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It Really Snowed!

I assumed we would get the usual light dusting, but the snow turned into a proper snowstorm. There was shoveling to be done!

We went on an early morning walk and here’s what we saw:

This friend knows how to protect the windshield wipers against the dreaded ice.

We found whole blocks with no footprints! Very exciting. We also mailed some letters and did a bit of shopping at Fred Meyer. I came home soaked in sweat. Walking through snow is a workout!

I enjoyed these carrot tops in the window of a Kenton restaurant.

First Winter Snow

A certain global pandemic has left me mostly unsurprised by things. So I can’t say that I was aghast when it started to snow in mid-February for the first time all winter. But it was a fun break from the routine.

Plus, since a lot of us are working from home, we already know how to work from home. Easy-peasy.

This little friend stopped by for a snack.

The New Work From Home Space

This three-day weekend, my last until Memorial Day, was spent getting the new work-from-home space in order.

I installed shelves and bulletin boards and assembled my new desk. It’s an adjustable standing desk, and here you can see it from the working side.

Here is the at-home side.

I bought two keyboard trays, one for working, one for personal use. But I forgot to check to see if they would both fit under the desk. They did not. I engineered this solution, buying a length of wood, cutting it into two pieces and offsetting those pieces from the for-work keyboard tray. It worked.

What didn’t work was not accounting for the crank handle on this side. I ended up moving the keyboard over far to the left. In that position, I have just enough space to turn the crank fully. Here’s the desk in the seated position.

Installing those keyboard trays was a two-person job. They were really wiggly. Luckily, Matt came and held the brackets steady while I screwed in the screws.

I have no more desk drawers and my shelves don’t put things in easy reach, so I bought this caddy at Ikea. It can roll to either side of the desk.

If I want, I can store the chair and the Ikea caddy under the desk itself.

I ordered bookends from Etsy. Those will be shipped.

I’m glad I could make both sides work and I’m looking forward to seeing how the new setup works from day to day.

Celebrating the New Job

Matt and I celebrated my new job by picking up food from Urdaneta, which is a Spanish small plates restaurant on Alberta.

The food was delicious, and I would like to go back when they are seating people.

Matt also was a fan.

P.S. Behind him, you can see my old desk, waiting for a NextDoor buyer to come and pick it up. More on that in another post.

I Grew This Squash

Thanks to never getting around to getting the soaker hose set up, my one Oregon Sweet Meat squash was very small comparatively. I’d say it is half the size of my 2016 harvest. It was very flavorful, though. That’s the advantage of not watering. If things grow, their flavor tends to be more concentrated than very well watered vegetables.

Matt’s Fun Date Choice: Lego

It was Matt’s week to choose the date and he came home with a Lego set for us to put together.

I do love the tidy order and step-by-step of a good Lego set.

Here is the finished product.

I also think it’s fun how the astronaut fits in the cockpit, and the satellite folds and fits into the space ship.

Once we were done, we dissembled the whole shebang, repackaged it, and I dropped it off in a Little Free Library so someone else could enjoy it.