For weeks and weeks and weeks the weather has been horrendous — cold and snow and snow and cold. Very little sunshine. Needless to say I have suffered from what can only be defined as the winter doldrums. I have been lethargic. When I’m not at my paying job, I sit. I move from the computer, to the chair or to the bed. Even days when I’m off from “work”, I can find no motivation to do anything. I wash clothes only when necessary. I give the floors a “lick and a promise” just to keep the dust bunnies at bay (do not look under my couch). I still have Christmas decor lying around that needs to be put away. I’ve simply been in a funk.
With the warm temperatures this past week and the beautiful sunshine and rising temps this weekend, I feel reborn. Jack and I were able to work on the farmhouse Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I feel altogether a new person. Hard work and sore muscles (and today a sun/wind burned face) were just the medicine to thaw this winter sluggishness. Swinging a hammer and bustin up walls went a long way in easing recent frustrations. Heck, I didn’t just whistle while I worked, I sang out loud (and off key)! I’m kinda like the bulbs and blooms who are already peeping their heads above ground. They are ready to burst free of their dormant, hibernating skins and get busy doing something! In the past three days I may have regained my sanity!
Jack tore off the roof over the add-on bathroom and put in new boards and lathing to replace rotting ones. Then down went new tar paper and flashing, and then new tin. Inside the bathroom, I tore out the remaining Sheetrock. I’ve decided that there has been a war going on within the walls and attic space of the farmhouse for decades. The wasps and dirt-daubers were trying to keep the house together while the termites and rot were trying to tear it down. The termites (hopefully have given up and moved on) coupled with water have left lots of damage. Tearing out the Sheetrock revealed lots of work to be done. And although we have moved the dirt daubers and wasps out, we will win this war. Spring is around the corner.
This Old Farmhouse 
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February 20, 2011 at 8:14 pm
Callie
All I can say is WOW!!
February 20, 2011 at 8:23 pm
Debra Bonds
Deb,
Glad the warm temps have made you feel better. And thanks so much for sharing the update on the house. Im as anxious as you are to see the finished project. Doing it slow, but doing it right…that’s the way to make things last for many years to come! Looking forward to new posts
May 5, 2011 at 9:51 pm
Deborah
This was a very long, hard winter for me too.
Nothing is better than laying in bed and listening to rain fall on a tin roof! Love it!