Josephine the Plumber

I put the valves in under the bathroom sink and got that operational. The drain needs some tightening, as I tinkered with it all week we were there and it still leaked. The valves, BTW were two different sizes, so I used one of the new ones, and one I found in the bench tool box.

We too had trouble with the kitchen sink drain leaking and plugging, but Ellen, in her maiden voyage into plumbing, got it fixed perfectly.

We took the glass out of the broken window facing the river, and found the replacement was too small. Ramon and Debbie took the correct size up with them and presumably will get the job completed this week.

Painting was done of the benches and tables and doors.

Can't find the replacement for the Springer propane light above the stove. Any leads?

Aaron Cluck is giving us a bid on the plumbing. I've asked him to use materials which I and others can easily repair. I don't mean to be all "delicate flower" on you, but I'm a doctor, not some burly laboror. Aaron promises that the plumbing will flow to gravity when he's done, and that no repairs will be needed anyway....

The deck bid at $4500 from him was astounding, but since the central support is now also broken, it needs to be done. We have a friend, Manjusri, who is planning to rebuild it in the spring for a much lower cost. Lumber looks like it will cost ~$900, and the friend is alot cheaper than Aaron.

If the plumbing bid is reasonable, we'll be planning on demolishing the deck before the end of the season to make the labor less.

I'm tired of burning my hands while washing dishes. Would it be a crime to change the sink faucet to a mixer style?

Lorin, Quinn, Kai, and Stephanie, ages 13, 10, and 8 took down the 6 small dead trees in the front yard and cleared it significantly, as well as made headway on tidying the woodpile. Manjusri supervised (i.e. he did a lot of the work).

We hiked to White Chief, went part way to Hockett, and did a thorough exam of the flora and fauna along the nature trail.

Weather was lovely, company terrific. Friends Mona and Leslie who stayed in Silver City with two nephews, their wives and a sister, celebrated their 20th anniversary at the cabin.

Next up (Jeff?) can close for the season, and if we go up to tear down the deck we'll work around it.