Places
Prepping for the schlepping
We are 12 days away from the start of the Fifth Trip North (TN5). I have abandoned all hope of getting more work done on the shed – including getting the air conditioner installed – but still have a long list of tasks to be completed before we go. I have already done some of … Continue reading
Flowering palms
I was doing some site cleanup yesterday – removing dead fronds from our palm shrubs – and noticed that they are all “flowering”. Not that a palm produces flowers, but they all go through a reproductive phase. Some had pollen-covered “antlers” growing from their stems. But one had pods of what looked like bananas, split … Continue reading
Playing out the string
The park is about half empty now. All activities have ceased. The weather is hot and humid. It seems like we are just waiting until we leave. In sports terms, we are “playing out the string” – not accomplishing anything other than passing time. This feeling is supported by the lack of progress on the … Continue reading
Skirt! (a start, anyway)
A finishing touch on our shed (which is far from finished) is putting a “skirt” around the bottom to hide the underside ugliness. It is strictly cosmetic and not vital in any way, but it is also pretty simple and the idea of paying a guy $580 to do it (that was the quote I … Continue reading
The cost of climate control
No, I am not talking about fixing global warming; I refer to the cost of getting heat and air conditioning in my truck. If you recall, the blower failed – with the mode of failure being that it wouldn’t shut off – in Tennessee on our way south for the winter. I have been driving … Continue reading
Lights!
The shed was given electricity last week and, shortly thereafter, acquired lights as well – two shop lights which gave off a surprising amount of illumination. We will have plenty of light by which to do laundry, even at night. The electricity was provided by an electrician, all properly permitted and inspected. I installed the … Continue reading
Plans for summer 2019
Last summer was spent hanging out in Phillipston MA, which was great because it was close to the summer cottage of Jett’s brother and his wife. The time spent at the cottage was wonderful. But the rest of the time was rather boring. The summer of 2017 was spent touring New England and then taking … Continue reading
More steps!
Yes, the shed now has steps. It wasn’t a huge project, but it was done in sweltering heat so I invested a lot of “sweat equity.” I am pretty happy with how they turned out because (1) I didn’t screw up any cuts and waste some material and (2) they are solid. Stepping on them … Continue reading
Consistently inconsistent
That would be a good description of my softball team. We scored 17 runs in our first game of the season, then won several low-scoring games to get to 4 wins, 2 losses. Then we lost 5 straight, scoring no more than 7 runs in any of those games. That is less than 1 run … Continue reading
Railing!
Now that we have fiberglass steps it seemed like a good idea to attach a railing. Jett has vertigo occasionally (where the “occasion” is “every day”) and her older sister Sybil, who is none too steady on her pins, is coming for a visit. So a railing seemed like a REALLY good idea. I could … Continue reading