He's Leaving

Banco in Situ

She woke up Tuesday not doing well and spent the day at the vet's office.  Blood work and X-rays came back good.  She might have some fluid in her GI tact. Wednesday she was feeling much better and stomach swelling is down. So it's all a bit of a mystery.
W made a king sized bed for her and she's really enjoying it. 

Slurry Day

Sunny, snow free morning to pump some concrete slurry into the hole and seal up our new pipe. After this, we have to wait for the one asphalt company in town to pick a day that it will "cook" some of the black, gooey stuff to complete the job. 
 

Gorgeous

Waking up to a gorgeous snowy morning. Should be gone by noon but beautiful now.

It's going to make for a slushy work site this morning.

New Pipe

The new connection to the sewer is complete.  Ready for the city to inspect. City mandated back flow valve is added as some protection from us being gifted neighbors' sludge.

I wonder if it's a coincidence that the new expensive sewer line is colored Tiffany Blue.

Pipe Replacement

The crew is here to replace the waste line going into the city sewer.  After digging, they found the culprit.  A 2" root was running underneath our plastic pipe to the failed connection.  Finding it's water source. The root was strong enough to warp the pipe. The consensus is that the hated sugar gum is the offender and the back hoe made short work of removing that tree.
 

Pricey Pizza

 So sad.......

Happy Birthday Debbie

We did a fire pit for Debbie's birthday yesterday.  Wilton has his jaws wrapped around a chewy piece of Turish delight. Today we get together with the rest of the gang for a proper celebration.

He's Gone

One of the all time greats Burt Bacharach  has died after a 70 year career.  

LTBD

Lindsay T's birthday yesterday had some of the gang motoring to Red Lily vineyard to celebrate with cava and tempranillo.
 

Roots!

A routine sewer inspection by the city discovered that our waste line going into the city's system is clogged with roots. We had a guy out today to video the line and see what's up.  It hasn't caused any problems yet but now we are getting estimates to tear up the street and dealing with the offending pipe. 
We had to do this in LA, as well

Gaffer63: New Pipe

AZ Citrus

Our Phoenix connection is sending us some winter sunshine. Love getting her boxes. I miss not having our lemon and lime trees here in Oregon. 

Gaffer63: Hidden Lemons

Gaffer63: Stumped

Banco in Situ

We are back from our New Year's walk.  Both wearing the requisite red today.
 

Water Rabbit

This is the year of the water rabbit.  I'm a water rabbit from 1963 so this should be a good year for me.....hopefully.

Banco in Situ

After a week of stomach issues, Banco's GI tract is back on track. Never has a good looking poop been more welcomed. 
 

Banco in Situ

Banco getting some impromptu grooming down in JVille.
 

Banco in Situ

Everyone waiting for Robin to arrive for lunch on a rainy Saturday.
 

Evolution

Stunning

Stunning sunrise this morning. Low clouds around the mountains' bases and bright orange sky. Rain coming for the next 10 days.
 

Banco in Situ

We celebrated the New Year's at Steve and Debbie's last night. Banco found her pride of place next to their Christmas tree.