NEW DUNBURY

Or more like: Non-Progress Report.

Last weekend we did a living history show downtown. While getting ready for it I thought I seemed to be coming down with something. I was. It didn’t really hit until Monday, but it has meant that this week has been pretty unproductive.

However, the house survived its first major over-nighter with multiple guests. We relied heavily on air mattresses since every guest was a singleton, no couples. We let them draw lots for the actual bed. The one problem was a leak from the guest shower. We had used it ourselves for months without an issue, so it seems to be a combination of the new shower curtain and user error. It was caught pretty quickly so we’re hoping there’s no permanent damage.

The window seat remains unfinished and will probably stay that way for a bit, as more pressing items that need good weather are needing to be done. I’ll need to be healthy to get some of that accomplished.

Yesterday, the landscape guys came by to do remedial seeding for our grassed areas and to plant our first chosen tree: the holly for the “planter” in front of the house.

I have managed to get the pads on the new dining room chairs replaced. Here’s hoping it’ll end those annoying “scraaaapes.”

Before taking down the plywood cutting station I had established in the garage, I rough-cut sections for the closet/home office shelf and shelves for the pantry. They need priming and I’m hoping to get that done today since I’m feeling a bit better.

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are now done, mostly. I’ve got some fussing to do with the kick panels that cover access to the baseboard electrical outlets, but everything else is oiled and in place, and has books on it.

We have a library again! Yea!

Next up: the window seat.

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are in place in the loft.  And Liz approves.

A couple of touch-ups where I had some nail blowouts (less than 1% by nail count) and the north half of the loft shelving is ready to oil.

Turns out the fix for the screw-up noted in the last post was not as bad as I feared. Just some more cutting of shelves (boring) and the former shelves were able to be re-purposed so the material didn’t go to waste.

Today’s fuss in finishing it off was dealing with two shelves that abut the ceiling boards. For some reason, they turned out to be impossible to measure correctly. I got them jammed in there in the end. Yea. The nosings hide the less than perfect sizing so all is good.

Just finished watching an HGTV show on secret spaces. Hmmm, what sort of interest could that hold?

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The day, nicely cool and pleasantly overcast, was spoiled by too much miscutting due to slipped measurements, fussy fits, and just plain forgetting the correct dimension between the worksite and the workshop where the tools are.  Mostly I was able to re-purpose, so materials loss ain’t in it, but it’s disheartening.

Tomorrow I’ll look into dealing with the worst of it — it’s just too much to face tonight.

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Most of last week and now this was/is being devoted to work in the library loft.

The framework for the window seat is in place and most of the rest of the pieces are cut and laid in place.  I still need to cut and set the lid for the compartment beneath the seat and line said compartments.  And oil the whole thing, of course.  Then the search for the “right” cushioning will begin.

Additional battens have been cut for the shelving and some shelves have actually been cut.  More of that today.  I am hoping to get the  north half of the shelving done, with all supports and nosings in and everything oiled b,efore the ened of this week.  If I do, we can get some books unpacked this weekend, which will — not coincidentally –  get me access to some of the south wall for additional shelving.

Much cutting and fitting to do.  Off to do some.

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