14 August 2011

Doug’s Wonderful Omelets for breakfast (and you always thought DWO stood for Deck Watch Officer).  Then Alex and I tacked the job of installing the 2 x 10 rim joist for the west wall of the shed, followed by properly securing (with ⅜″ x 4″ lag bolts) the previously installed (with deck screws) south wall rim joist.  Alverta arrived mid-morning after a scenic tour of Vermont en route Fern Lake.  Lynne and Jake (her son, whose only previous visit, alas, went unrecorded) came over for a brief look-see around noon.  Chree, meanwhile, spent some time putting painter’s putty into the countersink holes for the finishing nails used to attach the trim to the garage door framework.  We put Delores’ big blue tarp, folded into quarters, over the shed deck.  Should have done that in April.  (Dawn comes late over Marblehead!)  Late lunch / early dinner was Chree’s Delicious Lasagna (and you always thought CDL stood for Commercial Drivers License).  After Alverta and Katy & Alex headed out, I removed from the RV all but the one tool I will absolutely need this week, storing the collection in the Ranger.  Then I drove the RV over to Kate & Dan’s, where it immediately started to rain as we unloaded all of our worldly goods (except for the things we will need most), including the entire contents of the refrigerator / freezer, into their house… which they have MOST GENEROUSLY allowed us to use while Delores is at the doctor.  The dogs, of course, were most intrigued by the smells left behind by Kate & Dan’s dogs and cats.