Did you know faucets for old sinks with character can be expensive? Yes, Der Bingle, it is so and you don’t want to know. Let’s just say we have a well-made, nicely-fauceted retro sink. I think I mean old sink, but let’s call it retro.

And he took care of the water that started dripping out of the door frame between the kitchen and the little area from which opens the laundry room, garage and vestibule. I first felt the dripping when I came in from mowing the back yard. Nice welcome, huh?

The west-facing front lawn is a bit dry from the sun (and maybe the trees & shrubs sucking up water); it didn’t grow enough to mow.

That makes me think. Perhaps the leak is the revenge of the vine that has crept up the brick all the way to the roof. I clipped the bottom of it and at that second thought of the panic signals going through the two-story green life form. Nightmares tonight are possible.

I am not rambling; I am nattering. Just in case you wanted to know.