Sometimes the beauty of a winter fog casts everything in a new light.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Winter fog--they call it pogo nip-the indian name.
Sometimes the beauty of a winter fog casts everything in a new light.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Our first days at Piute Creek (for some reason they spell it this way on most maps)
Friday, February 2, 2008, the first day we owned Piute, we visited and took stock. Shirley looked around and planned. We started cleaning, Shirley taped the trim and I began to prime in the main room with Kilz.
Saturday, I set about rescuing the dirty stove and refrigerator. The stove actually works fine, and cleaned up pretty well. It just needs to have the self-cleaning cycle run for the oven. That will be good for some day when we are up there and want some additional heat.
The refrigerator was much worse. I took it all apart to clean and soak all the parts in soap and bleach. This will take a couple of days.
In short though, we saved about $2,000 on replacement appliances--we have plenty other ways we need to spend the money. Shirley was on that, getting designer help for new kitchen layout and cabinets. Then she came up to do some more on-site planning by mocking up furniture and painting simulated doors and cabinets on the vacant walls. We measured for window blinds, but forgot to bring the measurements home.
Sunday was Super bowl, but we were more interested inThe Project. We shopped, looked at cabinets, and discovered how we could special order sliding doors for our terrace exit and views.
Monday, the 4th, I didn't plan to go up especially since the mountains got a couple of feet of snow. I checked the roads and thought I'd try it anyways. It was clear most of the way and the property had 4 to 5 inches of new powder that I took on with my 4 wheel drive Escape. It really wasn't that bad if you kept moving, but I still get a little adrenaline rush not knowing if I will make it or get stuck. The reward at the end is worth it.
After calling to get a propane furnace cleaning and check, I did it myself when they said they don't come out that far. It furnace was sure was dirty. That probably saved $200 or more, since they mainly clean it. It did take a couple of hours though. A little soapy water on the connections didn't reveal any leaks ( a trick learned from welding). They say when propane tanks are low, there will be some smell due to the reduced pressure. We'll see. There wasn't any smell today.
The rest of today was more measuring, installing a weather station, and assembling two florescent lights for indirect lighting; and I don't know where the day went.
Saturday, I set about rescuing the dirty stove and refrigerator. The stove actually works fine, and cleaned up pretty well. It just needs to have the self-cleaning cycle run for the oven. That will be good for some day when we are up there and want some additional heat.
The refrigerator was much worse. I took it all apart to clean and soak all the parts in soap and bleach. This will take a couple of days.
In short though, we saved about $2,000 on replacement appliances--we have plenty other ways we need to spend the money. Shirley was on that, getting designer help for new kitchen layout and cabinets. Then she came up to do some more on-site planning by mocking up furniture and painting simulated doors and cabinets on the vacant walls. We measured for window blinds, but forgot to bring the measurements home.
Sunday was Super bowl, but we were more interested inThe Project. We shopped, looked at cabinets, and discovered how we could special order sliding doors for our terrace exit and views.
Monday, the 4th, I didn't plan to go up especially since the mountains got a couple of feet of snow. I checked the roads and thought I'd try it anyways. It was clear most of the way and the property had 4 to 5 inches of new powder that I took on with my 4 wheel drive Escape. It really wasn't that bad if you kept moving, but I still get a little adrenaline rush not knowing if I will make it or get stuck. The reward at the end is worth it.
After calling to get a propane furnace cleaning and check, I did it myself when they said they don't come out that far. It furnace was sure was dirty. That probably saved $200 or more, since they mainly clean it. It did take a couple of hours though. A little soapy water on the connections didn't reveal any leaks ( a trick learned from welding). They say when propane tanks are low, there will be some smell due to the reduced pressure. We'll see. There wasn't any smell today.
The rest of today was more measuring, installing a weather station, and assembling two florescent lights for indirect lighting; and I don't know where the day went.
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