I went through two tubs of soapy water and filled up the dryer rack when hand washing dishes today. I left just some pots and a few other items. So that's something. The kitchen is cleaner ( Read more... )

I've finally filed all my papers. Sat at the couch and organized, then orthogonally stacked each pile on top of each other while watching Stargate SG1, an episode from the first season about "The Nox" starring Armin Shimmerman (Quark on Deep Space 9). Then, brought the stack to my office and played Gloria Wood while bringing each substack to my ( Read more... )

I feel strangely at peace this morning ( Read more... )

Today has been warm but not really hot, so I should be able to work until sunset with appropriate breaks ( Read more... )

The back yard beckons while I do my job ( Read more... )

It was hot today, but my allergies were not crazy, so I did one task ( Read more... )

After working maybe five hours today, I have completed restoring the rain barrel #3 pedestal. Unlike the original pedestal, this one has a 4-5 inch base of gravel with some sand on top for leveling. The previous one was built on dirt. It was fine but beginning to lean when I took it apart to prepare for the backroom work. This time it shouldn't ( Read more... )

Today I extended the walkway in the backyard by 4 feet and added three scalloped border pieces. Last night I prepared one rainbarrel to be moved ( Read more... )

Now it appears our backroom project will take 80 weeks to be complete, at least as far as the City of Portland and Neil Kelly Company is concerned (finish end of June). This is about a month later than I had most recently hoped ( Read more... )

I got up a half-hour early and have been at it now for 14-hours. It has been a long day, but we've made progress ( Read more... )