RV Living
“Are we there yet?”
Jett asked me yesterday how far we have traveled, towing the 5th wheel, in our nearly 8 years of living on the road. I thought maybe 20,000 miles. She thought that was too low. Fortunately I keep records. The answer: 37,163 miles. If you add in the tow miles that weren’t part of an officially-designated … Continue reading
Hot water!
The very last piece of the shed construction for this season was completed this morning when the tankless hot water heater was activated. We now have hot water in the shed, on demand. It takes about 10 seconds for the water to reach the sink. Or the washer, once it is installed. Now I can … Continue reading
Interior walls!
The carpenter completed the installation of the interior walls and the ceiling today, so all that remains is the final plumbing and the trim. The final plumbing will be done next week – installation of the tankless hot water heater and the sink. But the trim will wait until fall. There is no compelling need … Continue reading
Skirt!
More than a year after I started on the shed skirt, I finished it. I had to wait for the plumbing to be installed and that was done last week. So here they are, the two previously unskirted sides now proudly skirted: This was more work than I expected, due mostly to the large number … Continue reading
Live performances in the pandemic
This COVID-19 pandemic has upended life as we knew it. Bars, night clubs and theaters are closed. Where does one go for live entertainment? To your laptop, of course. Last night, for the first time ever, I tuned in to a live performance on Facebook. The performer was Tom Smith, a college friend who spent … Continue reading
Insulation!
The shed now has a layer of insulation, which should make the air conditioner very happy. I also got the plumbing inspection which means that the way is now open for installing the walls. That is the last major piece of work needed before we can install the washer and dryer. Which, after all, is … Continue reading
Plumbing (mostly)!
After 2 years of trying and failing, I finally got a plumber to appear to install the plumbing in the shed. It wasn’t much – a washer hookup, with hot water, a sink and an outside faucet. It was all done by one guy in less than 2 days. It isn’t fully operational yet because … Continue reading
Pandemic selfie
With COVID-19 still raging, I now wear a mask and gloves whenever I go out to a store. This is how I dressed for a simple trip to the post office. Life is no longer simple. Every shopping trip is fraught with danger. Everyone hopes that this will go away soon. Rusty, meanwhile, is taking … Continue reading
Irrigation shock
Our RV site is irrigated, meaning that our lovely bushes and shrubs are supposed to get a daily dose of water. But I have seen the system work exactly once in the two years we have been in residence – I heard the sprinklers activate once at about 2am. Somewhere way down on my To … Continue reading
Air conditioning!
I bought an air conditioner for the shed on March 3, 2019 – just over a year ago. The intent, at the time, was to get it installed to keep the shed cool through the summer of 2019. Didn’t happen. And attempts to get it installed this year hadn’t gotten anywhere. But, finally, it got … Continue reading