Sunday, September 9, 2007

September 9 2007: Little green visitor

On an otherwise routine visit to the outdoor facilities today, I found this little guy making like spiderman, walking UP the door. Check out the cool suction cup feet. Tree frog. Spring peeper. I'm sure he found lots of tasty critters in the little outhouse on the prairie! Kind of made my day.


September 8-9 2007: The Doors, live at Cottonwood Beach!

My more than able assistant and photographer returned from her unexpected but hugely enjoyed trip to Bismarck to give Stephanie and Nathan some much needed help moving in (and just coincidentally, a huge helping of Nanna time with Adrian . . .) Anyways, even taking time for the closer than necessary Husker victory over Wake Forest and making ice cream and chocolate velvet cake for a belated birthday party, together we installed two doors. This was a much more time consuming task than I would have guessed, insuring everything is plumb and level. But, as we say in these here parts, we gotterdone. Photos of same below. The trim work is next on the list. Oh, and in the middle photo, far left, note the water lines!! Yay. And our septic line is connected. We hope the plumber finishes his work next week. Then we can start hooking up the toilet, shower, lav in the bathroom. Just in time to turn the water off for the winter. Ah, life's little ironies.


September 1-2 2007: Playing under the lights

Saturday September 1, Nebraska opened its football season with a home game. Hence, no work. My able helper got an urgent call to provide relief to some overworked kids in North Dakota before the first half was over. So, after the game, I went to the cabin by myself. A forlorn trip, for sure. Sunday, I started working on the wall between the bedroom and the living room. A friend I hadn't seen in many years, who lives in Germany, dropped in. Catching up after 20 years takes a while, so not much work got done during daylight. I used my brother in law's work lights for the first time, and worked a couple hours after dark so I could feel I got something done. Then Monday (Labor Day) I finished the wall. I had to custom cut--rip-- an 8 foot piece piece using my circular saw, which took a couple of tries. My brothers "made" me quit mid-afternoon and go swimming. I was tired and frustrated enough to not require much encouragement! Here are pictures of that weekend's progress.