Newly planted.

Gardening?

No.

Newly planted heat source in the wee beach house?

Yes!

I finally paid off the ventless heater that will be the main heat source for me here. Now, those of you not in Bisbee may not understand how freakin' cold it gets here... but I am here to tell you... we had sub zero temperatures last year and everyone lost plumbing at some point in February.

It was hideously cold, and my lack of income coupled with my utility-miser ways had me not keeping the house humanely warm to begin with. So, after my burst pipes got repaired, and all was somewhat back to normal I listened carefully to the admonishment from my contractor when he said he wouldn't be back to fix any broken pipes if I wasn't going to heat the house reasonably. My kitchen was in the teens... and that is where the last of the copper plumbing is for the most part.

So.. this new ventless thing will hopefully be energy efficient and kinda fun to use.

I welcome this heavy metal contraption into my home as one of the last big things I have been waiting for to finish putting the house together. Once it gets plumbed in, it stays where it's at that's for sure.

So that is the really big news here... and I'm streaming the Newport Folk Fest live on NPR all day... Gillian Welch is on at about 1:30 AZ time so that is gonna be a real treat. I get the good music where I can...