This is definitely snow country. I have the photos to prove it. Snow country inside and out. This is the situation at the cabin door where layering is the latest vogue in door coverings. From last to first, this roll of foam in a black plastic bag, kept for the occasions when there are so many people vacationing here that someone must sleep in a tent.
Next is the lovely matelasse bedspread, which looks great, but is as stiff as cardboard, so has found a newly important role as a door drape.
It hangs from two safety pins and two nails. There is a third pin but the third nail pulled out and since the top of the door is one side that actually has now been made airtight I haven't bothered to replace it.
The next layer is a rug. Ooops! You're starting to see the problem. Yes, that's snow. Not new snow, just blowing snow.
My local carpenter has devoted an inordinate amount of time trying to get this door airtight, but it just isn't working. We've got so much weather stripping around the door that I can't get that bottom barrel bolt fastened without putting my knee into it. But you can still see daylight.
The obvious solution would seem to be a storm door, but the eave over the door is too low to accommodate a door that opens out. That's why I'm considering installing a new door on the south side, which will necessitate moving the electrical conduit, which is necessitating the budget crunch. One thing always leads to another.
In the meantime, I'm staying warm with KUVO. Wow, they are just scorching this weekend. I've been listening to
All Blues, hosted by Ron Lee tonight. I've got to see about getting that last one, the Lionel Young Band playing "Blues & Boogie Woogie" on the
On Our Way to Memphis CD. I think this public-supported station is getting us primed for something like 14 days of fund raising starting next week. What music warms you up? Teddee
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