Catching up Again

 I intended to do a blog on Monday the 7th following up on the tree falling.  Then the ignitor in the shop pellet stove burned out.  Luckily I had spares so I was able to change it but after four hours of working on the stove I just kicked back for the rest of that day.

1-6-2024 

I heard the chainsaw so I walked over to where the tree had been fallen and found Gabe cutting it up.  Gabe, Des and Parker were working to cleanup things so Steve and Dianne wouldn't have so much to do.

Parker was using the tractor to haul logs over to the woodshed and the bigger limbs to the burn pile.

Des was hauling the smaller debris over to the burn pile.  It is sure nice having family to help with things.

Parker got the pile burning, I didn't think it would burn being wet but he kept after it and just about everything burned.

As I was heading in for the evening the sky looked nice so I got a picture with my phone.

1-7-2024

I had big plans for today of doing the blog but the ignitor took care of that.  It sure felt good to see it start after finishing the job.

1-8-2024

I have been working on the Elipstick and finally got it all finished.  Now I just have to wait for some nice weather to do a test flight.

We had high winds the other night and the power was off for a couple of hours.  Apparently the LEDs in my shop sign got hit by a surge and quit working.  I installed a set of LEDs James had given me.  They fit in much better than the ones I had before and are brighter.

1-9-2024

It started snowing about 9:45 tonight and they were great big flakes.

This is how it looked at 11:15.  Vera measured 2 3/4 inches of snow on the deck.

1-10-2024

This is how it looked at 6:49 this morning, we gain about another inch overnight.  I made one trip to the shop today, then I spent the rest of the day puttering on the computer.

1-11-2024

The forecast for this weekend looks like it will turn really cold with the  possibility of snow again on Saturday.  We made a trip to Safeway and got all stocked up with food for the next few day.  This evening I went out and cleaned off the bench where I had been building the Elipstick and  got out my next project.  In the box is an Align TREX 500X that I will be installing in the Cobra fuselage as I build it.