Short mid-week update. I got my cake for my birthday today. Hannaford's selection of single serving pieces of cake was pretty poor this time, but I still found one that sounded good. I ate it for breakfast this morning since I have been staring at it in the fridge since I went shopping on Monday.
It has been nice and warm this week for the most part. I even broke out the shorts yesterday. My truck is starting to realize that it is warming up too. My passenger window started working again. The window still goes up and down in the winter, but the auto functionality in it doesn't work in the winter.
I noticed my gas mileage was exceptionally poor this winter, to the point where I was beginning if something was wrong. In the summer, I get about 18-19mpg around town driving back and forth to work. I had many tanks this winter where I only got ~14mpg (I even got under 13mpg once), which is a really stout drop for no reason other than it is cold outside. But the most recent tank is climbing back up to normal. This is the first time I have seen 16 in a while.
The plan worked, the parking spot for the CR-V is mostly cleared off. My snow coverage is about 85%. There are bare patches starting to appear in the back yard and in the woods. It was gorgeous out yesterday, and even Sullivan almost hit 60.
As usual, it looks like Google post-processed all the color out, but it was a rather pretty sunrise this morning.
I'll be headed out for my birthday pizza at the Lab tonight, then it is time to do some cleaning before Aunt and Uncle get here this weekend. I also got my truck scheduled for my annual ouchie (moreso than normal, my truck is due for a tune up in addition to the transmission servicing this year) next week, so I am not expecting to get anything else done this week.
Since all the winter projects are done, this is the project list. Obviously this is more than can be done in a year, but I would at least like to get to testing travel options. I have been thinking about the carport, and I might move it down the hill and put it side by side with the tiny home instead of moving it up the hill, and just put up a smaller metal carport thing up top for off-season storage (snowblowers and whatnot in the summer, and mowers in the winter). That way I could also easily do a roof over when I start disassembling the tiny home. I think it is safe to say at this point that I am never going to build a full detached garage down there, not with my current plans of not being here in less than a decade.
Available Projects and annual tasks:
- Dunks and bug repellent.
- Clean up yard
- Take scrap metal away
- Finish cleanup on the pile in the back
- Do something with the trailer.
- Fix excavator
- Finish drainage
- Build deck
- Push back trees
- Install concrete pilings
- Install landscape fabric and gravel underneath
- Build frame
- Lay decking
- Set up hot tub and pool
- Build insulated platform for hot tub
- Put down pool sand to level spot for pool
- Get water delivered for both
- Fix mowers
- Get tractor serviced
- Build travel station for CR-V/prep CR-V for travel
- Move carport
- Build the roof extension over to the rocks
- Fix front stairs
- Test travel options (rent u-haul and test that, rent trailer and test that)
- Install storm doors
- Build overhangs for windows
- Insulate the water lines
- Front yard drainage
- Fix snowblowers (broken grease fitting on big snowblower, gas leak on small one)
- Gravel/hardpack driveway
- Fix grade to the shed
- Level a spot for a lean-to up the hill
- Build a small lean-to for off-season equipment
- Make shed mouse-tight
- Create walking trails (put up markers, maybe put down some gravel).
- Clear and level a spot for orchard
- Build a bridge over the creek
- Build a gazebo or something on the other side
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