Aug/Sept 2022 Island Trip – Day 14
The best part of the day is that our buddy came over late afternoon and fixed the riding mower. I took it for a quick spin and it slays grass. He was pleased with how quickly the repair took, and how reasonable the rebuild kit cost. I am thrilled to have the rider back in […]
Aug/Sept 2022 Island Trip – Day 13
Today was more of the same, except I’m starting to see some completion in little bits and pieces. The interior primer and blue trim was put away! The grey paint is cut in at the baseboard all through the house as well. Everything else (I made a comprehensive list) is still a work in process. […]
Aug/Sept 2022 Island Trip – Day 12
Today’s to-do list directed me to tend to the walls on either side of the new tile installation above the fireplace. I was instantly and utterly defeated. There’s rot in the car deck ceiling on the right side, OSB bits stuck to the wall, mold (fixable), on and on… I had a shopping list for […]
Aug/Sept 2022 Island Trip – Day 11
With the cessation of dust and dirt making in the house, the first order of business was to vacuum it. Tomorrow’s activities will make dust all over again, but just for one day, it was nice to have the place ‘swept up.’ My neighbor to the east and I went on an excursion that lasted […]
Aug/Sept Island Trip – Day 10
It was a simple day… My DH finished insulating the lower barn, and I painted. He caught the mid-afternoon boat off the Island and returned home to our lonely cat.
Aug/Sept Island Trip – Day 9
We started the day with a farmer’s breakfast. Just as I was about to address loading the truck for a dump run, our neighbor to the north came walking across Stella’s field. We haven’t seen her in quite a while. We had a lovely chat and then headed toward the barns. She was floored at […]
Aug/Sept Island Trip – Day 8
The place was a hotbed of activity today. My DH mowed (for hours) and took Lots of debris to the burn pile. I continued with interior paint, and then joined my DH with outside activities. The roofer and his foreman got the porch roof over the pump room door completed. They left me their big […]
August 2022 Island Trip – Days 6 & 7
Day 6: We got the dishwasher installed in the cabinet and tested it again today! It washes, and evacuates water, and still nothing leaks!!! It’s such an upgrade, even though it’s most of 8-10 years old. Tim joined us for dinner. We BBQ’d black cod, my dad’s fav fish. It was amazing. Tim is a […]
A moment…
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. […]
August 2022 Island Trip – Day 5
Today was all about the house. There were victories and struggles: The first order of business was to swap out the 40-year old dishwasher for the less than a decade old dishwasher. This was fraught with: The dishwasher being resistant leaving it’s spot, and when it did, Its water line breaking at the valve, which: […]
Dementia Dance - Travels with Mom 