A re-assuring result

 The black mould was assessed and we have been promised a written quote by tomorrow.  Overall, it appears that it won't be as much of a problem as I had thought it might be.  He told us that we would have to be out of the house for a day, but could return the same day--no hotel necessary.  Evidently the problem stems having too high a humidity in the house during the winter, and having water running down walls and windows.  He suggested having some of the heat vents in the basement moved.  Not a horrendous job with having a dropped ceiling down there.  He didn't recommend pulling any of the paneling down, but did recommend installing a dehumidifier installed, and this will be included in the quote.

On my bill paying travels today, I'll have to talk to the credit union about re-activating the LOC, that we paid off last year.  Not a problem, but better than using a credit card.

By a stroke of luck (a long story, but all good) I have received--free-- a year long internet workshop on how to use a Gelli pad. I bought one several weeks ago, and had planned on playing with it, as a stress reduction strategy (that's my story and I'm sticking to it), over the next year.  Now, I've found out that Gail's friend, Laurie from Lorette, also has one that she's never used, and is eager to play with.  So I see a couple of "playdates" in my future.  That's one way to use up the acrylic paints that won't be moving with me, so, as I said "all good".

David is up, and so the day begins.  Stay safe, be positive, and purge, purge, purge.  A-r-g-h-h-h!