Another Apple Pie

December 7, 2024 I made another apple pie yesterday. I decided to cut out a bee flying towards an apple flower on the crust.

What? It Got Down to 18 Degrees F Last Night!

December 6, 2024 When I woke up this morning at 7:30, I checked the temperature. It was only 21 degrees F, which surprised me. The predicted low was 20 degrees F. It got down to 18 degrees F last night! While it is only two degrees colder than predicted, it sounds a lot colder since […]

Waiting on the Shingles for the Roof

December 5, 2024 We were hoping to have the new roof in place this week. Nope. The shingles have been ordered, but it will take two to three weeks to get here. The manufacturers slow down this time of year. When I called to get the date or estimated date for the roofers, I mentioned […]

Bruce Got the Dryer Wiring Sorted

December 5, 2024 Bruce spent some time today figuring out the issue with the dryer wiring. It turned out the wiring for the dryer outlet had been disconnected at the circuit breaker. It appears part of the heat pump/air conditioning system took over the circuit breaker for the dryer. A new circuit breaker for the […]

Installing the New Dishwasher

December 2, 2024 Yesterday, we started installing the new dishwasher that was delivered while Bruce was at his dad’s. Here is Bruce unboxing the dishwasher while Nox watches. Next came figuring out which breaker belonged to the wiring the dishwasher uses. This took some time as Bruce used the opportunity to determine what most of […]

Nightstand in Place

December 1, 2024 I moved the nightstand into my bedroom today.