Nov 29, 2024
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(John Bledsoe. 1960)
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Christmas decorations on F Street, Washington DC
(John Bledsoe. 1960)
Moving, Day 2
Early today there was a lot of fog and mist and cloudiness, but that gave way to just ordinary cloudiness for the entire day. The morning low was 30 degrees, and we noticed the presence of frost on our car, which was parked in front of the new house, where there is no garage. The high today only reached 49.
My blood sugar was back down this morning, no doubt due to all the exercise we got yesterday while doing our moving. My steps app recorded 4.4 miles worth of walking around while packing and moving.
After our first coffee and online brain games in the new house, we spent some time organizing the kitchen, figuring out where to put all the dishware and food products. Kathleen showed up before needing to head off to work for the day, and she passed along some good ideas.
We finally got over to F Street to load up most of what was left there, including all the clothes and shoes in the bedroom closet. Ronin was present to help out once again.
After we brought the load back to 8th Street, I ran to Jersey Mike’s to get sandwiches and drinks for us. We had half the sandwich for lunch, and we ate the other half for dinner.
Before getting lunch, I stopped at the Walgreens near us to order another prescription refill. It was available within a couple of hours, and I picked it up from the drive-thru on my way back from another visit to F Street to get my clothes and Nancy’s shoes, along with a few other items.
Nancy and I spent a good couple of hours putting together the desk we bought for my computing spot in the corner of the living room. We used up a lot of my personal hotspot connecting to the internet. The Xfinity tech is supposed to show up tomorrow to give us back our real internet connection.
In the meantime, we did stream Colbert’s show from Wednesday night and the latest episode of “Shrinking.”
There is still plenty to do, especially in the second bedroom, where the cats are sharing space with lots of boxes and other miscellaneous material. Also, someone is coming tomorrow to finish some work on the bathroom. We can use the toilet, but the shower was not ready, so I walked over to Kathleen’s and Ronin’s to take a shower this evening. Nancy was too tired, so she will get first dibs on our shower tomorrow.
Tomorrow is supposed to be sunny, with a high of 58 degrees following an overnight low of 33. We will likely see more frost on our car, something we have not gotten used to with access to a garage.
In addition to continuing our organizing tomorrow, we will also be meeting Kila in the late afternoon at F Street so she can do the clean-up there. She will be back on Saturday to finish. We also hope to meet someone from a town north of here who is interested in the treadmill, which Ronin and I had to take apart today in order to get it out of the room it was in.
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On this day in 1909, Kinemacolor, the first successful color motion picture process, was first shown to the general public at the Palace Theatre in London.
February 26, 1932, was the birth date of Johnny Cash, an American singer-songwriter who is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide. His genre-spanning music embraced country, rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel sounds, a crossover appeal that earned him the rare honor of being inducted into the Country Music, Rock and Roll, and Gospel Music Halls of Fame.
Today is National Pistachio Day, Black Lives Matter Day, Carpe Diem Day, Digital Learning Day, For Pete’s Sake Day, Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, Letter to an Elder Day, Levis Strauss Day, National Toast Day, Tell a Fairy Tale Day, and Thermos Bottle Day.
Patent Office interior by StreetsofWashington Via Flickr: A late 19th century stereoview image of the Model Hall on the top floor of the Patent Office on F Street, now home to the National Portrait Gallery.
| ♛ | Hotel Hive Bar - F Street, D.C. | © wanderwonders
Evans Dining Rooms by StreetsofWashington Via Flickr: The Evans Dining Rooms on F Street downtown were one of the city's best restaurants in the 1880s.
