Boxing for Power

More good news of progress:  After rehearsal today (for the musical "Annie"), my best friend Jim and I put in  a new meter box and breaker box down here at the Nickel Manor.  Sound boring to you?  Well not to me.  This will make the place safer, and get it ready for me to start the gradual process of rewiring.  Now whenever I have the cash together, I can call the power company and have them make a new pole drop- aka pigtail- and move my meter over.  I can then patch the old breaker box to the new breaker box to keep my plugs and lights live until I finish rewiring each room.  It's a big step in the right direction.

Fencing without a rapier

Progress in being made (passive voice intentional).  I got the chain link fence mostly finished. Unfortunately I ran about 15 feet short of fence.  I don't really feel like forking out $75 for 50 feet when I only need 15.  I'm looking around for someone who has "left-overs".  Also got most of the hardi-backer floor in the restrooms. They should be done shortly.  I've had helpers part of the week for the heavy lifting that I can no longer do.  That has helped a lot.  Shout outs to Matt and Sean who take turns working for me.

Also this week we have new residents at the Manor.  We have what appears to be a pair of hawks living in the creek area east of the property.  One or the other of them have been on my fence each morning, leaving just before I could get a picture.  Kathy got one this morning with the long lens on her camera.

My goal is to have the "main room" ready enough for the Lamb Family reunion this fall.  Lots of work still to do.  More as time goes by.