House update: Weekend

On Saturday I went to the fan store and bought a fan at vast expense to the management. I am pleased to report that it isn't ugly, and it has a remote control. Installation may be tricky but the manual seems very comprehensive.

Had lunch with crankygrrl, then went and wired lights, then helped Jen wire some of her lights, then built an Ikea cabinet and decided it wouldn't fit over my sink but would be just fine over the toilet, then drove up to the cottage. Drove through 10 minutes of incredible rainstorm on the way, could barely see the road, then the sun came out and it was just breathtaking -- glowing saturated green and gold fields against a grey sky. And a rainbow to top it off.

Today, my aunt reports:

To all,
Today for lunch, Jen, John and I had breakfast: bacon and eggs and those frozen croissants that you put out overnight that smell and taste like the real thing when you cook them in the morning. First introduced to us by Kelly and Jean. With savage honey (from wildflowers and has a bit of honeycomb in it).

Jen, with help from John and Neil, managed to thwart Ikea and assemble her bed. Also wired two more lights in the bedroom and put up a shower curtain.

John finished the hutch in the kitchen, wired a switch and failed to find the right 'decorative' (aka hide the faults) molding at both Rona and Home Depot.

Neil is assembling art frames for Jane.

We soldier on.
Cheers, Helen

Saw the ducklings today -- there are still five of them, and they're quite adorable, not fuzzy any more but only about half-size still. My mother and I took the canoe out for a bit. Drove down around 6:15 and did grocery shopping and laundry, I feel so organized.

Damn.

I am so sorry I missed this.