April 17, 2013. Harper, Texas. Too Old.

So.  Ever since we have returned to the ranch,  the master bathroom center light has not worked at the Top House.   People forget to turn out the light when they leave, and of course, the bulb burns out in our absence.   It could have been the cleaning folks or perhaps the window washers.   The problem for us is that when you walk into the bathroom, you can't turn on the light until you walk across the room.   We have been procrastinating.   Finally, today, we brought a step ladder from the shed and brought it upstairs.  It took two of us.

We set it up in the proper place and realized that the high ceilings made it difficult for us.   I have never been able to maneuver up a ladder and Ken now is quite unsteady, so we decided to leave it alone, and get Pat, the electrician, to replace the bulb.  We both laughed, that we were both too old to change a light bulb.  It is true, that in Nova Scotia, Mal always replaces dead light bulbs when he is visiting.  We have actually taken to leave the bulbs until our friend Mal arrives.  Clearly, we need to invite him to the ranch in Texas.  It is pathetic but it is true.  We are too old to change a light bulb!!