Author: Julia

I am a retired software solutions architect. I have been married to my husband, Bruce, for over forty years. We have a 12-pound dog, Nox, who we love dearly. She has been with us since 2009. We went full-time RVing for 3.5 years and saw much of the United States. We bought a ranch house on a hill in the middle of five acres. We are working on creating our homestead. I love cooking and enjoy sharing recipes. I am also an artist and I’ll share my current projects. Reading is my favorite hobby.

The Roof Is Almost Finished

December 19, 2024 With the shadows starting to get long, we took a walk around the house to see the progress of the new roof. After we went inside, I noticed two of the men using magnets to sweep for nails. They’ve been keeping up with the clean up as they go. I can see […]

The Old Roof Removed from Front

December 19, 2024 The roof on the front of the house was completely removed before lunch. The roofers had even started putting down the RhinoRoof underlayment. They had started stripping the shingles and tarpaper from the back. We could hear them cutting in the roof vents with saws. They took a 30 minute break for […]

Removing the Tarpaper from the Roof

December 19, 2024 The roofers are tearing off the tarpaper now. They’ve made it down to the decking! These pictures were taken at 10:38 AM. This team of guys is fast! Read the next post on the roof replacement by clicking on the link here.

The Roofers Have Started!

December 19, 2024 Today, at 9:40 am, one team of roofers arrived. This team removes shingles. The team lead knocked and Bruce spoke with him. The boss man is going to come with a dump truck after the other roof is they are working on is completed. They took out this machine from their trailer. […]

Shingles Arrived! New Roof Today?

December 19, 2024 All I want for Christmas is my new roof My new roof, my new roof Gee, if I could only have a new roof Then I could wish you a Merry Christmas! Yesterday, I got a call from the roofers’ office. Our shingles had arrived! Even more exciting, they can start work […]

Hanging Curtains in the Living Room

December 17, 2024 I woke this morning to the sound of thunder. How far off I wondered, as the thunder rolled over us. We had quite the thunderstorm with pouring rain. Bruce checked to see if any water leaked in and we didn’t have any leaks! Back on December 13, I ordered a curtain rod […]

Putting Together the Leaf Sweeper

December 17, 2024 We ordered a leaf sweeper to tow behind the mower from Amazon. It arrived yesterday and we spent this evening putting it together. It was more complicated to put together than the cart. Ready to try out when the leaves dry out!

Putting Together the Yard Cart

December 17, 2024 On Sunday (December 15), the cart Bruce ordered from Amazon arrived in a large box. This cart is to pull behind the lawnmower. We wanted a light weight plastic cart to give us more towing capacity with the mower. The metal carts are so heavy that we wouldn’t be able to carry […]

Bruce Uses the New Electric Chainsaw

December 17, 2024 On December 15, we headed out to Lowe’s and then Home Depot. Bruce wanted to get a hard hat with a face shield for using his new electric chainsaw. He also needed to get some oil for the chainsaw bar. We were able to find the oil at Lowe’s, but Lowe’s didn’t […]

New Moen Kitchen Faucet Installed

December 16, 2024 On November 30, we ordered a Moen Kitchen Faucet from Home Depot for pickup at the store. I was unhappy with the quality of the Delta faucet and I didn’t like the design. With the spray head almost completely clogged up, it wasn’t very usable. With the spray head removed, the water […]