Cure a headache
I took the day off. I’ve had this headache since last week but the weird (or not so weird) part of it is that I only suffer from it at work. Almost as soon...
View ArticleFirewood
When I said yesterday that I have done all the important stuff at the cabin, it wasn’t exactly accurate – I did have the blocks of firewood that still needed chopping before they rot...
View ArticlePainting
“There will be time for a hike”, I said. Ha. Ha. Ha. Either I was enormously optimistic or enormously naive, because I found out that painting windows is a full time job. I spent...
View ArticleStill painting
Just as predicted, it rained today. I managed to do two walls when the rain forced me inside for an involuntary 4-hour break. It is a bit risky to paint when the fresh paint...
View ArticleDone painting
Done painting – almost. I finished with the first coat by lunchtime, packed my stuff and drove home. I’m looking forward to sitting in the office tomorrow, I need the rest! Not so easy...
View Article12
There’s something wrong with my knee for sure. It still hurts while the other aches I got on last weekend’s hike are long gone. The knee is swollen as well, probably not a good...
View ArticleTesting
I needed a railing on the short side of the porch so the first task of the day was to do some precision sawing to get my 2×4 exactly the correct length to fit between...
View ArticleFurther
After painting the second coat of primer (picture in tomorrow’s post), the door looked a bit better. It doesn’t hold up for closer scrutiny but I’m confident it will look great after two coats...
View ArticleCabin details
I couldn’t think of anything to do today, with the railing in place and two coats of primer on the storage door… so I just did some basic maintenance on my bike, took it for...
View ArticleQuick visit
Made a record short trip to the cabin. I had to make sure that the gutters were not blocked by fallen leaves because when I left in September, there was still plenty of leaves...
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