{"id":6050,"date":"2019-03-10T22:43:58","date_gmt":"2019-03-10T22:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/?p=6050"},"modified":"2020-05-18T17:35:14","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T17:35:14","slug":"getting-settled-and-enjoying-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/getting-settled-and-enjoying-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Settled and Enjoying Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"

The grass is starting to grow. The daffodils I planted in the field behind the house are blooming. And we are getting some things put away.<\/p>\n

\"Green
Green is showing through the straw.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The grass is starting to grow.<\/p>\n

\"The
The grass is starting to grow. And we have a lot of rocks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You can see a lot of green under the straw. And a lot of rocks.<\/p>\n

\"The
The front door with pots of daffodils<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I separated more of the daffodils from the log cabin.<\/p>\n

I put some in pots by the front door while they are blooming. Then I will plant them in the field behind the house.<\/p>\n

\"Getting
The entry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is the entry.<\/p>\n

My mother made a pencil sketch of the log cabin. I put it by the front door under Gustafson, our Jackalope.<\/p>\n

\"Pencil
Pencil sketch of Meadowbrook Log Cabin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Sunrise
Sunrise through the window in the front door<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The house faces east. This is the sunrise through the front window. I see it from my little office window, too.<\/p>\n

\"Cliff
Cliff is assembling a Hemnes dresser from Ikea. He uses needle nose to hold the little nail so he doesn’t hammer his fingers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We\u2019ve been assembling furniture. This is a Hemnes dresser from Ikea.<\/p>\n

\"Cliff
Cliff put an antenna in the attic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cliff put an antenna in the attic for now. We cut the cord at the cabin and got like 20 channels. We haven\u2019t found the sweet spot in the attic. It is not working nearly as well yet.<\/p>\n

\"Putting
Putting away books and hanging paintings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I\u2019ve been hanging paintings and putting away books. You know, the important things.<\/p>\n

\"I
I moved the china and crystal into the new cabinet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I moved the china from the old house directly into the china cabinet. It\u2019s kinda just stuffed in there right now. I\u2019ve been selling what I don\u2019t use that doesn\u2019t fit.<\/p>\n

I found the china cabinet on Facebook Marketplace. It is actually a lawyer\u2019s bookcase. It is quite a bit smaller than the one Beau built for me at the log cabin.<\/p>\n

Built-in China Cabinet at the Log Cabin ><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Daffodil
Daffodil bulbs on the table<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I put some of the little daffodil bulbs in pots on the table so they would get warm and bloom. When they bloomed they were too heavy and fell over, so I had to cut them and put them in glasses, since I don\u2019t know what box my vases are in. I planted the bulbs in the field.<\/p>\n

\"Pleasant
Pleasant surprise, I planted more than I remembered!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last year I separated some of the daffodils from the log cabin and planted them in the field. Now they are blooming. I got the idea when I visited Ireland.<\/p>\n

\"A
A lot of the daffodils are blooming.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We plan to cut most of the little trees between the house and the field.<\/p>\n

\"I
I really do just love daffodils.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Geordie
Geordie is laying on the back porch watching me walk around without him.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Until we get the real fence finished, Cliff put this little area at the bottom of the steps. It\u2019s Geordie\u2019s outhouse. It has rained and rained, so he put some landscape fabric down so Geordie doesn\u2019t have to wade in the mud.<\/p>\n

There is still a lot to do. The closet is a mess and the guest room is full of boxes. (And a guest, right now.) We have been working on the log cabin. It is going to be a guest rental, like VRBO or Airbnb, not sure which. We bought new beds, TVs and a lot of other things. I will add some photos whenever we get something finished enough to take photos of.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The grass is starting to grow. The daffodils I planted in the field behind the house are blooming. And we are getting some things put away. The grass is starting to grow. You can see a lot of green under the straw. 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