F****!

I can't get just the glass for the door, no; I have to replace the whole door. That's going to set me out $150. Grrrr.

If anyone has a theory as to how the glass could have broken (I know there ain't much to go on here), holler.

The observations made before the problem are that

1. I used hot wash/cold rinse cycle, which I rarely do
2. I loaded a few towels (not a full load, just three or four bath towels)
   
3. Jennifer heard the washer being unstable, which concerned her enough to start walking to the basement, but she stopped when she heard it settle
4. Judging by the fact that there was no water or soap on the floor, and that the cycle appeared to have completed, I think the glass broke toward the end of the whole cycle (final spin).

I wonder if the machine itself has become very unstable, or something to do with the load made it so, temporarily. If it rocked enough, would that shatter the glass? Could temperature fluctuation have done it?

Gremlins?

I went downstairs to check on the laundry and found out the circular glass door had shattered. How the hell did this happen? All that anyone heard was the washer going a little out of balance, and then it stopped. I don't know how it could have got out of balance (I was only washing a few towels), nor if that is the cause of the shattering or a result of it.

Time to order parts. Let's hope they make them in plastic.

Finn's Window, Again

Finished extending Finn's octagonal window, painted it, and trimmed it.

Minor Things

PVC is Lego for adults. Here's a new perch for the bird.


Two shelves for Finn's closet.

I extended the sides of Finn's octagonal window. It did not come all the way through the rough opening (A) so I added 4 1/2" wide, 1" thick boards to bring it flush with the wall. Eventually I will border it with some nice trim.

I thought it would be a major hassle to do this, but I only have to cut 45 degree bevels and nail the boards to the rough opening.

Almost As Much Fun As Watching Paint Dry

...is watching me put up some shelves.

Our neighbor Jerry is moving soon and getting rid of stuff. He gave us a nice set of handmade dishes. We got some shelves at Lowes to put them on. They look rather pretty just sitting there.

Tearing Out The Kitchen (Poor Mark)

 Today Jennifer started ripping out the back hall of the kitchen.

Two odd photos show graffiti found underneath the paneling.

If you look at the other photos of graffiti from when we first started destruction (three years ago) you'll see that they really didn't like Mark. The big mystery to me: will the other wall opposite the door say "stabbard" (starboard)? It would be apt if one faced the front of the house from there.

We're back at it! It's gonna be a riot to see what kind of 'discussions' we have about decorating this room.

Garden And Other Stuff

The first photo is the vegetable garden. Click on it to make the picture larger and you can read the notes in there.

Following that are three different peonies from the front yard - photos meant for Junior. I did not know I had three different peonies.

After that is the back door, above which I primed the eaves and faux rafter tails. I put that up last year & never got to painting it. Now I have to because the carpenter bees are invading.

At last is the window to Finn's room, which I painted, and the birdfeeder we put up for him.

I would have captioned each photo but this new 'advanced' editor is kinda retarded, or I haven't figured it out, or both.