What happened to summer? There were no where near the hot sunny days I had expected. Now, I am by nooo stretch of the imagination a *sun baby*, but dang it, I wish we had seen the sun more this tiny corner of the world! I have never once in my life laid myself down to tan; not even in my teens when it seemed to matter the most to others of my age group. If I am outdoors on extremely hot days you’ll find me walking through or sitting in the shaded forest or down at the river under trees. Or, like now, sitting in an air conditioned cool trailer while it is 88 Fahrenheit out doors. But still, I wished we had seen more sunny and warm days.
In spite of, or maybe because of the great weather we’ve been having, aside from an entire 24 hours of rain, my mind has wandered to winter. And the cold it brings.
Friends, Dianne and Dave, have some extra asphalt roof tiles hanging around and so I need to nailed down to the 4 wooden steps into the trailer. Last winter they were just too slippy…I worried constantly about the dogs and pulled muscles/broken body parts. The broken body parts was of course the high end of the what ifs but still. Watcher and Ticket can at least see what the steps and ground look like and what to avoid/be careful with, but Henry just plods through life thinking all is fine. I need to make sure he can keep on plodding safely.
Also I need to get under the trailer and stick insulation in all the places that I can see light enter through. I thought I had done a pretty good job of that last year but apparently not, as the propane for heat was at $200 per month. I guess that’s not too bad as the walls are only 2 inches thick. I think a fair bit of heat was lost due to the thinness of the door. I was thinking that maybe the only way I can bandaid that is to find a good looking wool blanket, attach double sided sticky tape and tape ‘er up when we’re indoors. Any thoughts, ideas, suggestions
Ever wonder where you'd end up if you took your dog for a walk and never once pulled back on the leash? ~Robert Brault
Hope you all are having a great day!
In spite of, or maybe because of the great weather we’ve been having, aside from an entire 24 hours of rain, my mind has wandered to winter. And the cold it brings.
Friends, Dianne and Dave, have some extra asphalt roof tiles hanging around and so I need to nailed down to the 4 wooden steps into the trailer. Last winter they were just too slippy…I worried constantly about the dogs and pulled muscles/broken body parts. The broken body parts was of course the high end of the what ifs but still. Watcher and Ticket can at least see what the steps and ground look like and what to avoid/be careful with, but Henry just plods through life thinking all is fine. I need to make sure he can keep on plodding safely.
The Plodder
Also I need to get under the trailer and stick insulation in all the places that I can see light enter through. I thought I had done a pretty good job of that last year but apparently not, as the propane for heat was at $200 per month. I guess that’s not too bad as the walls are only 2 inches thick. I think a fair bit of heat was lost due to the thinness of the door. I was thinking that maybe the only way I can bandaid that is to find a good looking wool blanket, attach double sided sticky tape and tape ‘er up when we’re indoors. Any thoughts, ideas, suggestions
I will never, ever again live where I don’t have at least one sunroof. This one of the two is in the kitchen.
Climbing Nightshade beautifying the chain link fence.
Ever wonder where you'd end up if you took your dog for a walk and never once pulled back on the leash? ~Robert Brault
Hope you all are having a great day!
3 Comments:
I don't know about the door Colleen, but for the other cracks, etc, have you ever used spray foam? My husband swears by it. It expands to fill holes and such, but you can then trim it with a knife so it doesn't look so bad. Just a thought. :)
Oh! Great idea! The previous owners had sprayed it around the pipes in the bathroom and it seems to hold up really well. I'll go to the hardware store tomorrow and see what they have. Thanks Nancy!
It´s very nice to know that you think of me and my family ♥♥♥
Charlie is a he ;-) and a English Cocker spaniel. The Springer spaniel are bigger.
Now I have to catch up on your lovely blog.
Love Linda
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