Did You Accomplish Anything Today?

Today I drove over to my daughters' place..10 miles... to drop off an extension lead she wanted to borrow , and pick up half a furniture delivery she'd ordered on behalf of both of us to save 2 delivery charges.

Dogs were so excited because they just love to see me, and they want to go out and play.. but the ground and grass was wet and muddy so they couldn't... poor furkids , no playing outside until it dries up a bit

DD loaded the furniture into my car and when I got home, I pulled it out...wow, it was very heavy, I hadn't realised.. either my DD is very strong, or I've lost upper body strength ...

On the way home I stopped off at the garden centre.. bought yet another new face mask some slippers for hubs to put in his Christmas stocking.. and a big chocolate fudge cake from the farm shop attached to the garden centre
 
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We've got a couple of beautiful days....temps in the 60's. So, today, I got my log splitter out, and chopped up a big pile of deadwood I cut down a couple of months ago...probably got nearly 3 cords out of that pile. Now, I should have enough for the outdoor wood furnace to last most of the Winter....and save a bunch on the electric bill. Now, I'm pooped....a few minutes on the computer, then a good shower, and I'll probably fall asleep on the recliner after Supper.
 
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Don M. said:
We've got a couple of beautiful days....temps in the 60's. So, today, I got my log splitter out, and chopped up a big pile of deadwood I cut down a couple of months ago...probable got nearly 3 cords out of that pile. Now, I should have enough for the outdoor wood furnace to last most of the Winter....and save a bunch on the electric bill. Now, I'm pooped....a few minutes on the computer, then a good shower, and I'll probably fall asleep on the recliner after Supper.
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Wow, chopping wood! Seems like real good exercise..that might make me sleepy, too.
 
I found a business that offers same day service and got a man in to clean out my dryer vent...the good news is that now my house won't burn down from an excess of tightly packed lint...the other news is that it's 21' from the dryer to the outdoor vent, so it cost me close to $250. All in all though, it was worth it.

Other than that I paid bills, ordered an umbrella stand from Amazon (to hold my canes) and wrapped my wall AC unit against the drafts...so yes, a relatively productive day for me...
 
not much....just 😱BOUGHT A BEACH HOUSE🙀 today. I've been looking for years. House is a total gut job but the Ocean View, Sunrises, Sunsets, Bright Stars at night (no light pollution), Location, and a good sized Lot are what dreams are made of! Plus my Son-in-Law owns a contracting business. So game-on! I'm so excited! But my guess is it's probably going to be 5 months before I can move in.
 
It was in the 50's today, So I worked outside all day, continuing to work on the wrought iron fence. I cut 3" square steel tubing for the fence posts, dug the holes and mixed over 600 pounds of concrete. I now have all the posts set, and tomorrow I will be back in the carriage house welding the steel panels to finish the fence. I have about 75' feet of fence to go yet. The wrought iron fence just looks right on this 1850 Gothic Revival, I will be happy to finish it.
 
I volunteered at the hospital again and listened to 4 patients tell me what was on their minds.
There's meant to be some snow tonight so I stocked up on groceries.
I also forwarded some engine parts to the son of a dear, dear friend who lives in California. He's enhancing a car in a manner that his state's air quality laws disapprove of, so he ordered some parts to be delivered to me.......so I delivered them to him and CA's govt. & Co. is none the wiser. Cost me $54.55.
I hired 2 guys to cut down a huge ash tree last week. They removed it but left a few trunk sections for me and yesterday I chain sawed them into manageable size pieces for the hydraulic splitter. Cos we're getting snow tomorrow, I covered them with a tarp this afternoon.
That's about it.
 
I got some things accomplished today; took the dog out, took a bath, ate 3 meals, rearranged my furniture so that the couch and chair are much closer to the heat vents. This apt. heating duct system was not thought out very well as all the vents are in the center of the apt. which makes it very cold around the outer walls. This is the first year I have thought of moving the furniture very close to the vents--maybe my feet won't get as cold when I sit on the couch now. I hope at least. It gets mighty cold come Jan., and Feb. I also made enough space to run the space heater by the outer wall to combat all the cold that seeps in.
 

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