Today starts a long stretch of subzero weather.
And I woke up to this:
I’ll be living off my fresh water tank for a few days.
As for propane, I’ve decided to try something new. Inside of fully draining the onboard tank, I’ll leave it where it is, at about a quarter full, and instead live off the auxiliary tank so that I don’t have to worry if I run out in the middle of the night.
Behold one yummy lasagna:
I didn’t have a big enough pan so I used foil to build up the sides. 😀
I invited myself over to Donna and Ken’s tonight for dinner by promising to bring the main course. I had a really nice chicken and butternut squash in cream sauce lasagna while I was in Montreal, so I decided to make that. It’s now in the oven, two hours after I started, and my kitchen looks so scary I don’t know where to start on doing the dishes. In a ‘normal’ kitchen I would have had room to start the dishes as I cook, but not in Miranda. I found myself have to stack the used dirty things on the floor! Once I can find my counter again and get the dishwasher opened, I’ll do at least one load in there. Even though all that chopping and grating was tedious, the end result is going to be worth it. I might post a picture if it looks pretty enough. 🙂
I’ve put the kibosh on the decorating until I get a dehumidifier in here! While I was in Montreal, there was enough condensation in the study to make the paint run down one of the walls. That cemented it for me; I need to wait for that paint job to cure, then start all over again. If the study was too damp for the paint to cure, then there is no hope for the loft.
Bringing in a dehumidifier is a last resort thing for me because of how big and power hungry those things are. One thing that has brightened the scenario is learning that dehumidifiers give off a bit of heat, meaning that I might be able to run it and one heater only and not go over my available amperage.
My intention is to set it up in the loft; that’s the only place where I’d have room for one and there’s a plug nearby. The next issue is going to be getting the water out of it. I don’t like the idea of making holes in my exterior walls or my floor, so I am considering simply routing the hose out of a window.
The dehumidifier purchase as soon as I see a good deal for one after my next pay day. That will give me time to find the smallest and most energy efficient model. I’ll keep using the Dri-Z-Airs in my shower and cabinets.
I’m sitting here on this grey and gloomy Monday morning in my beautifully decorated and functional home office, flitting from task to task, mostly focusing on the book I’m writing, petting whichever cat is sitting on my lap at the moment, occasionally staring out at the lovely view of mountains, sipping a good cup of coffee, relaxed and happy that I didn’t have a job to return to after my trip, and wondering How did I get to be so lucky?