Mamzel ⚓️

@mamzel.bsky.social

I grew up in the Caribbean, went to college in NY and have a BS, I worked as a deck officer and circumnavigated the world. Raised 2 kids and worked in school libraries. Widowed and retired in Napa Valley. Living with son and two rescues, Smudge and Rascal.

Sanded walls yesterday. Dust. Everywhere! Wordle 1,970 4/6 #Wordle_NYT Tuesday ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Strands #982 “Influentially online” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 💡🔵💡🔵 🔵 Not my thing! Mini: 40” Midi: 2’57” Connections Puzzle #1248 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Fun puzzle.

So, walls are all plastered and I’m thinking painting today. Weather has been dry and cool. Wordle 1,969 4/6 #Wordle_NYT Monday ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Strands #981 “Idle chatter” 🔵🟡🔵🔵 🔵🔵 Mini: 1’00” Midi: 2’44” Connections Puzzle #1247 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Have a productive week!

Much better results today. Hopefully, a sign for things to come. Wordle 1,968 2/6 #Wordle_NYT Sunday 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Strands #980 “Disciplined combat” 🔵🔵🟡🔵 🔵🔵 Mini: 1’31” Midi: 4’09” Connections Puzzle #1246 🟨🟪🟦🟩 Fifth connection 🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Have a sunny Sunday! ☀️☀️☀️

Not a good puzzle day! Wordle 1,967 6/6 #Wordle_NYT ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Double phew! Strands #979 “In the blink of an eye” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🔵🟡🔵🔵 Mini: 1’39” Midi: 5’35” Connections Puzzle #1245 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟪🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟪🟩 🟩🟦🟩🟩 🟪🟦🟩🟦 Third bust this week!

Outlets and switches today? Maybe more wall work? Wait and see. Wordle 1,966 4/6 #Wordle_NYT Friday ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 What a struggle! Strands #978 “Autumn walk in the woods” 🔵🔵🟡🔵 🔵🔵🔵🔵 Mini: 1’15” Midi: 1’53” Connections Puzzle #1244 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 TGIF!

Day off today,letting walls dry, I guess. Cats happy they’re out of my bedroom. Wordle 1,965 6/6 #Wordle_NYT Thursday ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Big Whew! Strands #977 “Handle with care” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟡🔵🔵 Mini: 49” Midi 3’21” Connections Puzzle #1243 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟨🟪🟨 🟪🟨🟪🟨 🟨🟨🟪🟨 🟪🟨🟨🟪 Grrrrrrrr!

Walls texturized. Bathroom fixtures in. More texturizing tomorrow. Late posting. Wordle 1,964 4/6 #Wordle_NYT Wednesday ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Strands #976 “Getting the job done” 🔵🟡🔵🔵 🔵🔵 Mini: 1’22” Midi: 6’35” Connections Puzzle #1242 🟩🟪🟨🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟨🟨🟨 Russin, fussin, cussin …

I think they will be working on walls today. Forecast finish by end of next week. Wordle 1,963 3/6 #Wordle_NYT Tuesday ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 Best second word! 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Strands #975 “I've got a song in my heart” 🔵🔵🟡🔵 🔵🔵 Mini: 1’13” Midi: 3’11” Connections Puzzle #1241 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Have a great day!

Electrician today. Wires hanging out of walls. Gotta finish before walls are addressed. Wordle 1,962 4/6 #Wordle_NYT Monday 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Strands #974 “High and mighty” 🔵🔵🔵🟡 🔵🔵🔵🔵 Mini: 1’50” Midi: 3’40” Connections Puzzle #1240 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Good Monday to you!

Predictably, cats did not get the message of the clock change. Wordle 1,961 5/6 #Wordle_NYT Sunday ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Strands #973 “For the rest of the day” 🔵🔵🔵🟡 🔵🔵🔵🔵 Mini: 49” Midi: 5’50” Connections Puzzle #1239 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟪🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟪🟦 🟦🟪🟦🟪 🟦🟪🟦🟦 darn it, darn it, darn it!

Electrician may end up completely rewiring the house. Two days off will be enjoyed. Wordle 1,960 5/6 #Wordle_NYT ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 This was hard! Strands #972 “It's in the bag” 🔵🔵🔵🟡 🔵🔵🔵 Mini: 2’00” Midi: 3’08” Connections Puzzle #1238 🟪🟪🟩🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Happy Saturday!

TGIF. Need a break from de/construction. Wordle 1,959 5/6 #Wordle_NYT Friday 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Wheeeee! Strands #971 “All charged up” 🔵🟡🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵 🧟‍♂️ Mini: 38” Midi: 3’50” Connections Puzzle #1237 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟦🟦🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 very strange results today.

Yesterday dry wall guys. Today, texturizing? Wordle 1,958 4/6 #Wordle_NYT Thursday ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Strands #970 “Double, double toil and trouble” 🔵🟡🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🔵 Easy, peasy. Mini: 1’ 01” Midi: 2’21” Connections Puzzle #1236 🟦🟪🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨

Countertop in. More work in bathroom today. Trip to thrift store & enjoyed lunch at favorite middle eastern restaurant. Wordle 1,957 3/6 #Wordle_NYT Wednesday 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Strands #969 “Comedy club” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🔵🟡 Mini: 59” Midi: 3’41” Connections Puzzle #1235 🟦🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟨🟩🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦

Electricians? Countertop? Walls? Maybe all three at once! Wordle 1,956 4/6 #Wordle_NYT Tuesday ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Strands #968 “Who ya gonna call?” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵 Mini: 1’07” Midi: 4’17” Connections Puzzle #1234 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩

Electricians expected today. Cats held cage wrestling match this morning. 😒 Wordle 1,955 4/6 #Wordle_NYT Played with letters for line 4. ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Strands #967 “Please, be my guest!” 🔵🔵🟡🔵 🔵🔵🔵 Mini: 49” Midi: 2’27” !!!! Connections Puzzle #1233 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟪🟩🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Catch up on chores while house is quiet.cats enjoying quiet house,too. Wordle 1,954 5/6 #Wordle_NYT 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 could have been worse Strands #966 “Something to build on” 🔵🔵🟡🔵 🔵 Mini: 43” Good Midi: 7’22” Not so Connections Puzzle #1232 🟨🟦🟨🟨 🟨🟩🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Day off yesterday. Electricians again today. Playing No Man’s Sky with cats draped all over desk. Wordle 1,953 6/6 #Wordle_NYT Saturday ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 😅 Strands #965 “Re-fresh-ing” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟡🔵🔵🔵 Mini: 1’33” Midi: 3’49” Connections Puzzle #1231 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟨🟨🟦 🟦🟦🟨🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🎉

Electricians half done. More rewiring. Back tomorrow.banana bread today? TGIF! Wordle 1,952 4/6 #Wordle_NYT Friday ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Meh. Strands #964 “None of your beeswax!” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟡🔵 Mini: 37” Midi: 3’31” Connections Puzzle #1230 🟪🟪🟪🟪 😁 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟦🟦🟦 Dummy! 🟩🟦🟦🟩 Stupid! 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩