Home Improvement

For the past seven or so years, I've had tenants in my chimney...

The swifts arrive in April and stay through September.  They eliminate a ton of flying insects but it's disconcerting to have the swifts chirping in the fireplace...  they are quite loud and the chirping does interrupt a conversation... not to mention puzzling any visiting grand-puppies.  Here's what they sound like...

I had the chimney cleaned and this week... when the temperatures were in the upper 50s and 60s, the chimney dudes repointed the bricks, added a ledge thing, extended the flues, and put on a cap.

Although I feel a little guilty for decreasing by one habitat for the swifts, I won't worry about any dead birds and bird droppings in my chimney and fireplace!

Funny that since the chimney dudes were here the first time, I've been paying a lot of attention to chimneys as I drive around.  Quite interesting actually...

I received a phone call this afternoon that my sewing machine is fixed!

I will pick it up Saturday morning.....