murmurations

i feel like the Starlings are following me.  even though

they are probably just going about their business.

so i had to make a bird.

not fancy iridescent fabric for my first bird though.

just a little bird, looking at me.  

we're still trying to find some help on the house.

we're starting with the roof, and 

the first couple of people don't seem like the right fit.  

but i have another lead i'm working on...

we've had a couple of mishaps.  when i had the water turned on,

it sprayed everywhere in the mudroom from the washer hookup!

everywhere, out into the room, onto the windows, down the side of the house

it was cray-cray.

but some pliers and a few turns later, it was off.  

and it turns out the copper gas pipes were stripped!

by some needy soul.  

so they have to be re-installed.  

so still, no hot water because it's gas.

and for some reason, no water to the upstairs.

that has us scratching our (collective) heads.

more mysteries to be revealed.