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The rain seems to be over but there are linger storm clouds to the east and west. 8 inches total, but that’s a lucky number. We never got the afternoon or evening deluges as they got pushed east and bypassed us. sunshine ahead Sunday – Thursday.

Ha. He’s on a business trip in Australia, a key supplier called and informed them he’s going out of business.

Just as I thought, roof chimney seam. Best I could do was gob on the roof cement. Good thing I hit it yesterday. 3″ of rain over night and no end in sight till Saturday afternoon. We expect 7-8″ total with the worst hitting this…[Read more]

nothin but low 70s and rain. Son is out of town and his roof started leaking. I’ll have to run up there and take a look before the rain hits this afternoon. It’s probably the seam between the roof and chimney.

I cringe when I hear about horse riding accidents. Too many involve the neck.
Remnants of Ophelia keep swirling around. The rain is light now, but the 40-50 mph wind has been constant. I can’t believe we haven’t lost power due to tree damage somewhere on the grid.

Getting slammed by the trailing wind and rain from Ophelia. Constant rain…where was it over the summer when we needed it.

Feels like it, 13 of 15. 1 more bath and another bedroom to go. I’m in month 25 of the reno. The plan is to be finished by Christmas be able to house 16 overnight. My new problem is the daughter got prego again which will make it 17 in January. It looks like I’ll have to bust out a wall under a roof slope and expand the last bedroom to add…[Read more]

Wifey is staying with the daughter and fam for a few days while I gut another bedroom.

AM 50s PM 70s for the near future.

Plans are in the works for Italy. Wifey’s family hail from Naples and Palermo. Her great grandfather lived in a castle in Palermo. Presumably some hotshot over there, Sicilian mafia maybe ? Another great grandfather started up the Ocone Winery outside Naples and it still owned by family today. They visited 20 odd years ago, time to repay the visit.

rain, rain and more rain. It’s either nothing or a deluge.

All cleaned up. Held the family Oktoberfest on Sunday. Schnitzel, brats, spaetzle, the works. Oh and plenty of bier.

Family Oktoberfest yesterday, brats, schnitzel, spaetzle…. yeah, a little early but so too is the Munich fest.

Holding off on the reseeding until the heat cools down. Watering evaporates within hours.

Great for them, wishing them many many many more.

GKs back to school, finally a week of peace and quiet. Gotta get back to work, 3 rooms to go, but only after rehabbing some grass I ignored all summer. Not enough rain and I didn’t water.

The place has become a bunny farm. Since April, 5 bunnies have hatched from their holes in the ground. All…[Read more]

high 80’s no rain ahead

“aaaaah, that felt good.”

I been installing Toto toilets that come with a funky plastic trap separate from the bottom which sets on top of it. It uses a rubber gasket to seal, wax ring is noy needed.

Just found out New York offers grants of up to $125,000 to build a tiny house on your land, including vacant land. Income and permit requirements are the only restrictions. They don’t up your property taxes either. Cali and Vermont have similar grants.

Weekend over, grandkids gone, free once again.

Still 80’s and 60’s overnight, and no rain.