Brains and brawn, not necessarily in that order

I'm making good progress up here. I cleaned the cabinets and taped up the walls around them last night and figured I would stop at that point. But then I go motivated and removed the doors and, well, I got really motivated and started to put on the primer. Yes, I got all the priming done last night by about 2 a.m. !

This morning I painted the first coat -- it's a semi-gloss white -- and in an hour or so I am going to do the second coat. It may only need two, in which case I'm done painting and will put the doors back on tomorrow before I leave here. Or maybe it will need a third coat, we'll see.

My next project will be to replace the counter tops and sink in the kitchen. That's actual hard work, so I might have to hire some help or twist a friend's arm into it. Counter tops weigh about 500 pounds, so it's not something I can do alone.

And yeah. Painting is real work. My right arm feels like it's going to fall off.

So now as I wait for the paint to dry I am doing my school reading (Eli Zaretsky, Marie Mies) and sitting by the fire. Not so bad for a weekend. I like the mix of physical and mental work.

This morning the crew from the well-drilling company came. They had to survey the land to make sure they can get their 33 ton truck in here. I filled out all the paperwork and paid a deposit...a few more weeks and I'll finally have good water up here. At last :-)