https://jeffevenson.com/Ruminations from Up Northhttps://jeffevenson.com/renovation-adventures-upstairs-complete/https://jeffevenson.com/renovation-adventures-upstairs-complete/Fri, 29 Apr 2022 07:42:42 -0500The upstairs. A place where I spend a majority of my time. When I redid the upstairs about two years ago I did not include the bathroom in the phase. I needed to tear…https://jeffevenson.com/another-sunday/https://jeffevenson.com/another-sunday/Sun, 20 Mar 2022 07:57:48 -0500This morning I am sitting in my office on my day off. The sun is just breaking over to the east; right outside my window. Spring is in the air and the snow is…https://jeffevenson.com/the-walls-going-up/https://jeffevenson.com/the-walls-going-up/Tue, 01 Mar 2022 21:14:13 -0500I’ve been poking at my Renovation adventures in the bathroom. I started putting up the cement board. I’m still waiting for the shower pan to arrive. Just putting up what I can in the…https://jeffevenson.com/levelquick-poured/https://jeffevenson.com/levelquick-poured/Sun, 27 Feb 2022 17:11:15 -0500Renovation Adventures continued this weekend. Each stage of this part needs drying time. I poured the self leveling floor mix today. In preparation for that I ran spray foam around the base plate of…https://jeffevenson.com/getting-back/https://jeffevenson.com/getting-back/Sat, 26 Feb 2022 22:50:47 -0500I’m struggling without knowing it. The internal dialogue but a whisper. Diabolical in its destruction. One day the mind stills enough. Silence penetrates the abyss of self. Awareness cracks through with a startle. Pluto…https://jeffevenson.com/reno-adventures-season-2-begins/https://jeffevenson.com/reno-adventures-season-2-begins/Sun, 02 Jan 2022 19:21:04 -0500I have reached the point where it’s time to Reno the master bathroom. I’ve had ideas in my mind for awhile but then Ethan made a couple suggestions. Anyway, I started with the hard…https://jeffevenson.com/outdoor-renovations-reflections-on-life/https://jeffevenson.com/outdoor-renovations-reflections-on-life/Sun, 09 May 2021 20:30:32 -0500I decided this summer would have a focus on outdoor renovations. This weekend I got a bunch done outside. Yesterday I was able to head over to the Bass Lake Mill and get a…https://jeffevenson.com/old-friends-and-snowmobiling/https://jeffevenson.com/old-friends-and-snowmobiling/Mon, 22 Feb 2021 09:59:47 -0500God reminds me time and again. I’m blessed with friends I’ve made over my lifetime. I met people in the navy starting back in 1983 whom I have been friends with since. It blows…https://jeffevenson.com/a-saturday-morning/https://jeffevenson.com/a-saturday-morning/Sat, 06 Feb 2021 13:28:44 -0500I’m sitting here by the wood stove this morning. It’s -9° outside. The dog is fed and he’s been out; tho he didn’t stay out long. He’s no dummy. Well, that can be debated.…https://jeffevenson.com/my-first-deer/https://jeffevenson.com/my-first-deer/Sat, 07 Nov 2020 13:30:36 -0500This morning was unseasonably warm. I didn’t need to dress up in my full winter hunters orange. Just jeans, a light jacket, my outer jacket and hat. No gloves. Weird. I made my way…https://jeffevenson.com/milestone-week/https://jeffevenson.com/milestone-week/Sun, 13 Sep 2020 15:43:06 -0500Renovation Adventures hit two milestones this week. First, the new HVAC system is in and running. It’s clearly too late in the season to use the new cooling, but I’ll be ready next summer.…https://jeffevenson.com/quiet-is-moving-in/https://jeffevenson.com/quiet-is-moving-in/Wed, 09 Sep 2020 09:10:00 -0500Did I mention I love living up north? I do. Where I live the seasons move through noticeable shifts; perhaps not always in line with the Farmer’s Almanac. In fact, this morning the weather…https://jeffevenson.com/upstairs-phase-begins/https://jeffevenson.com/upstairs-phase-begins/Sun, 23 Aug 2020 21:29:34 -0500Sometimes I wonder why we take on projects. The basement project technically resumed, given I had to open the ceiling and get ready for a new heating system. I decided to keep moving along…https://jeffevenson.com/a-big-setback/https://jeffevenson.com/a-big-setback/Wed, 12 Aug 2020 10:15:13 -0500Renovation Adventures just took a turn. So just had a visit with the HVAC guy. Was having trouble with airflow and cooling of the upstairs of the house. It turned out to be one…https://jeffevenson.com/a-water-leak/https://jeffevenson.com/a-water-leak/Mon, 10 Aug 2020 18:56:49 -0500Are you kidding me!!! I went downstairs this morning to visit the daily constitutional outpost and discovered water had been leaking at a steady pace since all night. Ugh. My first reaction was shit!…https://jeffevenson.com/basement-reno-phase-1-complete/https://jeffevenson.com/basement-reno-phase-1-complete/Mon, 10 Aug 2020 18:31:28 -0500Milestones are something when you achieve them. I think back to the beginning of my basement renovation adventure. I started this just after Christmas of 2019. At the beginning, I was only planning on…https://jeffevenson.com/deer/https://jeffevenson.com/deer/Sat, 01 Aug 2020 07:46:32 -0500I woke up this morning at 6. I wasn’t quite ready to get up and start my day. My bladder had other plans. I looked out the window in my front yard and sawfour…https://jeffevenson.com/summer-fun-atv-style/https://jeffevenson.com/summer-fun-atv-style/Sat, 18 Jul 2020 20:38:06 -0500I decided to get up and go do something out of the area today. I’ve been on a short vacation since Wednesday. I spent most of the time off catching up on things that…https://jeffevenson.com/right-off-the-plant/https://jeffevenson.com/right-off-the-plant/Tue, 07 Jul 2020 21:06:05 -0500Tonight I wanted to go out and mow the back half of the compound. But, there was a good soaking rain over the afternoon and things weren’t dry yet. Instead, I found another activity…https://jeffevenson.com/knees-hurt-floor-is-in/https://jeffevenson.com/knees-hurt-floor-is-in/Tue, 07 Jul 2020 20:50:56 -0500Yep, my knee’s are a bit sore from the weekend. And my back. Oh, my hands and wrists too. No, it’s not because I’m getting older. Has nothing to do with that. It’s everything…