tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post6363449657447692388..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: The Crone Is InMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-31420350279738083812018-04-05T12:07:10.734-07:002018-04-05T12:07:10.734-07:00Paint?
Paint?Paint? <br />Paint?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-78144369340387425532018-04-05T10:03:13.190-07:002018-04-05T10:03:13.190-07:00Child raising 101:Everyone should be fed a diet of...Child raising 101:Everyone should be fed a diet of dirt and paint and lime for the first year of life.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-52652750818410446952018-04-05T09:14:24.716-07:002018-04-05T09:14:24.716-07:00"He sure cleaned up this town," maybe."He sure cleaned up this town," maybe.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-67687255035940146942018-04-05T09:14:03.583-07:002018-04-05T09:14:03.583-07:00That dining room table situation you describe is e...That dining room table situation you describe is exactly what got me my own studio addition. And, as I've mentioned elsewhere, it's not that fancy to have your own writing room. All you need is a guest bedroom and no friends.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-47145264543761151072018-04-05T09:11:23.215-07:002018-04-05T09:11:23.215-07:00Oh snap.Oh snap.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-41559281261749692232018-04-05T05:09:27.084-07:002018-04-05T05:09:27.084-07:00I never saw "She kept a clean house" on ...I never saw "She kept a clean house" on anyone's tombstone.Jamiebobamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08154545915347378238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-31686082446738493702018-04-05T04:03:09.495-07:002018-04-05T04:03:09.495-07:00I trained my mum. She mentioned the dust on the fl...I trained my mum. She mentioned the dust on the floor and I told her where the broom was. She never mentioned dust again.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-1020281918552822982018-04-05T03:53:05.037-07:002018-04-05T03:53:05.037-07:00You have a writing room? A whole room just to writ...You have a writing room? A whole room just to write in? <br />My home is 95% tidyish, the other 5% is the dust-and-cat-fluff covered floor and my writing/dining/sewing/whatever table usually covered with whatever I have going on plus what I left there yesterday and last week. it suits me fine. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-36016887253830055512018-04-04T17:50:51.043-07:002018-04-04T17:50:51.043-07:00Sumpin' like that. I don't know which of u...Sumpin' like that. I don't know which of us did the actual painting but we're both meticulous, USUALLY.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-58512382966816112242018-04-04T17:49:13.429-07:002018-04-04T17:49:13.429-07:00I keep picturing a chair, and on the chair, a Dave...I keep picturing a chair, and on the chair, a Dave, and on the Dave, a Murr, with a paintbrush . . .<br /><br />Corners one can't see without zooming are the best kind.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-33038614536838667672018-04-04T15:04:13.994-07:002018-04-04T15:04:13.994-07:00Definition of "sensible:"
"Like m...Definition of "sensible:" <br /><br />"Like me."Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-14077887528125385472018-04-04T15:03:01.979-07:002018-04-04T15:03:01.979-07:00I've always believed that a good immune system...I've always believed that a good immune system, that is frequently challanged is the key to health. So I look for laughs, and don’t worry about kissing a dog or getting dirty, or even washing all my fresh food. The last time I was sick, beyond a few minor day long episodes, was back when Nixon was president. I prefer keeping a house neat but don’t worry about dust and dirty floors. Glad to Marilyn Kircushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014565704792020948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-43523958956496333832018-04-04T14:57:12.244-07:002018-04-04T14:57:12.244-07:00I'm trying to avoid that in case one gets out ...I'm trying to avoid that in case one gets out and gets nabbed by a hawk. But I'm sympathetic.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-23336114677083340822018-04-04T14:35:01.641-07:002018-04-04T14:35:01.641-07:00Not giving a rats ass much about dead bodies left ...Not giving a rats ass much about dead bodies left in the attic I did however find the scrambling and gnawing sounds somewhat worrisome. DCon proved to be the solution...:)troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-26956756566487595232018-04-04T13:24:42.110-07:002018-04-04T13:24:42.110-07:00Women of a certain age, not giving a roof rat'...Women of a certain age, not giving a roof rat's fundament...sigh...I love English.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-74717694044109175872018-04-04T12:59:50.989-07:002018-04-04T12:59:50.989-07:00Snap. I am working on the decluttering front beca...Snap. I am working on the decluttering front because I am getting tired of the excess. However this isn't a showhome, never will be a show home and I don't give a (roof) rat's fundament that it isn't.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-75194862285102212172018-04-04T12:49:55.833-07:002018-04-04T12:49:55.833-07:00Yeah--bugs that come here just spend time with the...Yeah--bugs that come here just spend time with their cousins at the reunion and leave us alone!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-59697499677535110732018-04-04T12:49:20.814-07:002018-04-04T12:49:20.814-07:00Some people say I have bats in my attic, too.
The...Some people say I have bats in my attic, too.<br /><br />The money mostly went to re-side a portion of a dormer that had gone undone for a long time. The rat hole was at the top under the roofline and it was really hard to get to. Details to come!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-6972920160777802712018-04-04T12:47:49.844-07:002018-04-04T12:47:49.844-07:00You should've trained your mom to lower her ex...You should've trained your mom to lower her expectations. By the time we had our own house and my mom came to visit, all she cared about was that our iguana (who had the run of the house) not be in the guest bedroom.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-16338046839268862022018-04-04T12:46:11.276-07:002018-04-04T12:46:11.276-07:00Oh, not at all. It horrified me too. And that is b...Oh, not at all. It horrified me too. And that is because I'm not a super clean person but I am a very careful painter. I had no idea it looked like that. I had to zoom in with my camera. That corner is a good sixteen feet in the air at the top of a stairwell and I don't even remember how the hell we set up to paint it in the first place. It was probably something real rickety and we did Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-22297242312340835232018-04-04T12:30:53.032-07:002018-04-04T12:30:53.032-07:00Lawd, that sounds judgy about the painting! I only...Lawd, that sounds judgy about the painting! I only meant the spider didn't bother me.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-51376214136552386762018-04-04T12:30:22.683-07:002018-04-04T12:30:22.683-07:00This is our home, not a test lab. Pretty untidy, s...This is our home, not a test lab. Pretty untidy, sometimes grotty. <br />But we figure the reason we don't catch every germ that comes by is that we have a good balance of our own bugs.<br />dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-65289525331215304792018-04-04T11:35:40.445-07:002018-04-04T11:35:40.445-07:00Four thousand? Golly, what are you doing to get ri...Four thousand? Golly, what are you doing to get rid of those rats, bribing them? I have a friend who just found bats in her attic. I hear that’ll be a chunk of dough to deal with, but I can’t bring myself to tell her. It’s an old house, like mine, and she has enough to deal with to live with the ghost of her husband’s first wife. Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-65367866348568669662018-04-04T10:57:55.932-07:002018-04-04T10:57:55.932-07:00You da best. Since my mother doesn't drive far...You da best. Since my mother doesn't drive far enough to come visit us on her own anymore, I have less angst about dusty surfaces (and yes, I'm old enough to be over trying to please my mother all the time--I know it's an issue). But I do try to keep the cat hair and other fluff out of refrigerator grates and computer ports and such...like the wiring, it could result in an unpleasantLinda Snyder Koonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09377452773223361178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-35992756493836483362018-04-04T10:41:27.834-07:002018-04-04T10:41:27.834-07:00Is it wrong of me that the paint job in the first ...Is it wrong of me that the paint job in the first photo bothers me more than the spider?<br /><br />I've had to up my cleaning game because, believe it or not, one of our cats has environmental allergies. Yes. Really.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.com