Monday, September 25, 2017

We spent our second weekend at the Texada house and it felt much less like camping than the previous weekend. We had a mover come on Friday – mainly to load and transport the equipment from Pat’s studio – so we had a few more of the comforts of home. We had the oil tank replaced and moved to the side of the house but apparently the line needs to be “bled” and we had no heat. Pat and I tried to sort out the problem but to no avail, and we weren’t able to find anyone to do it for us. I guess that describes “life on the Island” for us. We have something lined up now so we should be okay for our next trip. Fortunately it wasn’t all that cold on the weekend and wearing a sweater inside was all that was needed.

So how does it look now? Click on each of the photos for a better view.

Pat will set up his studio in what is the living room but there is still one side that will be a sitting area. It might be too warm by the wood stove but we’ll decide that once we get the chimney cleaned, some wood purchased and a fire lit. I spent a lot of time sitting in Virginia and reading this weekend.

Our bed was one of the first things we set up after we got the moving truck unloaded. It wasn’t an easy task putting it together, but it sure is a nice bed for sleeping. With the duvet we weren’t the least bit cold at night. There wasn’t much set up required for my sitting room space – the cedar chest has lots of unfinished (and new) hand stitching projects for me to work on.

The bench fit perfectly in the entrance way – it was left-over by the previous owners of the Powell River house and the covering was one of the first things I quilted. We now have chairs for the kitchen, and I even made a set of placemats for the table.

We have chairs for the back deck and we spent lots of time outside listening to the leaves fall, the swooshing of the ravens’ wings, and a few squirrels. We met one set of neighbours and they say, when the leaves have all fallen, that we’ll be able to wave to them through the trees.