May 1, 2015 Happy May Day!

May 1, 2015 Happy May Day!

I loved May Day as a child…making May Day baskets filling them with candy and bringing them to friends doorsteps then ringing the bell and running away fast …they would come out and chase us and if when they caught us they then would  deposit a kiss on our cheeks…I wonder when that tradition died?  With my generation?  I suppose in this day and age parents would be driving the kids around the neighborhood… that would take the fun  out of it!

Our first night “homeless”  which we technically are I guess…but so very lucky to have our trailer… though packed full that it is and we still haven’t gotten everything out of the vehicles.  I suppose some things will stay… Mary Heie did suggest leaving some of my clothes in luggage in the car and I do plan to do that.  I still have my luggage I bought with my graduation money that is the hard formed plastic… that I could even put in the shed…shouldn’t get too musty since it won’t be there that long…we’ll see.

I had started a batch of Kombucha last time we were here…it was slow in fermenting because it was so cool in here..it didn’t produce a very large baby but it had fermented …so I removed the scoby… I will bottle it later ..I have to go and get the bottles from the totes under the trailer… it is still a little nippy outside.

Fergie is adjusting well… her water bottle is leaking …I changed the paper in her cage and poured water in a little dish for her…Steve thought she would just tip it…she does like to bat her food dish around sometimes…but I think once she figures it out she won’t do it with that dish…and so far so good… I used tuna cans in the winter for my Rabbitry on the farm and it worked great…didn’t take those sweet angoras to figure out how to drink from there.

Fergies wool is really looking silky and ready to pluck.

We went to Iron River to get the mail and check at the DMV…Steve thinks we have to live her 30 days before we change our licences… but the DMV was closed..only open 3 days a wk… and Friday isn’t one of them.

We stopped at the grocery and as we got out I mentioned that Beth told me that TJ’s hardware across the street had appliances..Steve actually wanted to go and check it out… he usually has to think about things first, but we do have lots of time on our hands.

He looks much better today ..I wonder if the stress of selling the house and getting all our “Stuff” out came to a head…

I am just thankful he is better.

We walked over to the hardware.. Beth said it was in the back…we walked to the back and there was just a hallway with stuff hanging on the walls… so we went up front and asked the gal…she grabbed some keys and said they were in a building right behind the store. 

They had quite a selection and I couldn’t believe the prices…gas ranges for $500-600… washer and dryers 400-600… we want a fridge with a freezer on the bottom and they had one but it was a 2 door top… 1300 …which wasn’t bad either…but she told us they can order whatever we want…they deliver too… I think this is the first thing with building our house that hasn’t been a sticker shock.  I have changed my mind back to getting a gas range… they had one with 5 burners too… it had a griddle that fit down the middle for it… hmm…

We picked up some groceries and then stopped at the thrift shop..I was looking for baskets for the 2 shelves in our night stands…I thought it would be a place to put our undies and socks.  I found one … looks like it was a bason you get from the hospital when you’re a patient.  But it was a perfect size.

My phone rang as I was walking to the van…and it was Beth…she said she had some sad news…at first I thought she was teasing me..and going to tell me something silly…but no…it was very sad… Dorothy and Dennis Swenson house had burned down during the night and they both died in it… they own Swenson’s Cottages in Corny…we stayed there often

Our first few yrs coming up here…a couple Corny weekends… it was  a step back in time there…pretty run down but a plae to stay…and they were right on the Siskiwit River and wonderful walking down to there and on the falls.. Dorothy was in her 90’s and Dennis in his late 50’s or 60’s..an odd fellow..he was an EMT and I remember how grateful Rocky was to him when he had his car accident…he was so comforting and kept him calm… they also lived next to Rocky’s Dad… Rocky ran over to get him when his Dad had his Stroke.. such a shock… Beth just found out that there is a sister too… such a shock.

We stopped and got our water and came home…the little fridge is so jammed packed I did find some room for the things we bought…luckily it wasn’t much.

I went and got the kombucha bottles and bottled that…there was no room for the frozen fruit in the freezer so I loaded the bottles with Raspberries and set them out for the 2^nd fermentation.

I went and got the game cam and checked it out… just a big old raccoon…. I moved it to where I saw the 4 deer come through to our yard

It was a quiet afternoon…I heard from Linda and our check for the house was deposited in our checking…surprisingly it was a grand more than expected from our early closing.. she will mail the closing papers and deposit slip.

I called Pam to visit and tell her what’s been happening…and Beth drove up… had to cut it short…

Beth was working in Orienta … it is so fun hearing about her day.. she showed me pictures of the sanded reclaimed fir that was installed in a remodel she is working on…it really was beautiful… not that expensive either… but maybe the install would be more?  Not sure… she said the lady told the carpenter that some suggested staining it dark… it was so beautiful in the natural colors… he told her she just needs to varnish it… her husband said someone told him you an just oil it.. the carpenter was a bit frustrated…lets not listen to the 20+ yr experienced person and go with what your co workers

”think” you should do..

I packed up the small turkey and the pie in the cooler for Beth to keep in her freezer for us.    Removing the turkey from the freezer did upset my food int here that was balanced perfectly… but I readjusted it and there is more room.. the pie I was going to bake…but I sure don’t’ need any sweets… better to save it for company.

After Beth left for home I went in to get supper started…I looked out and Patty and Carl were walking up the driveway.

They were happy to hear we are finally here for good…or I think they are!  Murphy went after Rex as soon as I let him out…darn dog… Rex just ignored him…maybe Murphy will get tired of doing that since he doesn’t get any reaction…

It was a beautiful night…but as the sun was  going down it did get cold.

They didn’t stay long …just their evening walk after dinner… wish we ate earlier so we could do that…it gets dark and that is when Steve wants to take a walk.  I was too tired tonight to do that.

Steve and I both feel it hasn’t sunk in yet that we are finally here for good...

 I am not doing much editing of my blog so please excuse... Darlene