October 2025 Island Trip – Day 2
It was indeed very cold when I got up this morning… 47º 😳 After doing immediately important things, like putting clothes on, I fetched the new oil heater from the truck and got it going. It’s way fancier than our other oil heaters. Almost too fancy. It’s digital and you can set it for ‘time […]
October 2025 Island Trip – Day 1
The very most important thing about today was arriving to no mice or signs of mice in the trailer! Compulsiveness pays off! I’ve put the kitchen back together, and deployed 6 of the 8 pint mason jars I brought up. Mice can’t nibble through glass or metal (or well placed steel wool 😏). This trip […]
Canning
It has begun. Today, a gallon of applesauce (8-pints) that I tossed half a cup of blueberries into. Also started the first, single batch, of apple butter. Usually I do double batches, which entails lots of management as not all the apples fit into the crockpot at once. I think this way will take about […]
August 2025 Island Trip – Day 8
For a change, departure didn’t feel smooth due to figuring out new mouse proofing protocols. It wasn’t about timing, but about having the ‘mouse trauma,’ for lack of a better thing to call it, be front and center while emptying every drawer and cabinet they got into. Making choices like leaving the mattress cover, fitted […]
August 2025 Island Trip – Day 6
The day started very early by getting up to nab an early ferry reservation for Sunday. Mission accomplished. But then getting back to sleep was not happening. And then it was almost 11am! We had brunch and ran errands. Then.. We picked fruit! The plum tree is almost cleaned out. The big apple’s dead wood […]
August 2025 Island Trip – Day 5
Today is our 26th wedding anniversary! Of course we padded the day with two service appointments, and giving Stella’s 32” TV to a young guy 😏 (It’s been used mainly to hang damp towels over for 5-years ~ I did check that it works!). We did spend time relaxing, and did not harvest, but put […]
August 2025 Island Trip – Day 4
We caught a mouse in a sticky trap today. This is disappointing and encouraging all at once. If it was still inside Stella, it was being very quiet. If it came in from the outside, we’re still vulnerable. What I do know is there’s one less mouse in the world. I also know that these […]
August 2025 Island Trip – Day 3
The trailer was a blissful 56º this morning. My DH exclaimed the temp as he was getting dressed. I replied, “And I LOVE it!!” It was in the mid-80’s yesterday, inside and out. Today it got up into the low 80’s. We’re going in the right direction! I continued with mouse cleanup today. It was […]
August 2025 Island Trip – Day 2
Today was packed with more mouse remediation. Stella feels livable again, both in terms of pest invasion and getting the voluminous numbers of items put away. Anything that is in paper or cardboard packaging in is some sort of Tupperware. I defy anyone to tell me that having a penchant for containers is a bad […]
Dementia Dance - Travels with Mom 