2 months in the new house, and we are just giddy with the way this has turned out. I’ve said it many times – with GE moving us every 6-7 years, we had homes we loved and others not so much. When I came up with the floorplan for the house and shop, I incorporated all of the things we loved, and none of the things we disliked. Everything about the house and shop floorplan is just what we wanted.
I talked about this in late July; the stress of working 7 days a week after the drywall and interior paint was completed, along with the overall 15 month commitment it took to build this thing…. took a toll on me. For the past couple months, I’ve gone on “construction sabbatical” – taking it easy and enjoying retirement. I’ve done some simple tasks (toilet paper holders) lol. There have been days when I totally goofed off and didn’t accomplish a damn thing. Spent time washing a car or two, working on cars, helping friends in Bloomington with projects, sleeping in, etc. Hell, I’ve been getting real enjoyment simply sitting on the deck and bird watching.
Summer is retreating and Fall is near. I’m getting firewood cut and working to get the woodstove installation completed. This week’s picture is an example of my geekness – I cut a piece of cardboard into an 8″ circle, punched a small hole in the center, and placed it in the flue pipe up in the great room ceiling. A plumb-bob was utilized by hanging it from the center hole in the flue pipe round cardboard down to the woodstove. I monkeyed around moving the woodstove, until the round flue pipe exiting the stove was accurately centered / located to the pipe in the ceiling. Yes – I AM easily entertained !
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