I have not been posting much this year, I have been busy with other things. Any way I did finish up the drywall in the garage, The joints are taped, I just have the finish coat to complete (next year) and some sanding then paint. I has made a big difference, the house stays warmer.

Because I have drywalled the garage I noticed that the service door to the house from the garaage never had weather striping. So we had cold air rushing in around the door. I fixed that this weekend.

In the fall field mice tend to move into the house. And this year was no exception. Last night I was woken up by the sound of a very large Maine Coon running around the bedroom. Susan was still awake and I asked her what was going on. She said Riley was chasing after a mouse. I asked "Toy mouse?" No a real mouse. He was chasing after a small Field mouse. He play a game of field hockey with the mouse, I guess that would be field mouse hockey. He play with the mouse all night, he did not kill it. And he was exhausted, but he could play with the mouse for days and days. The mouse ran off, I guess we will take care of it the spring.

Next year I iwll finish up the attached garage. And then start work on the big 2 car garage. I needs electricial rewired. Insulation. And Drywall. I thought about tearing it down. But it's built on a concrete slab that is about 12 inches thick, that would be a lot of work. So it stays.

And next year I need to replace the 40+ year old boat dock. It is in bad shape and it's time for a new one. I hate to get rid of the old one because it's made out of redwood. But time to let go and move on to more modern materials.

And i have a lot of door trim to replace. I have a lot of wood rot. Time to use PVC or other material. So next year will be the year of plastic.

Have a good Winter. See you next year.

Joe