Back Home Again - Jobs Done

We had a good and productive stay at the Whidbey cabin, arriving Friday afternoon and returning home Monday evening.

The weather was unsettled, but not stormy or cold. The rainbow over the lagoon was accurate in predicting that yes, it's raining now, but it won't be for long.

We enjoyed the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympics, loved the technology, but didn't love that even though we know the event began at 6:00 locally, just north of us, we had to wait until 9:00 to view it on TV. Yes, everything is delayed here to match east coast timing. We hate it. Oh, and I could have done without the opera diva too.

We cheered as our local boys made good as Apollo Ohno and JR Celski prevailed in their short track speed skating against the Korean team.

But we had work to do, too. We still had some old fir paneling that we had salvaged from the old cabin that was demolished five years ago. We had been storing it at home, and it was in the way when we had our new furnace installed, so it was time to get it used up.

Tom had tools everywhere downstairs.

He got to use his fancy new compressor and nailer.

He had milled and sanded and oiled the boards at home.

He set up his table saw at the next door family cabin, under cover.

The electrical panel cover was removed and painted to blend.

All was going well, so about this time I went out to work on the garden.

Almost done! But then there was a snag. that panel cover now needed longer screws. We went all over South Whidbey looking for the right screw, and finally returned to the local hardware store where it just happened that an electrical contractor was shopping. We consulted him and were able to find what we needed to make do, just as contractors to in this situation.

Tom got out his cordless drill and finished the job.

He even helped me with the last hour of weeding. I got everything cleaned up and trimmed and now the garden is ready to burst forth! This view is from our deck.

Last January fire destroyed the cabins across the street. Now new structures have risen from the ashes. They do block our view with their additional stories, but we'll live with it. We still have the best parts of our view.

We can still see out to Double Bluff, and of course, our lagoon.

This view is from the dike showing the back of the cabins across the lagoon.

Today we're catching up at home: cleaning house, laundry, groceries, and of course, blogging. I'll be checking in soon.