Not So Lazy Day

It was another nice Spring day here in the woods.

But there was work to do.

All that wood still had to be split!

The Fuzz had considered splitting it before hauling it out of the woods.

It would have been easier to move that way.

But he did make the right choice in bringing it out first.

Because of this guy!

It was a bit hard to get cranked, but eventually it fired up.

The thing's not too fond of cold mornings, and we still have them, kinda.

That wood was pretty tough, and it would have been an ordeal splitting it in the old school manner.

There's nothing like Power Equipment in a situation like that.

The Fuzz and His Sweetie also took advantage of the nice weather to clean out the wood stove and smoke pipe.

That should take care of these things till they're not needed anymore.

Spring is here and Summer is on the way.

Lazy Spring Day

Well, we did have a couple of cold days here.

But then it is still March.

Some of the critters were just lazing around in this nice Spring weather.

This one fell asleep in the dinner bowl.

Nobbie is the "Grande Dame" of our little dog pack here in the woods.

However,  this is not her dinner bowl-

or her dog house.

These belong to Lucy, the youngest and littlest member of the pack.

So she is holed up on the porch.

Nobbie has few teeth left, and is def as a post.

But she still seems to be able to get her way.

But it was too nice a day to spend inside anyway.

It was the kind of day to just lay around and enjoy life.

However, The Fuzz had to cut a bit more firewood... 

just to make sure.

He found another nice dead oak in the woods down near the creek.

So he got out the old chainsaw.

He had to roll the wood back in the wheelbarrow, and it was a lot of work.

But then,

It was a good day for that too!

To Cut or Not

The Fuzz was out in the yard and noticed that the wood pile was getting a little low again.

This is the sort of thing that happens this time of year of course.

This raises the question wether to cut more, or not.

How much longer till warm weather?

Well, there have been some signs of Spring.

There's been the Daffodils  and crocus.

And now...

Peaches !

We haven't had a particularly hard winter around here,

but it will be good to see the Springtime.

Just a Word

Well, once again it's been a while.

The Fuzz has been busy,

but that's not really blogging material.

As for today, it is a rainy day here in the woods.

But thankfully not freezing cold.

Still, a gloomy day.

But...

Spring is on the way!

And The Fuzz and His Sweetie are ready for it!

The Kitchen Project is still not quite finished of course.

The window trim remains.

But That Lazy Fuzz has at least made a start.

He did manage to cut out a window sill.

The rest will come eventually.

Then, it should be time for some outside projects.

And His Sweetie has a great one in the queue.

But we'll get to that when we get to it!

So at least for now...

Everything's Cool.

The Kitchen Project (5)

The Fuzz realizes that this has been dragging out a bit.

But the fact is, that it did drag out a bit.

In fact, there is still more for The Fuzz to finish up on this project.

But at least the kitchen can be used once again.

When we left The Fuzz, he and His Sweetie had finally managed to get all the tiles, cut and set.

The next step was to grout them.

The mastic had to have a little time to set up, so there was a short break.  Then it was back on the job.  It is really inconvenient to not have a usable kitchen sink.

As Our Fuzz worked on into the night, he made quite a mess.

(it's funny how these things always take longer than expected)

But it actually went rather well.

Then there was another delay before the grout could be sealed.

The Fuzz sealed the grout lines, (which was a little tedious on the back splash) and then on the counter top.

Now it was time to get that sink back in there!

It was then that a previous problem came back to haunt him.

It was mentioned in a previous post how The Frustrated Fuzz had sorta "half assed" cutting the smaller tiles around the hole for the sink.

Now he found out that at the back side, some of the uneven tiles made it just a little too tight to get the sink back in!

First he tried to trim them a bit with his Dremel diamond wheel.  But it was soon obvious that this was not going to work.

(That stuff is hard!)

After examining the situation, The Fuzz thought that he might be able to "micky mouse" things enough to get it in.

On the bottom of the sink, there are rails that hold small bolts and clips that fasten the sink down into the counter.

The Fuzz's theory was, that by carefully cutting as little as needed of said rails, he would be able to fit the sink snugly in position.  There would still be enough of the rails to stiffen the edges of the sink, and hold it in position.

So he took a deep breath, and had at it.

And it worked!

He sealed around it all with some clear silicone...

...and hooked everything back up.

And after tightening up a couple of minor leaks...

...it was time to celebrate!

The Stove and hood vent were no problem.

Now all that remains is to add a new window sill and trim around the window.

But it is good to have the kitchen back.

It was a big change...

...but The Fuzz and His Sweetie think it looks great!