Featured photo was taken last night, after I lit the holiday season’s first fire.

Happy Veterans Day, y’all. Bill is home today, and we slept in, which was easy to do. We are experiencing good sleeping weather. It’s cool, damp, and foggy today.

Today, I did something I’ve never done before. I “bled” the heaters. Our house is heated by oil that comes from tanks that have to be filled every year. Our previous house was also heated that way. The first house we lived in here in Germany was heated by gas. Our landlord has said he wants to install a heat pump in this house, but that will entail a lot of messy construction. So, for that reason, he seems to be holding off on that plan.

I noticed my office was chilly, so I asked Bill to bleed the heater for me. He brought up the key, and opened the valve. I decided to try it on a few of the other radiators in the house. It’s kind of interesting to hear the hiss of steam as the air is let out of the radiators.

Unfortunately, the key broke, so I just ordered a new one, along with a rubber O ring for the drain in our downstairs bathroom. The one it currently has dry-rotted some time ago, and is no longer effective. Hopefully, the little odds and ends I ordered will work and make the house function better.

We’re still waiting on the art we brought in to be framed. Maybe we’ll get an update on the status of that sometime before the weekend.

Bill has gone to pick up some food and other non-edible stuff we need. When he gets back, I expect we’ll enjoy a quiet afternoon and a peaceful dinner. Then, tomorrow, he’ll go back to work. Monday, he’s off to Istanbul for the work week. He found out yesterday that next month, he’s got to go to Slovenia. 🤨

I actually wouldn’t mind going with him to Slovenia. It’s a very beautiful country. But, he’s going to be very busy working, so it’s probably just as well that I stay home and do my usual Christmas shopping and such.

It’s crazy how fast 2026 has flown by… it seems like the time has passed even faster than usual!

Anyway… if there’s a veteran in your house, or you are one, yourself, I wish you a very happy and healthy Veterans Day. I am truly blessed to have mine in my life.