Snap!

That particular snap would be the sound of my eyeglasses snapping in two pieces. As I was cleaning them this evening, the bridge piece between the eyes snapped with quite an audible pop. Having worn glasses since the third grade, I have gone through a lot of eyeglasses and have never really had a pair break before - certainly not like this. Ugh!

Since it's been over a year since my last eye exam, I am not sure if I would be better off replacing lenses and frames or just the frames. We'll see what the doctor recommends tomorrow.

After sleeping in pretty late this morning, daecabhir and I had a pretty productive day around the country home ...

• the Kinetico water system has been re-charged


• the big 'flower' bed in the front yard has been weeded and the rose bush trimmed


• the entire yard has been weed-eated


• cracks in the driveway where weeds have been spouting have been sprayed with herbicide, along with the bottom of the chain link fence and a few other problem spots in the yard (wild blackberries and poison ivy)


• the hummingbirds got fresh nectar in both feeders


• corn was spread out on the drain field for the crows which have been visiting us lately (and maybe some deer)


• the dwarf Japanese maple got trimmed

The yard is looking pretty darned good. Ideally, we would like to make it a bit less maintenance but aren't sure the best way to proceed with that so a visit from a landscaper may be in order.

Tried two new fruit beers this evening and both were a huge disappointment. The manager at Total Wines said that if I bring the empty bottles back with the receipt, he'll refund my money so I can buy some Lindeman's.