A Little More Decorating

 In the last couple of weeks, I got Hal to help me hang a couple mirrors and move the bureau so I could plug in my new lights. I also, after much fiddling with its innards with my fingers int the gears behind the clock face, got our grandfather clock to start working again. It hasn't worked since our initial move from BC, possibly because it was laid flat for the move, and probably shifted something out of place. I had no qualms about blindly messing with it because there are no clock repair places within 100s of miles. I had gotten the time to work once, then messed with it again to try and get the chimes to work. That managed ro kill the whole thing. Then I switched the weights and blindly messed with the guts again and after a few tries over a couple days it started up again. I am keeping it wound, don't want to let it wind down and stop again. 

And on the weight issue, we thought the heavier weight should operate the time, but no, apparently the heavier one is to operate the chimes. Other than losing a bit of time each week, it works great. I'm not stopping the pendulum on purpose to adjust the speed.

This is the mirror Hal's sister picked up for me at a place near her called Fabulous Finds. We waited to see if the price would drop and it did, so I got it for a steal, around $50. It's metal. We think it looks great. just need a credenza beneath it. 

My mirror I bought at May Company in Palos Verdes, CA back in the early 1980's. With the Stiffel lamps it all looks perfect, too.

My New Refreigerator

 Towards the end of April, I was wandering through Home Depot's appliance section and a gal asked if I needed help. I said if she could find me a white French door refrigerator at least 25 cu ft then yeah. She said she would take a look. I figured it was a hopeless task because when I checked online at HD nothing was available unless I wanted to spend over $3000 on a GE Cafe or other fancy one. Then she said she found sixteen 27 cu ft regular GE refrigerators in a warehouse, and I could have one in 2 weeks. Yes, it was $300 more than the one I had ordered in January 2020, but it was bigger, and I liked the looks of it as they had a stainless steel one on the floor and I could check it out. So, I said heck yeah and bought it. I then called the other store where I had bought my other appliances and cancelled the refrigerator. 

It was delivered May 5th along with the hose for the ice maker. Hal had to run to the hardware store in Ossineke to buy the right connector and finished connecting the hose after the delivery guys left. 

It probably took me about an hour to peel off all the protective wrapping inside and outside and I was happy to find it hadn't any dents or scratches.

this is how it fits

naked fridge

We really like the ice maker though we never wanted one, they have a tendency to break. If it breaks during the warranty, we'll fix it after that, who knows? I threw out the first 18 cubes though I had run the black water through the internal water spigot from initializing the water filter, just in case. The delivery guy said they have anti mold stuff in the system as it had to be tested before it left the factory. Supposedly not harmful but, ewwww. 

first ice cubes

I still haven't transferred all the food from the old fridge in the mudroom but first things first! It feels really great to have the fridge at long last!

As it was Cinco de Mayo, we celebrated with homemade burritos. Very tasty. 

ground beef burritos