I take most of my showers in the locker room of the pool or the gym, usually never at home. This morning, I bit the bullet and used the shower that comes with the cottage I rent and live in. Every time I use this shower, I question why I left my Manhattan apartment with [...]
Archive for the ‘Tannenbaum Farm’ Category
19 Jul
Deathly Hallows
I didn’t sleep well last night. My neighbor and I stood in the front yard at dusk and watched at least a dozen bats emerge from a part of the roof that connects our two homes. We’re going to make her roommate go up on a ladder tonight and plug that hole, you know, right [...]
17 Jul
The Dark Knight Returns
I had a bat in my cottage Friday night. I got home past midnight, put my purse down on the kitchen table, turned on the light and saw the fucker hanging upside down from the Christmas lights in the kitchen. (When you live on a Christmas tree farm having lights up year round is practically [...]
16 Jul
Rent Girl
I went home for lunch, and was dismayed to find the cottage in a right dirty state despite having vacuumed and cleaned it on Friday night. Also, the lock is sticking, the toilet doesn’t flush right, and there is no air conditioning to speak of. After making my lunch, I drove to the insurance company [...]
6 Jul
Pour some sugar on me
I was just so proud of my vacation post, I kinda forgot that a blog is something you write on with some kind of regularity. What to talk about? This has been a weird week. I got back from vacation, went right to a party, went to work, had a day off instead of a [...]
11 Jun
Hey Waylon, Who’s the Bear?
I came home a few weeks ago to find all my neighbor’s stuff on the front lawn and a sheriff standing in the driveway. My neighbors, who room together in the 3 bedroom, 1 bath Colonial attached to my cottage, had a fight with each other, so the one decided to move out. He put [...]
16 May
Talk of the Town
First off, I want to thank my mom for her wonderful post, and thank you all for your comments. She’s made it a challenge for me to think of a good follow-up, and the best I can come up with is my most recent crazy landlady story. For my birthday this year, The Man of [...]
1 May
When the cat’s away
I was seriously considering making a strong case to my landlady about how nice it may be to have some screens installed in my windows so I could get some fresh air in the cottage this spring without making the place a free for all for every single bug in the Hudson Valley. Oh, and [...]
27 Mar
Why it’s bad to rent from a person who once wrote a book about being committed.
A phone conversation this weekend with my landlady: Me: Hi landlady! Since you got mad when I didn’t report my broken shower to you right away, I want to let you know that my sink is completely backed up right now. Crazy Landlady: Well, what have you done to fix it? Me: Besides call you [...]
24 Mar
Out of sight, out of mind
I’ve made this commitment to clean the hell out of my cottage, and you know what? It’s awesome. For the first time in over a year, I feel like I can really live in this place and call it a home. It just takes some elbow grease and a positive attitude. For instance, I’ve spent [...]
