I may keep Netflix until March, when my night classes resumes. I am usually so tired I can't stay awake past the opening Intro most of the time, anyway!
Posts by serafina
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W e have decided to subscribe on rotation, since it was adding quite a bit of money between Netflix and Disney+ and now Izzy (israeliana TV).
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The window that was installed by the constructor was in iron with a simple glass. The iron oxidized because of the rain over time, the frame "cracked" and became swollen and hence the window was no longer square. It had become a pain to open/close, and it also scratched the floor. The neighbor downstair said he has a large infiltration because of that.
The new window is made of PVC with double glass by Rehau, a German brand. They have a showroom in Martinez, but the seller we used is Lusso in Belgrano, as the showroom only... showcases!
We decided to switch to sliding doors, this time. The white color was the cheapest, so we went for that. They have also black, grey, brown options, but they are all 25% more than the white one.
According to the person that assisted us at the showroom, the window that we had in our apartment was meant to be indoor and not outdoor. Not hard to believe given how it turned out after just 10 years. It didn't isolate from the weather and the noise, at all. We hope to improve the comfort downstairs, as my husband's desk is right next to the window and in winter we had to "seal" the window with bath towels to try to stop the cold from coming in. You could really feel a cold stream of air "cutting" your ankles.
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One more day with no window? I'll pass.
Yesterday, they removed only half window. Today they will remove the other half. Then they will redo the concrete frame. I want to kill them.
The window installer said the concrete must be 3-days dry, not that it should take 3 days to make.
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I think it's like a sugar daddy, but older has had a hip replacement
And moreover a senior discount. 😂
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Turned out the 20% Mercao Pago offer was for online only purchases but we got 10% off for being over a certain age. Ended up paying less than 1000 pesos for each 500ml can.
I need a walker daddy for my supermarket shopping
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The funny part being the US military and many other Departments use the DDMMYY format
And the military time, which is the 24-hr format that avoid much confusion!
Especially 12 am and 12 pm which threw me in a loop for several years (I thought 12 pm was midnight, instead it is noon!) -
That’s a quick turnaround! The window replacement works have started. Despite having recommended that the concrete needs 3 days to completely dry before they can install the new window, the crew we hired to remove the existing window (not related to those that will install it, as the company selling the new window do not remove old ones…) arrived at 10.30. At 12 they stopped for lunch for two hours. So far, they have only taken down the window itself but not the window frame. I doubt they will put the concrete today.
The issue is that I leave on Friday and my husband needs to drive me to the airport, so it was mandatory to install the new one on Thursday.
As usual, you can’t plan a damn in Argentina!!!
My husband insists that he will drive me to the airport anyway, but I don’t want him to leave the apartment unattended when it is wide open. -
I pre-heat the tajin, but just for 10 mins, and only the bottom part which is thicker. I place the knead, put the lid on, and put back in the oven. My tajin lid has a hole for the steam, which is not ideal given the dutch oven should be sealed to maintain moisture longer. However, gas ovens are not dry as electric oven. I am unsure if the NYT recipe, which is geared toward a US audience, is meant for gas-fired oven or electric ovens. In Italy, gas ovens are used only in professional settings for safety. You can install one at home, but it requires a special permit o at least a professional installer. I am not sure! My grandma had one, which was very old (at least 50 years old).
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I wonder why! No other British colony decided to switch the month with the day.
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Pissing down here now. The missus is over the moon.
Time to try your dutch oven and see if the handle won't melt
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Heavy shower for about 30 min here. Slight drop in temperature and still humid.
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Yes, it is basically a small steam oven within the actual oven. The dutch oven is in cast iron, but I am using a ceramic pot as that's all I have. My pots also have plastic handles/pins, so they can't go in the oven
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The New York Times (NYT) bread recipe is always the same as in this post from earlier this year. The recipe calls for a Dutch oven (first picture below), which is a large cast iron pot. Since I don't have one, I guess the important thing is to recreate the oven-in-the-oven effect to irradiate heat more evenly without drying the bread too quickly.
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Still cloudy here, but I hope it’s headed here, Splinter !
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I have PM-ed you!
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We are currently using CanCat. I remember buying a nicer brand many years ago - maybe TidyCat? - which was not as dusty as this one. It was expensive compared to local brands as I believe it is imported.
This CanCat bag costs around 10,000 pesos and lasts 3-4 weeks
This is the one I bought once in the past.
Update: I was browsing on ML for Tidy Cats and I found a different litter that I will try. There was a comment from 2023 that said that it is the best one since Tidy Cat is no longer available in Argentina.
Update on cat litter.
I do not recommend CanCat as it makes a lot of dust and smells horrible after two weeks. The package advertises it last up to 45 days, but in reality the smell was so unbearable, that it hardly lasted a month. It is also more expensive than other alternatives that I have found recently.
Right now, we are using CatCo and Rubicat Classic clumping litters. Both make zero dust and clump well. The price is similar on a single litter, but the savings are bigger with Rubicat larger presentations.
The pet store where I bought Rubicat only had the Classic one, but I'd like to try the Detox one, as well. We have litters in a bathroom with no windows, so we will take all the help we can get. I clean the litters twice a day.
We have had for about 2 weeks a foster kitten who was found standing still on a street, covered in ants and flea. A man walking his dog on 12/31 brought him home, where he gave him a bath with glycerine soap and fed him his adult cats' food. That's what he had in the house during NYE and it was a miracle worker as the kitten managed to stay alive and gain some strength back. He contacted a friend who knew a volunteer who is part of my husband's whatsapp group, so on Jan 2 at 7 AM my husband went to pick up the small kitten, brought him to the vet, and finally home. The vet gave him an anti-flea nebulizer bath and he was shedding dead fleas for two days, so his first name was Mr. Flea.
After two weeks eating 4000 pesos worth of imported Royal Canin Mother & Kitten cans a day, he is about double his original weight (425 grams) and flea free.
We have to repeat the deworming treatment tomorrow, as it is effective only on adult worms and not on eggs and larvaes. Once he reaches 1 kg, he can get his bloodwork done and can be put up for adoption. He is a long furred tuxedo, and I suppose he may also have a smoke fur, which is beautiful. He still has his baby fur so it is hard to tell. He definitely had some long hair... his whiskers are so long, they often end in his mouth!
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Serafina and I went to sleep on the terrace at some point last night. Too bloody hot to stay in bed. Mozzies had a feast, so I soon regretted my choice.
In India, many families sleep on the roof because the heat indoors is unbearable.
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Not. a single drop of rain here in Capital. Must have evaporated before it hit the ground. Humidity is twice as usual. My hygrometer say's 65% in my office, when it is usually 34%.
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I wonder why people don't invest in toilet paper companies instead of FinTechs!
