Rain, Goat Market, errands, some assembly required.

Posted on by David Maxwell

It was a wet and nasty morning. I went by the job site briefly, then stopped by the Mountain Goat Market for breakfast and to use the internet. After that I stopped by the cottage, packed, and hit the road. My first stop was Home Depot in Winchester, then Harbor Freight in Tullahoma, then Spectrum in Columbia. I also went to Kroger and CVS in Columbia. It was great to see Luke, and we read books for a while. Liz finished work and took the cat to the vet while I fed Luke dinner. While she bathed him I assembled some chairs she had bought from Wal-Mart and IKEA. Lots more projects on tap for the weekend.

Windy, lazy, and tasty.

Posted on by David Maxwell

It sure was nice to see Luke first thing this morning. Less nice was driving back up to the Mountain. But I needed to. I organized my tools on the trailer and at the storage unit a bit. Kent came and did a bit of caulking. A buddy of his came out to look at the dirt work we need done and said he can come early next week. That will make the driveway usable and get us able to build the deck. After that I went next door to see Debbie. She and Charles invited me to dinner at the campus dining hall. It was delicious and it was a nice evening of conversation. Aaron her ex-husband and Autumn her daughter were also there. This evening I just talked with my dad on the phone, then Liz.

Siding finished!

Posted on by David Maxwell

There were about three inches of snow on the ground this morning and it was pretty chilly. Despite this I headed to the job site. I spent a lot of time cleaning up, and hauled off trash as well as a big stack of 2x4s. Jacob and Kent came this afternoon and we got the last of the siding up. That felt great! Kent also got a lot of caulking done. After packing and taking a couple of pictures of the full moon up I drove home. Unfortunately Luke was asleep by the time I arrived, but I will get to see him in the morning.

Georgia on my mind.

Posted on by David Maxwell

I hopped in the car at 4:30 this morning and headed South. The objective was to pick up a military trailer that I had purchased online. It was dark and rainy, so the going was slow. Around 6:30 I stopped and slept for an hour and a half or so. I made pretty good time down to Albany and the pick up was easy. The drive back was slow but uneventful. I stopped at the Lowe’s in Kimball for some drain pipe, then came up the Mountain via Jasper. By Tracy City there was a lot of snow on the ground, but the roads were fine.

Errands and siding.

Posted on by David Maxwell

This morning I drove down to Tullahoma and Winchester. I stopped for trailer lights at Harbor Freight, lug nuts at O’Reilly, and caulk at Home Depot. I got everything set up at the house, but Jacob didn’t come. Kent came though, and we finished the siding on the back of the house. Below are a couple of pictures of our progress, as well as pictures of one of my military trailers that I’ve adapted to haul tools and the generator. It has been a big help.