wind/unwind

damn you, luscious walnuts

. . . quoth Kelly while persuading an overabundance of walnuts to crowd into a paucity of jar.

We have learned a few things lately. But mostly we've just bought things. Household purchases of note include:

• an electric clothes dryer (insert shout-out to Kenmore here) from our gently-used appliance pals in Inver Grove Heights (the appliances are gently-used, not the appliance dudes; those guys show signs of rougher handling);
• the time and expertise of a nice young man from Husky Electric Rescue to install a 220v outlet for the new dryer (that's TWICE the voltage at HALF the price);
• new wires and ignition coil for the Mighty Golf (installed by bloody-knuckled YT this afternoon in a Mississippi Gorge-fueled hurricane---to no avail, so something else must be broken, which is why the car is now in queue at Metric Auto awaiting professional diagnosis and care) after it died unexpectedly in a primo curbside parking spot at Jerabek's;
• large-breed-sized dog bed, aka The Fun Island;
• a pair of Keens with orange piping (sharp!);
• faux-Arts&Crafts bedroom set (tallboy dresser, shortgirl dresser, headboard, footboard, mirror) from the West St. Paul Antique Emporium;
• an attitude adjustment, mister.