no i didn't disappear

just busy, and it also looks like we got a raccoon in the chimney for the furnace...........
damn thing's been waking me up a LOT
the sweep is coming wen.
that's the earliest
meanwhile the woodstove chimney needs to be cleaned.....yeah there's a surprise....
cause we got wet wood and it's not burning right- bernie is doing it sunday


meanwhile in knitting news.....my beads i ordered december 28 from fusion beads haven't arrived yet...... they shipped december 29...... i have another week to wait it would seem
i have to find someone that either has them closer to home or ships faster no?
meanwhile annis languishes for the want of 10 beads........... 10 TEN........ are you kidding me?
seriously?

oh man
ok in duck news........ malcom has finally learned his place in the flock...... he is now able to be handled but does not try to make the human's his duck bitch
we will see how that works during breeding season but so far that's what's up

we also switched ISP/Phone providers......from PTD to verizon
PTD doubled our price......
i asked for a customer retention specialist and was basically laughed at
so i called verizon.... after all isn't that what a free market is all about?

if more folks did that we'd get better customer service
so yesterday we had it switched
we're mostly ok now
i think
i am going to keep looking for other ISP/phone services to switch to as the current ones screw up
meanwhile mostly all is well in chez violet......
as best as i know anyway

so i didn't forget yous
but i am not all here right now either