New Range Hood Installed

December 12, 2024 Bruce and I purchased a new ducted range hood at Lowe’s. We both wanted to have a hood that was ducted. The hood that came with the house just recirculated air into my face since I am tall. I also managed to bump my head into the hood hard enough to hurt. […]

So Many Carriers

December 12, 2024 On Monday (December 9), we had a package put in the mailbox by USPS. Later in the day, we had both FedEx and UPS trucks on the property at the same time. In the picture below, taken through the front picture window, you can see the FedEx truck leaving and the UPS […]

Under the Kitchen Sink Organization

December 11, 2024 On Monday (December 9), the underneath the sink organizers arrived. (Cabinet organizers) They were simple to put together. I was able to fit them underneath the kitchen sink. As you can see from the picture below, they barely fit. The cabinet hinges do get in the way, so I had to angle […]

Solo Stove Bonfire 2.0 with Stand (Smokeless Fire Pit)

December 11, 2024 When we were living in our RV full-time, we often saw other campers with Solo fire pits. They are beautiful, clean burning fire pits that produce very little smoke. Once fully burning, the fire is smokeless. I noticed a big sale on Amazon for the Solo Stove Bonfire 2.0. Bruce and I […]

Pictures of Cooking Chili on My Induction Stove for My Blog Friend Anne

December 8, 2024 My friend Anne from Mehrling Muse is very interested in cooking on an induction stove. I made a pot of chili for Bruce when he rode home on November 27. I took some pictures of making the chili, but didn’t really keep track of the spices I put into it. I don’t […]

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 […]