We got a lot done this past weekend.
On Saturday, we had a good, full day celebrating our anniversary. We actually left the city limits! 😊 We drove up to Bloomington, went to the greenhouse and a few other favorite shops, and went out to lunch. Then we picked up some honey from a beekeeper near Spring Mill State Park and drove home through the country. Later, we went to the theater to see “Project Hail Mary.” It was fine but, honestly, I don’t get all the buzz around it.
Pond
On Sunday we re-lined and built up the pond. Look at how sad it was when we started.
We wrestled the (thicker than original) lining into place and rebuilt the waterfall. The fountain, by the way, is an old butter churn that was left in the house when we bought it.
Finally, we got all the rest of the limestone in place, filled in with gravel, and got the perching stick back into place. We still have more aquatic plants to put into place but it’s much better!
F150
If you recall, my driver side inside door handle looked like this:
I got all the parts in on Friday. I never did find the part number for the U nut I needed. The ones I bought weren’t exactly right but they were close enough. In the end, I had to buy a different bolt and a smaller washer (total: $0.58) and temporarily remove the handle in order to get it to fit. I got to use a hand riveter for the first time and that was fun!
I’m hoping to give the truck a really good wash tonight or tomorrow night. It’s pretty grungy and I’d like to start driving it to work. I’m not a person who cares about a spotless vehicle, but even I have a point where it starts to bother me.
Scrapple
The scrapple-making was a success! Rachel helped a lot, for which I’m thankful. The smell was intense in the first hour of cooking. After that, it either mellowed or I went nose-blind. David’s recipe was easy to follow and it all came together well.
I fried up a piece this morning for breakfast and it was much more mild than I expected. I was expecting a very porky flavor. Tomorrow morning I’m going to experiment with a thinner slice, which is apparently less traditional. But I think I’d enjoy it better without the mushy middle that comes with the thicker slice.
What a great weekend!