Finally finished the upstairs

I finally got the upstairs done. It is completely empty except for the webcam and it's computer, and Kali Cat's window seat. A huge accomplishment. I have been trying to get that done for over two weeks now, and every time I went upstairs, I lost all my motivation. I basically had to force myself to do it, and it is finally done.

The upstairs, until recently, was my bedroom/sitting room and storage. Once I closed the shop and cleared all of that out, I started moving stuff downstairs, starting with the TV and the recliner. From there I moved the bed down, my clothes and finally the rest of the stuff. Of course, a lot of it went out on the porch and needs to be sorted, but it is no longer upstairs and that makes that job so much easier.

Still no word on closing, but I will be about as ready as a person can be when the time comes.

To wrap up my day of exercise, I walked to the post office. Took a couple of pictures of the lake, it is getting soft around the edges. Ice out is going to be late this year I think.

I have been feeling the urge to use my grill, but it is still frozen to the ground and I can't get at it. Today I shoveled some of the snow away from it in hopes that I will be able to get it out of there by the weekend and grill something good. 

It is too late for a nap, but I am done for the day. Too early for dinner, so I think it will be another cup of coffee and a book

Another indoor yard/moving sale

A few more things taken care of

got the spice shelf hung and the string cat hung up today. Starting to feel a little like home. :)

I also did some organizing and compacting and freed up two of the bins on the passenger side allowing more storage. Hung some towels in the bathroom too. Still have a ways to go, but it is becoming more like home each and every day. Oh, and I also dragged out the main power cord and used my new adapter to hook it up to 15A power. The fridge is running. Guess that works. :)

Checked the propane level, going to need to get that filled somewhere somehow. Although I can live without it for a while. I have my little butane stove I can use, so I could survive without the propane. Unless I want hot water....but I don't need that right now either.

Kali Cat came and checked out Ody. Her first time in the rig. I took a lot of pics. You can find them here...

https://plus.google.com/photos/118406578374225960662/albums/5999607657419822689?banner=pwa  

She was quite curious. A couple of kitty treats kept her interested for a little while.

Turned out to be a beautiful day.

I went to walk to the post office this morning and got sidetracked. The walk/snowmobile trail beckoned me. I hadn't walked that since the snow was deep enough for snowmobiles.

It won't be long and I will be able to do the full walk again. Things are melting nicely. Here are a few pics.

The beginning of the walk by the park.

Spent a couple hours in the courtyard reading this afternoon. It is sheltered from the wind and in direct sunlight. It was heaven.

It is already starting to cloud over and we are supposed to get rain, freezing rain, sleet and snow tonight into tomorrow. But Sunday and Monday are supposed to be sunny again, so whatever we get shouldn't hang around long. 

ttp://chirb.it/2NgDFC. This is what it sounds like here. You will have to turn up your volume to get the effect, but it is a constant. 

Not much today

I didn't accomplish a whole lot today. It wasn't nearly as nice as they said it was going to be, and we didn't see any sunshine until about 3 PM. I did go out this morning and brought a few more things out, but it was too cold to do much of anything. I finally figured out how to turn the passenger seat around so it could be used as a chair. Yay. :) And it reclines, so I will have a recliner I can use when I can't sleep at night.

I also got the plates switched out. Ody is sporting a brand new pair of Vermont plates. Got the registration and insurance cards in their little pocket, and by then I couldn't feel my fingers any more.

I got about 45 minutes of sunshine in the courtyard. It felt good. But it wasn't as warm as yesterday. While I was out there I decided to try and climb the ladder to see the roof. It has been snowcovered since she got here, so this was my first opportunity.

The roof looks like it is in great shape, needs to be cleaned like the rest of the rig, but there won't be any storage up here. There isn't enough room for the large roof basket, and no way to secure it if there were. Oh well. At least I know.

Walked over to Ted's and bought some fresh haddock. Tuesday's and Thursday's are fresh fish day. That is what I will be having for dinner tonight.

My photo stream is still not working, so I have to manually move my photos from my phone to my computer. It is a real pain in the ass. It would be one thing if that is the way it was supposed to work, but it isn't and it creates some major frustration. Sigh....

I had a little burst of energy

It was so nice out and I hadn't been out to Ody for a day or two, so I decided to bring a few things out. While I was out there, I got ambitious and did a couple little projects. First, I fixed the broken drawer. Put feet on the drawer part and put it in the hole, then put hinges on the drawer facing so all I have to do is flip it down to access whatever is in there. I think that is going to be my junk drawer. :)

After I finished that, I decided there was no time like the present to install the sliding basket for my cast iron pans. That actually went fairly smoothly considering it is a tight squeeze, and the screws actually got a good bite into something solid, so it should be good.

A little clean up, and off to the courtyard to sit in the sun and have a cup of coffee.

Took a little convincing, but got Kali Cat to join me. She was really more interested in me giving her dinner but she tolerated my laziness.

It was beautiful and warm sitting in the sun in the courtyard. My first outdoor cup of coffee for the year. :)

After her dinner I spotted her in the rainbow that is created late in the day by the sunshine coming thru the covering on the bathroom window. Just had to share. The colors were actually much nicer than what the camera picked up. Blues and greens and purples, it was quite impressive.

Things are finally starting to melt

Yep, it was in the 40's and sunny yesterday. My driveway has turned into a mass of ice and water, and will only get worse before it gets better. I will also have water filling the crawl space under the building any time now. It is 54 degrees out there today, but not as sunny and slightly breezy. Reminds me of March in Maine when I was growing up.

I have been letting Kali Cat out daily for a few days now. This morning I finally put her cat door in the window. It consists of two adjustable screens. One has her door in it, the other is covered with plastic and blocks off the rest of the first screen and blocks her door at night or when I want to keep her inside. She will be happy to be able to let herself in and out at whim again.

She immediately goes outside and drinks the nasty driveway water. She has plenty of fresh water in her bowl, yet the puddles and pools are much more appealing to her.

For the first time since she arrived, Ody will be snow free, hopefully by the end of the day. I ordered her extendable scrub brush this morning. I am itching to get out there and give her a good bath. It will still have to wait a week or two, but I will be ready when the time comes. 

This is the driveway. As I said, it will get worse before it gets better.

That is about all I have for today.