received and installed my dishwasher part yesterday, but it did not fix the problem. The dishwasher now fills with water, but the arms never activate to actually wash the dishes. So, either the water wasn’t a problem in the first place or I have two issues. This one sounds …

enough, already!

My dishwasher is not working now. It’s only two years old! It looks like it’s not filling with water. I researched the issue and the most likely cause is a broken water inlet valve, which is supposedly easy to replace so I ordered one. It set me back $66, but …

oven blues

I went to Krisay’s this afternoon to order a new gas range. I had a particular model in mind and it, of course, is on backorder. They said it might be 6 weeks but they wouldn’t commit to anything. Ugh. At least it’s grilling season. I don’t use the oven …

stove

Well, my stove is broken. It’s the oldest of my appliances, so I guess I should not be surprised, seeing that I’ve replaced everything else in the past few years. It was 9 years old, so you think it would have lasted a little longer than that. I tried using …

short-lived victory

I did another load of laundry this evening. I checked on the dryer after it had been running for a while and it was cold. Again. So, guess who’s getting a new dryer? I hope Krisay’s is open tomorrow. While a dryer isn’t as mission critical as a washer, I …