Long Time No Blogging
I see that I didn't post in May. That's because work happened. And I built a cow that eats and dies. More on that in a minute.
Now that my time is momentarily my own, I am catching up on the house maintenance. Firstly, my lawn tractor refused to start this year AGAIN! I did cut the whole half acre once in May with the string trimmer, but I couldn't use my arms for a couple of days afterward. Not good. So I just let it go until I had the days off and money to call the lawnmower repair guy. Here's what my lawn looked like (not my actual lawn):
Yeah, it almost covered my house. My grass was all gone to seed though. 3 feet tall and great for the allergies. Anyway, the guy came, fixed the old beater, and today I CUT THE GRASS and couldn't stop grinning the whole time. Now the house looks less abandoned. I actually waved to passers by, sort of to dispel the rumors that I must have died or moved out.
Indoors, there have been adventures as well. The side by side refrigerator started making a puddle every few hours. It would almost evaporate, then it would soil the floor once again. I hit the ol' internet, and thanks to fixitnow.com and the Samurai Appliance Repair man and his forum, I found and unblocked the drainage hose. How amusing to cram my large self into the freezer compartment with a flashlight and tools, and alien mold-glop-blockage. Fun.
Let's see... what else? Oh yeah. Remember my ex-dryer/plant stand/camp stove stand?
It was time to reclaim the porch for warm weather use. So I called "Bulk Trash Pickup", and the guy said, "how about tomorrow?", and I said OKAY!! But I've got to say, I was sad to see it go. It was a good dryer for many years, and it didn't mean to break, and almost burn the house down. Old dryer all gone. And then I cleaned the porch and evicted (squished/vacuumed/washed away) all the spiders and bug carcasses from winter. All ready to break out the hammock!! Woo hoo!
So at work I had to build this cow, "Milky White" for a production of the musical, "Into the Woods". The toughest part was making it able to withstand fainting, landing hard on the floor on it's side each night without breaking. That, and making it capable of swallowing a high heeled shoe, piece of a cloak, and a hank of hair. The cuteness is the easy part. Here she is (excuse the mess - that's just the shop, mid-project):
Everybody loves her. Even I am pleased with how she came out. She's on casters and moves well. This is the first Milky White I've made that I've covered with fur. It's charming! The last one we did was fiberglassed, which was durable, but not lifelike. That one got stolen when it was last rented out. This one is MINE, and won't be rented. I have no idea where I am going to put a 4' long cow in my house, but I will find room somewhere.
In other news, lately I've gotten some cool stuff from other people's garbage. You need to see photos of this stuff! Maybe that will be the topic of my next post - Trash to Treasure. Oh boy!
Now that my time is momentarily my own, I am catching up on the house maintenance. Firstly, my lawn tractor refused to start this year AGAIN! I did cut the whole half acre once in May with the string trimmer, but I couldn't use my arms for a couple of days afterward. Not good. So I just let it go until I had the days off and money to call the lawnmower repair guy. Here's what my lawn looked like (not my actual lawn):
Yeah, it almost covered my house. My grass was all gone to seed though. 3 feet tall and great for the allergies. Anyway, the guy came, fixed the old beater, and today I CUT THE GRASS and couldn't stop grinning the whole time. Now the house looks less abandoned. I actually waved to passers by, sort of to dispel the rumors that I must have died or moved out.
Indoors, there have been adventures as well. The side by side refrigerator started making a puddle every few hours. It would almost evaporate, then it would soil the floor once again. I hit the ol' internet, and thanks to fixitnow.com and the Samurai Appliance Repair man and his forum, I found and unblocked the drainage hose. How amusing to cram my large self into the freezer compartment with a flashlight and tools, and alien mold-glop-blockage. Fun.
Let's see... what else? Oh yeah. Remember my ex-dryer/plant stand/camp stove stand?
It was time to reclaim the porch for warm weather use. So I called "Bulk Trash Pickup", and the guy said, "how about tomorrow?", and I said OKAY!! But I've got to say, I was sad to see it go. It was a good dryer for many years, and it didn't mean to break, and almost burn the house down. Old dryer all gone. And then I cleaned the porch and evicted (squished/vacuumed/washed away) all the spiders and bug carcasses from winter. All ready to break out the hammock!! Woo hoo!
So at work I had to build this cow, "Milky White" for a production of the musical, "Into the Woods". The toughest part was making it able to withstand fainting, landing hard on the floor on it's side each night without breaking. That, and making it capable of swallowing a high heeled shoe, piece of a cloak, and a hank of hair. The cuteness is the easy part. Here she is (excuse the mess - that's just the shop, mid-project):
Everybody loves her. Even I am pleased with how she came out. She's on casters and moves well. This is the first Milky White I've made that I've covered with fur. It's charming! The last one we did was fiberglassed, which was durable, but not lifelike. That one got stolen when it was last rented out. This one is MINE, and won't be rented. I have no idea where I am going to put a 4' long cow in my house, but I will find room somewhere.
In other news, lately I've gotten some cool stuff from other people's garbage. You need to see photos of this stuff! Maybe that will be the topic of my next post - Trash to Treasure. Oh boy!
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