Something About a ...

.... squeaky wheel , and oil
Back to our squeaking bed
We have no neighbours underneath our bedroom
But the squeaks are annoying
We are not alone , on the internet , countless entries are devoted to the squeaking bed problem
A squeaking bed was rated somewhere between a barking dog and a dripping faucet for annoyance factor

We re -did our floors and installed hardwood boards. Beautiful
Bed goes back and ............ squeak - a - rama began
4 years down the line
after cloth under the footings
after coasters shoved anywhere wood touches wood
after slip padding between the wood of the foundation and the wood crosspiece that runs down the middle of the frame

To - day , we used washclothes layered where foundation touches the wood frame
Maybe , maybe , baby              We'll see

So , how was your morning

Our weather is mild , meaning way above Dec average
Damp but no rain ,yet 

Yesterday , at Xmas dinner which was excellent
2 sneezing and coughing kids and 1 mother just recovering from death
Our host is reportedly down w/ the ughs ,she is in contact w/ the kids a lot , Granny martyrdom , or the like
Folks are coldish , fluish and sickish in general

Take your echinacea , cranberries , orange juice

On the WestWing , the series , one recurring character was the oddball , Lord Marbury . British peer and liaison for world negotiations
Lord M is bantering back and forth w/ the 1 st Lady on the theme of cultural traditional cold remedies - acca root and fermented goat milk , the leaves of the cacabaca plant and rum , samdasda blossom marinated in a gin like liqueur.
The 1 st Lady ( a surgeon ) turns and says ' basically , you can drink the alcohol and forget the rest '
LM : ' yes , that about sums it up '

Ah , got it in one  ( I may have made up those plant names , eh ? )

To -day , people will spend approx 1/3 of their holiday budget seeking bargains

We are taking back a couple of Xmas presents , wrong  size and wrong cutting kit for a rotary tool
I have tools and accessories galore - which I organize and catalog
lose and rediscover constantly. 
I have found nifty ways to store items in the workshop
Mostly , I can find anything that I need , many after the time was right and I could have used the sucker
However, the act of discovery is always joyous , not timely but joyous

Here's squeaking at you