Wednesday, May 11, 2011
The picture is of Orla running on the shore of Lake Mendota in Madison. We spent a few days there last week. She is so much fun.
Yesterday morning I awoke to 60 degrees and humidity. So I put on shorts for the first time this season, started my day early, and got to work. I wanted to be able to open windows in the house, especially as it is supposed to get up to 70 degrees, and it exceeded that. But to open windows in the lodge and house, it requires work.
The lodge is an old building built in 1938 along with the older cabins. There are antique windows on the south side of the house that have old storm windows. So I made trips up and down the stairs to the basement. On my trip downstairs I would carry a storm window and on the way up I would carry a screen. Finally they were all in place and I opened up the windows to let the fresh air in.
Later I did some computer work, and took Orla for a walk. I checked the floor in the Birch cabin and the varnish is finally shiny. That means that it no longer is soaking in and is finally requiring only one more coat to seal it all up. I have to wait 48 hours between coats, so I will do the final one tomorrow. Then we will let it sit for a week before we move furniture in.
I put all the dahlia bulbs (previous blog) outside and they got rained on twice during the day's thunderstorms. The storms came and went twice and it was warm and sunny in between them so it was okay. I think the dahlia plants grew about 6 inches in one day so the rain was really good for them. I will plant them in the church's gardens around Memorial weekend.
When I looked into my closet for my sandals, I realized all my wool sweaters and winter clothes should be put away. So I proceeded to do that. About an hour or so later I finally had all my clothes switched from winter to summer. I don't have very much closet space so I had to put the clothes in a plastic bin, stacked way high and put the cover on top of the pile. Then I took one of my beach wraps (batik fabric) and hung that over the flat top of the bin, which sets next to my bed. So it looks like I covered a high table (height of my headboard) with a pretty blanket. At least my winter stuff is stored away, even if it is within sight.
Later I did two loads of laundry, dishes, meals and the usual household stuff.
Earlier in the week I had called the cleaning girls and the next cleaning day is Friday at noon. So John and I talked about turning on the water in the Cedar cabin. Every time we were going to do so, it would start to pour. So I sat down and finished my book, Jane Austen's Memoirs. It was very good and I recommend it to everyone.
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