LTS, I'm glad to hear that you're feeling better.

W.y.s.i.w.y.g., I used flat headed wood screws on the shelves, not dowels, I'm not a masochist, hehehe. They're built along the lines of some shelves that my husband bought for his room. The sizes that I wanted were not available in the premade kits.

I'm trying to motivate myself to pull everything out from under the landing, clear out the spider webs,(yuch!), and rearrange thing in such a way that nothing can fall against the shelves and make it difficult to pull them back out again.

Last night I started rendering a bag of "beef fat" chunks from the butcher to make suet blocks for my birds.   I could only get half of the fat into my pressure cooker at one time so this could be a long process. I cooled everything outdoors last night.

Fat rendering will continue today after we return from my university where the undergrad society is hosting a "Winter Carnival", beginning in about 20 minutes. It sounds like fun. Being able to participate in events of this sort are one of the perks of living in a small town.

From the invitation from the university president:

"there will be free outdoor activities, ice skating, live entertainment, horse-drawn hay rides, hot cocoa and much more."
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"Following the carnival, join us at an Olympic Opening Ceremony Celebration in the Northern University Student Centre (NUSC). Beginning at 5:30pm, this event will include complimentary food, custom UNBC mittens, as well as live coverage of the Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony being held at Vancouver's BC Place."

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