Bitter cold, vanishing moon.

I just stepped out on the back deck at the cottage. The moon is in the process of being eclipsed. It is a cool sight, but one that I did not enjoy for long as it is bitterly cold. I might return in a half hour or so to capture totality with my camera.

It was a pretty low key day. There was a dusting of snow on the ground this morning but not enough to be memorable. I drove around a little just to see what was happening. Not much it seems. The goats were not out. I did take advantage of the campus internet and watched the latest episode of The Blacklist. So far the new season is pretty good. I also resumed reading the Bob Lee Swagger books, number eight if I’m not mistaken, on my phone, courtesy of the Nashville Public Library. It is also good, and I hope to finish it tonight, even if it keeps me up until the wee hours.

This week should be very productive even though it’s supposed to be quite cold. The house is pretty close to being finished and I just need to focus and grind through some tedious tasks.

Prepare the Ark.

There were epic rains last night and today. The ground all around the house is a real mess. I don’t know when it will dry out. It is going to be pretty difficult to grade around the house. Now I’m in Monteagle and it’s still really wet. Maybe the rain will turn to snow later tonight. It’s supposed to be very cold tomorrow.

Powered up.

The electric company folks came this morning. They cut off the power so they could hook up. I couldn’t do anything without electricity so I ran some errands in town. They were gone when I returned after lunch. I worked on several small things and the electrician came and did some stuff. Unfortunately a number of issues revealed themselves and will need to be sorted. The HVAC guy also came and programmed the thermostat. So now it is 60 degrees inside. I went to Home Depot to pick up a couple of things this evening and had dinner at Moe’s. Now I’m enjoying the comfort of the house. It’s supposed to storm tonight and tomorrow.

Setback.

The weather was nasty today – cold and rainy. It was hard to get motivated, but fortunately my dad came down to help again. Also, the electric company gave us a service release, so they can come hook up power soon. We worked on a bunch of little things around the house. It was tedious, but we are at least getting closer to completion. The big problem came at the end of the day when we were preparing to set the stove into place. It seems that I put one cabinet in the wrong position and so there wasn’t room for the stove. Talk about frustrating! I removed the cabinet and will need to modify it some before repositioning it.