Finally got my posterior in gear this morning and started accomplishing (or making a good start) several things.

Made a hardware store run this morning to get wad-type brass polish so I could get the two brass map lamps looking decent again. And bought some seeds... (But it's still too early to seed the deck planters.) But when I went to tackle the lamp that's not on the post yet, the new polish didn't make a dent in the tarnish and dust of the ages so I ended up using the liquid, which is a lot messier. But it's almost done. Tomorrow I'll take down the other one, finish this one and put it up on my side of the bed (I think the feedthrough switch will be better situated than the other one), polish the other one and get it put up on the post on the other side of the bed and I'll be back to two lamps again. And if my neighbor and I can schedule some time together, I'll have new light bulbs in the (clean) overhead lamp again, too.

Consolidated some stuff in boxes and got them off the bedroom floor, found boxes for the books for the library sale and found that I can start taking them to the library right now. I'll miss the day of the sale this year, but I'll be able to hit the leftovers as soon as I get back from Connecticut.

The major thing today is I called the company that imports the composting toilet I want to buy to replace our current very outdated an inconvenient one. I had a couple questions and got them answered very favorably. First, it would be better for my situation to buy the standard size rather than the oversized one, so that saves me $1000. Then I asked how much the shipping would be and found it's included in the price. Yes!

I've got to consult with my handyman and see what his schedule is like and I also have to do the floor in the bathroom before it gets installed. If I have enough square gray slate tiles, I'll have Dennis do the floor installation. If I don't, I'll find a remnant piece of vinyl, pull up the old piece to use as a partial template (I've got to deconstruct the wooden cabinet of the current earth closet/composting toilet) and do the floor myself. But I'd really rather have a slate floor...

One more thing I need to do tonight is to call my plumber and set a date to fix the cellar shutoffs and the two outside faucets so I can have water outside this summer.

AND I got my hair cut...

Finally, an accomplished day.

Linn