Finally, my brain is getting to rest after the stresses (good and bad) of the last few months. My body, not so much. We've been going over and cleaning it up, moving bits and pieces over and just getting on with "stuff" that's needing doing.
The build finished a week and a half ago.
It rained. The guys couldn't clean up the mud on the concrete because ... they were having to walk through the mud to get into the barn. I told them we'd do it, and we are still working on it.
It is a major job! Mark sweeps some (Kwacha did the other day) and I use the wet/dry vac to vacuum up the dust. I scoot around on a desk chair to do it, since I can't stand or walk. Where there's a will, as they say.
Once we get it all down to no real dust, we'll double mop and get it - finally - dirt/dust free.
I set up the front porch. Hubby put together the archway planter and I'm waiting on climbing clematis plants (that are due to be delivered tomorrow) to make it more cosy.
The lamps are solar, and looked so neat. I leave my walker behind the "gates" under the arch.
The wind the other night decided to blow one over and broke one of the panes, but it doesn't really show. Thursday, I'm taking bulbs over to put in the bases.
The trees in the orchard are beginning to leaf out, they look so pretty.
Hubby had a fun time with the mower. NOT! It ran out of gas the other day and we left it overnight, down by the creek.
When he tried to restart it, after filling the tank, it decided it wasn't going anywhere. He ended up towing it up to the barn, with the tractor. He still hasn't managed to get it to start but he'll figure it out, it's mechanical and that's his bent.
I managed to set up a corner (after we'd swept and mopped it) with my fold-up modelling table (but I haven't found my tools yet), my drawers of modelling "stuff", a camp bed and air mattress for me to lie down on when my BP goes up over there (big fail on that one, but hubby is going to make a frame for the mattress) and he put together a metal shelf for my garden and herbal medicine books.
Although we haven't seen them, we've been putting dog and cat food down for the strays, and it keeps disappearing so we hope they still feel the property is a safe space after all the noise, hustle and bustle of the well dig , concreting and the barn erecting. I'd like to be able to catch the female and get her spayed before she gets pregnant again.
Just still lots to do but tomorrow we have massages with Roger at Studio Rejuvenate, so it's a day of rest from the property. Then, Thursday, it'll be back to working on it.
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