End of the Season

 This autumn has lingered beautifully. The weather is still quite deck-worthy, even in mid-October. However, the shadows lengthen, the days grow shorter, and winter is coming.

Giant Spiders!

 They are setting traps by the steps to the loading dock, and they're after my van!

First Fire

I finally broke down and lit a fire to drive away the cold and damp. I thought we might make it to Hallowe'en, but it was not to be. We still have to put away the seasoned wood and stack the new load that Robert brought last month, but that will have to wait until I pour a concrete slab in the woodshed.
 

Doing My Nails

Over the years, we've pulled quite a range of forged nails from this old house. The biggest ones are six-inch spikes; the tiny ones were used to pin the lath to the studs.  

Historic Event

After I finished with the rotors on the van and the Kona, I CLEANED THE GARAGE. I blush to admit it, but this is the best it has looked in 27 years. I can see at once all the tasks I've put off for about two decades....

Rotor Rust

 Only 22 months into the life of the new van, and again I have had trouble detaching the front rotors. 

I had to give 'em the chop. This time I coated the hubs with Permatex Copper--we'll see if it helps. Joanne's car was at exactly the same point--22 months--when her rotors began to spall. The driver's side required cutting; I later removed the passenger side rotor by grinding a small chisel notch in one side. 

Tis the Season

 Heating season is approaching, which means cleaning the chimneys and smoke pipes, shoveling out the stoves...and replacing the furnace nozzle.