They might have a plasterer for us too

Yesterday I finished combing the veg matter out of the fiber for hat
lining, and washed and blocked my sweater. P took apart the doorbell button
assembly, revealing rotted wire insulation. Touching the wires together
didn’t trigger the bell, but it turns out the chime on the first floor is
battery operated. We went to the waterfront and got a new button and
batteries, and a bunch of Katie snacks. Once the new batteries were in , we
were able to figure out which set of wires triggered the chime. P built a
new button housing, since the old one was made for two buttons (the house
used to be multi-family). The chime on the third floor doesn’t appear to
work, though it’s not clear whether that is because of a broken circuit
within the walls, or an issue with the transformer on the chime itself. One
of the deep projects for the house is fishing wires where they ought to go,
so we’ll probably address that then.

The masons finished the first batch of repointing, and they’ll be back
Wednesday to wash the remaining haze off the brick faces.

Made another big batch of riceberry rice; 3 cups rice to 4 cups water. I
could probably reduce the water by a touch more, but it worked out. 12 wee
4-oz jars for the freezer, and one square leftovers container for the
fridge.

Two afternoon snacks, one mini morning snack, and all meals roughly on
time. Doing pretty good!



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