October 2022 Island Trip – Day 4
I slept like crap. Owl eyed from 2-4. I don’t scroll around my phone in the wee hours, but I sure did to pass some time. I didn’t rush through closing up both because I’m dealing with diverticulitis (nothing to screw around with), and my neighbor to the south and I agreed to meet this […]
October 2022 Island Trip – Day 3
After finish painting the new wood work and shelf above the oven, I wanted to finish to degreasing the interior cabinet above the stovetop. That lead to trying to get (many)specs of paint off the cabinet doors. Goof Off is a magic product. It used to be that once paint dried, you basically had to […]
October 2022 Island Trip – Day 1
The goal of this trip is to get the house leased (and Stella winterized), though I have my doubts this will happen. I built a website for the house and let three select groups know about the house’s availability. The website hits have been impressive, but the only contact has been the daughter of my […]
Rats
Rats… I knew we’d find evidence of rodents under the dishwasher. Knew it. After dad died and I started spending more time with mom on the Island there was evidence of rodents… Poop in the closet, pee stains on the wood floor, the vacuum cord chewed through, tho mom thought the vacuum just stopped working. […]
House Pics
These pics give a general idea of the feel and space of the house. The roofer has one more ‘must do’ and I need to get a housekeeper in (after the roofer) and then re-lease the house.
Aug/Sept Island Trip – Day 17
Closing up the trailer, house and property went well, if not a tad chaotically. I did this to myself both by staying up far too late to jump start the process, and then being tired in the morning. There is really no elegant or way to back out of the Island property. It involves running […]
Aug/Sept 2022 Island Trip – Day 16
The interior painting is done. The shower grout is as sealed as it’s been in 30-years, I took all the ‘money shots’ of the house for when I pull the trigger on advertising it for rent. I actually ran last night’s dinner dishes through the dishwasher along with the house’s cooktop’s grates… 96% of the […]
Aug/Sept Island Trip – Day 15
I put away the gray paint today, and am sure that the walls are rejecting it the same way the bathroom wall did the primer and white paint yesterday, just in subtler ways. But, I’m done with grey paint! And it looks great. Interior primer got taken out and put back away too. Tomorrow will […]
Dementia Dance - Travels with Mom 