19 September 2011

Laid rock in the morning.  Alverta arrived at 10:30 to inspect progress and help pick out rocks for the wall.  Lynne arrived at 12:30 to inspect progress and do lunch.  She INSISTED that the sky and pinecones picture be put into the blog.  So there you go!  After Lynne left to return to work, Alverta and I paddled Hopea Kanootti down to the Fern Lake boat launch and then used Alverta’s car (with canoe rack on top) to cart the canoe back to the shed environs, where it will spend the winta’.  We then emptied the upper level of the shed to the bare walls and did a thorough cleaning.  Wouldn’t want the mice and chipmunks to think we keep a dirty wood storage shed.  Speaking of mice, this morning found definite signs that Delores is again infested.  (Humane) traps set, but thus far no takers for the Ritz cracker with Skippy Supper Chunk peanut butter with which they are baited.  The mechanism that opens the living room vent fell apart the other day (proof, if any were needed, that Delores is still getting back at me for taking her to the RV doctor last month).  So, while Alverta was urging me to swear as needed, I disassembled the vent / fan unit (the plastic parts of which literally fell apart… not to mention having a couple of decades worth of built up grime), figured out the problem (a screw and pivot pin had come loose), and got the vent opening mechanism operational again.  Then Alverta drove me up to Junction Auto to retrieve the Ranger.  Chree really will need to be sitting down when she gets that bill.  On a positive note, the brakes work just fine.