As Our Life Goes On

The kitchen is nearly finished and we are quite pleased with the changes. Extra lighting under the counters, over the stove and in the ceiling make it a cheery pleasant place to do the cooking. The plumbing to the dishwasher and sink will have to be hooked up. The dishes will go back into the cupboards this weekend. Careful sorting may help to eliminate the overcrowding of the cupboards. Some dishes have been given away already but there will certainly be more.  It will be nice to get rid of the temporary, almost 6 week, kitchen set up in the dining room. Cupboard drawers are scattered around the living room and food supplies are under the card tables set up all around the dining room. Dishes are still being done in the bathroom. Water supply to the sink will be hooked up early next week. It was a good feeling to cook on the stove in the kitchen again.  The old basement bathroom is next on the schedule. It has been a bucket flusher for a few years. It has block walls

The blue sky and bright sunshine were very deceiving. It was my intention to take a long walk around the yard but I really did not get that far. There is a thick crunchy crust on top of the snow. In places one can step on top of this and not go through that crust but in most places each step broke through the crust and let my foot sink into the deep snow below. Extracting each foot with almost each step and  then lifting the other foot for the next step seemed like quite an effort. I cut the walk short and decided any energy that I had left should be put into another project. Though it was pleasant to see sunshine most of the day Spring seems far away. 

Two weeks or 10 work days have gone by quickly. Great progress has been made in kitchen. The existing cabinets have been smoothed and painted, A microwave shelf and some cupboards over the range have been added. Electrical and plumbing has been added to, upgraded and replaced with new parts and pieces. Next week the counter tops will be added. Some more modifications on the cupboards has to be made and the new doors will be added soon. The dust from this project seems unending. We are still cooking in the dining room and washing dishes in plastic dishpans in the bathroom.  It is starting to look very light and bright. Looking forward to the finish.