Waterproof

Finally got the basement waterproofed. Had a good rainstorm to test it out. Feels good to have the urgent part of that project out of the way! Now I can take a little break from it to focus on some other things. Managed to build a picnic table in a day and a half. Toasted the cedar with a propane torch. It is a trade for borrowing a friend's sawmill. Fun to make!

Also made some good progress on getting the garage cleared out. Not totally there, but much of the wood is stowed out of the way. Cleaned up the house and got things more organized too. Finished the grout on the tile floor as well. That was not my favorite job, but it turned out well. Now we need to get the wood stove ordered. 

The girls had their last day of NMU summer camp on Thursday. Glad they were able to take part. Yesterday the read Harry Potter for most of the day. It was rainy, so I guess that's okay once in a while. Today is their birthday party and Monday we will celebrate more as it's their actual birthday, so a bit of rest in advance can't hurt. Also got my old bike up and running. Amélie likes it a lot! 

Molly the beekeeper came to help us check on the bees and put the super on - the extra box that we can harvest honey from - because they have the bottom two boxes basically full. That's what they need to get through the winter. Yesterday we had a video chat with the cousins to figure out who wants what from my grandparents house. It went really smoothly. Good to see everyone. Difficult job to get the house cleaned out.

Neighbor Rick helped to push the dirt back with his tractor.

Our first bits of honey!

Toasted cedar.

Wood stove tile.

Cruisin' on the old bike.

Family time.

Happy hive.