You should at least check them once a month. If the filter looks completely clean, which certainly happens, you can leave it for another month. Changing filters is the cheapest thing you can do to increase the life and efficiency of your HVAC system.

t /thus endeth the lesson

The preserved plums, in particular, are almost too delicious to bear - the moist, sticky flesh, the tart, tangy combination of sweet/sour - ngah.

Do you get the plain ones or the ones with the powdery spice on? We call those ones homoys and they've been one of my favourite treats since I was knee high to a grasshopper. Mmm, homoys.

Plain, this time. I'll get the powdered ones next time, eh?

Me: Yeah, I'm on that diet, too. The "I Will Eat Whatever I Need to Quell The Panic About Finishing The House and Moving" diet.

DH (popping a cookie in his mouth) Yeah, that's the one.

Oh! I know that one!

Had a lovely weekend- sj and TCG came over for dinner on Saturday and then yesterday, our plans for family visitation in CT fell through, leaving us with a lazy day of tv watching (me), brewing beer (Tom), making mac & cheese, and chilling out.

Had a lovely weekend- sj and TCG came over for dinner on Saturday and then yesterday, our plans for family visitation in CT fell through, leaving us with a lazy day of tv watching (me), brewing beer (Tom), making mac & cheese, and chilling out.

We had a great time! You're great cooks and we really appreciate the fresh herbs garden and the bottle of homemade beer.

Ginger, once I call my landlord, he comes about every 6 weeks to replace the filter. He's pretty good about it. And he buys me the hypo-allergenic filters, which is nice.

huh, I change the filters every 3 months ( or make DH do it). But I did turn our heat on without changing the filters. But then I have less problems with Asthma in the winter than I do the spring - fall.

Stephanie, I completely missed your Ellie concern yesterday with the skipping. Glad to see she's feeling better.

Susan! Awesome!

I wish we could have a buffista knitting/crocheting/sewing circle. None of my friends here do any of that. I have a dress I have been crocheting off and on forever, and it would help motivate me if I could meet up with other people working on projects too.

Yes, Budapest! Fay, did you go by yourself? I'll be staying here [link]

Why the Budapest? Where's the original post or what's the scoop?

Gronk.

Am at work, but headache is still playing hide and seek. Didn't sleep worth a darn.

Budapest? I didn't think I had scanned, and yet I missed that one.