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Saturday:
Elmer's and Farmers Market in the morning, which shouldn't have taken hours but did -- ran into a few friends, including one who's moved back to the Pioneer Valley this year and was on her way to Shelburne Falls -- had some good chats.
Got some more Lavender, a Chocolate Mint, and also some Basil from niece B. Oh, and some Dill!
In the afternoon we went to a baby shower for nephew L and his partner M. Lots of people, lots of presents -- will be sending a check to help out with filling in the gaps.
Sunday:
Busy of course, with ongoing sorting and moving things about -- mostly trying to put some like things together...
All Ginger are now out, as well as the 2 Rosemary, the Ashwaganda, and a few Turmeric that may or may not make it -- I'm having trouble getting a feel for those last, so maybe that will just be something I buy. I really don't need to have that many southern plants :P
Brief sweep of the area in the radiant room where a bunch of the plants wintered over, by the double doors. They're double-glazed and we have storm doors outside of them as well, but when the sun gets going, the heat still gets through. Great in the winter, not so great right now. Yesterday it got into the 80s (F), so I took some insulated fabric and used spears and staffs to hod it up against the doors. Obviously I'll need to make curtains for the doors, but it'll do for a little bit.
Made three curtains from scratch for the triple windows in the living room. Made two curtains from old ones for the office -- sheers to cut glare, set in from the heavy solid ones already in place. I still have one more curtain to make for the office, from the parts I cut off for the first two.
Picked out materials from the stash to make an insulated wall hanging for the office -- the first of many to come. As our weather continues to change, the house is going to need more help keeping us cooler and/or warmer.
We're also talking about moving some of the cabinetry in the radiant room. Currently a double unit and two singles are put together on an inside wall; we should be able to move them to outside walls without too much trouble -- aside from patching any points the previous owners used to anchor the units to the wall. This would also reveal an electrical outlet they covered up...
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L moved some of the stuff I'd staged in the barn last week for going into the trailer. Not easy, as BIL R had okayed the town dumping some stuff at the farm, and they chose to do that right behind our trailer...
L did some more mowing in the evening -- making sure the path and parking was ready for the trailer.
Elmer's and Farmers Market in the morning, which shouldn't have taken hours but did -- ran into a few friends, including one who's moved back to the Pioneer Valley this year and was on her way to Shelburne Falls -- had some good chats.
Got some more Lavender, a Chocolate Mint, and also some Basil from niece B. Oh, and some Dill!
In the afternoon we went to a baby shower for nephew L and his partner M. Lots of people, lots of presents -- will be sending a check to help out with filling in the gaps.
Sunday:
Busy of course, with ongoing sorting and moving things about -- mostly trying to put some like things together...
All Ginger are now out, as well as the 2 Rosemary, the Ashwaganda, and a few Turmeric that may or may not make it -- I'm having trouble getting a feel for those last, so maybe that will just be something I buy. I really don't need to have that many southern plants :P
Brief sweep of the area in the radiant room where a bunch of the plants wintered over, by the double doors. They're double-glazed and we have storm doors outside of them as well, but when the sun gets going, the heat still gets through. Great in the winter, not so great right now. Yesterday it got into the 80s (F), so I took some insulated fabric and used spears and staffs to hod it up against the doors. Obviously I'll need to make curtains for the doors, but it'll do for a little bit.
Made three curtains from scratch for the triple windows in the living room. Made two curtains from old ones for the office -- sheers to cut glare, set in from the heavy solid ones already in place. I still have one more curtain to make for the office, from the parts I cut off for the first two.
Picked out materials from the stash to make an insulated wall hanging for the office -- the first of many to come. As our weather continues to change, the house is going to need more help keeping us cooler and/or warmer.
We're also talking about moving some of the cabinetry in the radiant room. Currently a double unit and two singles are put together on an inside wall; we should be able to move them to outside walls without too much trouble -- aside from patching any points the previous owners used to anchor the units to the wall. This would also reveal an electrical outlet they covered up...
***
L moved some of the stuff I'd staged in the barn last week for going into the trailer. Not easy, as BIL R had okayed the town dumping some stuff at the farm, and they chose to do that right behind our trailer...
L did some more mowing in the evening -- making sure the path and parking was ready for the trailer.
