Tennescenic

It was kind of a mediocre day. It was super foggy up on the mountain this morning, and a little drizzly. So I didn’t go photograph or cut firewood. I just kind of lounged around the cottage and took a nap. Pretty boring. I hit the road a little before two, because I didn’t want to drive home in the dark again. I drove through Cowan and Shelbyville, a rather scenic route. Back at the farm I organized some, before going to Lowe’s and Home Depot for supplies. Now I’m in bed, and grateful for the fact that it isn’t too cold.

I wanted to finish up on the porch and deck today, but it started raining, so no luck. I started off by going to Dollar General to get glass cleaning supplies in order to clean the pad that the wood burning stove will sit on. The salesman had told me that the installers were coming this morning, but he called later to say that it would be next week. So I focused on the apartment kitchen while my dad did trim throughout the house. I cut down the last of my free cedar to make shelves and installed cabinets. I also cut the countertop to hold the sink from the old house. We spent the early afternoon cleaning up. Tomorrow I will try to haul a load of trash to the dump. This evening I picked up paint, a toilet, and a few other things at Lowe’s. Sunday I will get the remaining toilets and water heater at Home Depot.

Got an early start and worked outside all day. I put up the posts and some of the goat panels on the deck. I also started on the porch steps. My dad worked hard on the cabinets and vanities.

We got a bit of work done today. My dad put up a lot more trim and grouted the bathroom floors. I built the kitchen shelves, hauled trash to the dump, and installed countertops. That involved cutting a hole for the sink. Lowe’s delivered the appliances and Big Box brought the cabinets. We will assemble and install the latter tomorrow. After dinner I bought some things at Lowe’s. It is supposed to be nineteen degrees tonight.

I started the day at the Shoney’s breakfast buffet. I have spent the rest of the day regretting that decision. Back at the farm I unloaded the glass that I picked up yesterday. It will go under the wood burning stove. I also unloaded a bunch of tile that had been in my car for a while. Then I hit the road. My first stop was Cedar Direct, where I chatted a while and got a good suggestion for deck railing material. It was actually what are called goat panels, and they had them across the street at the Co-op. I checked them out and the price was right, so I will come back with my trailer next week. Next I went to the tractor dealer in Murfreesboro and exchanged the keys I got last week for two that will hopefully work. Then I went to the Habitat ReStore looking for a sink, but they didn’t have one that I liked. I filled up on cheap gas before leaving town.

I mostly took the highway to the Manchester Wal-Mart. I wanted an oil change, but they said it would be two and a half hours, so I passed. The drive up the mountain was uneventful. As the title of the post suggests, it is cold and wet up here. I spent the afternoon reading and making materials lists for the remainder of the back deck and front porch, as well as everything else. I went to Piggly Wiggly a couple of times, but that was the extent of my outings. It’s supposed to be rainy again tomorrow, but I will at least try to go see the goats.