The Coffee House

SquarePeg · Jul 13, 2022

I have been unmotivated to shoot anything other than my garden lately. I dragged myself kicking and screaming out to a full moonrise photo meet up tonight. It was gorgeously cool along the Charles after a hot and steamy day. Moon came up behind the Longfellow Bridge. Hopefully got enough decent frames for an exposure blend.

snowbear · Jul 14, 2022

“Yo! Down there! Bring me the nips”

snowbear · Jul 19, 2022

The younger, stronger guys (movers) brought most of the stuff from the apartment to the house. Two of them carried the marble table top while the third helped them put it on the table. When we brought it home form The Barn Show, it took four of us to get to the apartment and a hydraulic lift to get it on the table. Everything was brought to the livingroom, with the exception f the desk and projectt table, which went to the basement. I'll spend the weekend moving things to their proper places while MLW sits in the recliner and nurses what we believe is a cracked rib. W're going to rent another storage unit for short term and store the things that will be taken to Maine (lazy lobster) and Oklahoma (offspring #1) live. OK is scheduled for October; ME hasn't been scheduled.

The desk and side/back table are in the new office, though the room is barely "livable." There is still a bunch of crap on the floor, more specifically residue from when the ciling tiles/planks fell down and apart (water damage). Additionally the desk only worked for a brief couple of seconds, enough to rais it up (it's an electric sit & stand desk) then quit. It appears to be the ungrounded witing in the house (two-prong outlets) so I get to change out the outlet this weekend. We also discovered the washing machine is leaking, so we've bought a new one that will be delivered on Monday.

Time t get to bed; I have an early appointment in Baltimore with a ~~Gastra~~ ... ~~Gastroanty~~ ... internal specialist. I seem to have something on my liver, that isn't grilled onions.

snowbear · Jul 19, 2022

The younger, stronger guys (movers) brought most of the stuff from the apartment to the house. Two of them carried the marble table top while the third helped them put it on the table. When we brought it home form The Barn Show, it took four of us to get to the apartment and a hydraulic lift to get it on the table. Everything was brought to the livingroom, with the exception f the desk and projectt table, which went to the basement. I'll spend the weekend moving things to their proper places while MLW sits in the recliner and nurses what we believe is a cracked rib. W're going to rent another storage unit for short term and store the things that will be taken to Maine (lazy lobster) and Oklahoma (offspring #1) live. OK is scheduled for October; ME hasn't been scheduled.

The desk and side/back table are in the new office, though the room is barely "livable." There is still a bunch of crap on the floor, more specifically residue from when the ciling tiles/planks fell down and apart (water damage). Additionally the desk only worked for a brief couple of seconds, enough to rais it up (it's an electric sit & stand desk) then quit. It appears to be the ungrounded witing in the house (two-prong outlets) so I get to change out the outlet this weekend. We also discovered the washing machine is leaking, so we've bought a new one that will be delivered on Monday.

Time t get to bed; I have an early appointment in Baltimore with a ~~Gastra~~ ... ~~Gastroanty~~ ... internal specialist. I seem to have something on my liver, that isn't grilled onions.

snowbear · Jul 27, 2022

So, it's been a week and we still have a bunch of furniture and boxes in the living room. MLW is still having pain in her side, so her abilities are limited to lighter than five pounds lifting. She's been sleeping in the recliner because it hurts to lay down all the way, and getting up is a real chore.

The basement is divided up into three rooms: the shop/utility room, the office, and the "big" room which houses dad's HO scale model railroad layout (about 8' x 13'), the bar, and a restaurant style booth. We want to swap out the lights (mostly fluorescent with an incandescent in the office) with recessed LEDs. Three of the fluorescent lights have quit working (not bad tubes) as well as the light in the stairwell. The stairwell is the main priority, while the others can wait, so it's time to go shopping again. MLW found out the washing machine was leaking so we had a new one delivered Monday. At least the dryer works.

We play a tile shuffle puzzle: Junk from room one to the trash, boxes from room two to room one (temporary), a chair from here to there, then the small table to here. It's slow, but it works. FSIL, Ada hasn't been down to help. She's kitty sitting Zoe until the house is in a little better shape. It is helping Zoe, as she isn't alone (she's staying at Ada's), and it's helping Ada get over losing her own kitty. We only need to get the stuff out of the living room (not really that much), paint the bottom of the walls and baseboards with a mold killer/primer, and finish removing the nasty kitchen tiles and get the temporary tiles in place.

It's a lot of work, but in the end, it will be worth it.

terri · Jul 27, 2022

@snowbear : I think it's exciting! Moving and getting a new (to you) place put together how you want it is very rewarding. It's home! Gotta be comfortable as well as functional.

Hope your wife gets better soon. I'm sure she's quite annoyed with that sore rib, or whatever it is that's keeping her down. :irked:

I know I would be!

snowbear · Jul 27, 2022

terri said:
@snowbear : I think it's exciting! Moving and getting a new (to you) place put together how you want it is very rewarding. It's home! Gotta be comfortable as well as functional.

Hope your wife gets better soon. I'm sure she's quite annoyed with that sore rib, or whatever it is that's keeping her down. I know I would be!

Yes, it will be good in the end. Hoping to get far enough along this week and next that Zoe can come home.

MLW fell today and did a faceplant right on the sidewalk. Bloody nose, but fine otherwise. She' fallen twice before in the past few weeks - her foot just quits working (neuropathy, most likely). We'll get her checked further after the swelling goes down.

Warhorse · Jul 27, 2022

snowbear said:
Yes, it will be good in the end. Hoping to get far enough along this week and next that Zoe can come home.

MLW fell today and did a faceplant right on the sidewalk. Bloody nose, but fine otherwise. She' fallen twice before in the past few weeks - her foot just quits working (neuropathy, most likely). We'll get her checked further after the swelling goes down.

That doesn't sound good. She needs to be checked by a Doctor ASAP!

CherylL · Jul 27, 2022

snowbear said:
Yes, it will be good in the end. Hoping to get far enough along this week and next that Zoe can come home.

MLW fell today and did a faceplant right on the sidewalk. Bloody nose, but fine otherwise. She' fallen twice before in the past few weeks - her foot just quits working (neuropathy, most likely). We'll get her checked further after the swelling goes down.

Sorry your wife fell facefirst. A friend has the neuropathy too. She says the bottom of her feet become numb. Hope your wife feels better soon.

snowbear · Jul 27, 2022

CherylL said:
Sorry your wife fell facefirst. A friend has the neuropathy too. She says the bottom of her feet become numb. Hope your wife feels better soon.

Thanks, Cheryl. We both have it, but mine tingle more than get numb. When it really flares up, it feels like burning.

snowbear · Jul 27, 2022

Warhorse said:
That doesn't sound good. She needs to be checked by a Doctor ASAP!

She wants to wait until the swelling goes down a little. It doesn't look too bad, really. I stopped yelling "SHE FELL, I DIDN"T PUSH HER!" to the neighbors.

limr · Jul 27, 2022

snowbear said:
Yes, it will be good in the end. Hoping to get far enough along this week and next that Zoe can come home.

MLW fell today and did a faceplant right on the sidewalk. Bloody nose, but fine otherwise. She' fallen twice before in the past few weeks - her foot just quits working (neuropathy, most likely). We'll get her checked further after the swelling goes down.

I'm really glad the house is coming along for you, and sorry about your wife falling

Just think, in a couple of months, when you're all settled in - including Zoe! - and feeling better, you'll look back and think how glad you are that this stage is over and how good it feels to be in your new hold :icon_hug: