Little raisin thingies and neighborhood doings.

Way back in November, neighbor Gary, neighbor in the true sense, looked at my leaking toilet, and established it was more than the valve tightening we thought at first. It only leaks when flushed, quite safe with the valve off and not in use. But I'd like it to be in use. 

Since then he has been insisting I not pay for a plumber, he can get a replacement kit to fix the problem.  Then forgetting it.

Several trips to Florida to work on a friend's house, experiments with electric cars, one of which he will own by summer, installation of a 40 foot Christmas tree at his daughters house, complete with building scaffolding to use to decorate it, later removal of same, prep for incipient fence replacement, grandchildren visits, caring for absent partner's sick cat, she's back now, and this is only the bits I know, all these have intervened. 

Anyway he insisted I call and remind him. Again. He's determined I shall not get the expensive plumber. So I called this morning. It was like waking a teenager, no, not today, lemme think now, not this morning anyway. 

So I ran a couple of these over, to help him emerge.

I made them yesterday as a change of breakfast pace. Fruit and nut breakfast bars. Dates, apricots, raisins, almonds, cashews, walnuts, all chopped and bonded with egg, bit of flour, salt, baking powder.

He's a busy and interesting man, and most of the busyness is taking care of other people, so I offer a bit of edible tlc to him and partner.

Here's her response

They will heretofore be Little Raisin Thingies.

And maybe one day my plumbing will be working again. I also have another issue now,  which I haven't mentioned to him yet, with one of the showers..

Go, brave Mariupol!