Germinate

     Clarity, focus may require gestation.

     1978 Toyota Corolla Deluxe wagon windshield washer monkey, render reliably operable - pretty sure '78 did a lot of sitting.  Saturday Ebay located repair manual mailbox arrives, now seriously tune 'Gertie' - last owner's wagon sobriquet - able.  Thrift store locate 4x4 flat mirror replacement for reducing fish eye side view mirror previously cobbed in, install.

     Machine pallet/bridge section demo set, bike couple blocks over easily remove foot long carriage/deck bolts.  Next day truck return Kate's party items - grill, chairs, tables - demo pallet/bridge sections ready find 2xs many screw shank power nailed, can't begin to remove planks: shelve that project, drawing board revisit.  Closer crawl space inspection, decide restore floor system to original, no embellishment/modification.  Thought block between joists over main center beam, decide only block joist span center near raise beam location.  Because center beam supports only floor, ceiling - not roof - level, straighten center beam appropriate first step.  Noodle: plan five 2 cement block high 4"x8"x16" cement brick capped center beam pillars treated, dimensional lumber topped to height - have four blocks: six shy.

Next block joists, build roof supporting stud wall above raise beam location ('bout three feet inside east/west walls).  Build raise beam, jack house.  No pallet/bridge to dismantle, lack roof supporting stud wall material.

Think out loud with Kate - she plans few day lake house July fourth prep trip now her school's done - realize whole deal inextricably sis linked: cement blocks, salvageable 2x6 torn off/replaced decking at lake house need hauled off, mine for taking.  Lakeside trip later this week.

Swett Lodge raised, cut off rotten joist ends - about 12" - 2x, double 3/4" plywood sandwich replace, double bolt, multi screw.  Repeat, install perimeter joist, treated sill plate, lower house.  Cake piece - no?

     Peas drip pods, various greens - radish, rutabaga, turnip, kohlrabi, mustard - stuff face.  Mind perambulating as it has this week have thankful for my lot time - could be better, easily worse: body/intellect (mostly) capable, needs fully met, so many other paths I'd rather not.  Way continues limned: one evening thrifting find $6 fifty 3/8"x4" zinc bolt, washer, lock washer, wing nut bag; joist end sandwich perfect - pennies on the dollar.  Blessed. 
    Unlike country's other parts summer's warmth yet to visit Emerald City, sunny days beg enjoyment.  Car fiddle a bit: serious inspection awaits coverall - maybe thrifting with Kate this week - find; would work house under too.  Enjoy covered back 'patio' beer sipping, park viewing; back way - Bethel Drive - beautiful mid day bulk food store/chest x-ray bike run.  Plant collard greens where jalapenos don't make it/driven over.  Replant car wrecked beans, bug eaten corn - in mind easy to say, do; enjoyable: requires time, sweat.

Clothes wash, shower burn Friday compliments Kate; we coffee shop check out Tracie's bluegrass harmonies before home grilled burger dinner.  Saturday still figure block joists over center beam, procrastinate: under house unready.  Hard start truck monkey: scrape/file ground connections - hopefully! - rectify.  Wild goose chase thrift sale lumber, run out of gas, enough in can station putter.  Home again take Gertie over to Kate's - she hasn't seen car, curious 'bout Spud's ongoing new used 65hp outboard for Kate's lake boat revivify battle.  He's finished,  they're Fern Ridge Reservoir - large (5x7 miles??) picturesque, wooded hill surrounded man made lake 5 miles west of Eugene - test cruise bound, make it three: beats under house work any day!

House under crawl Sunday blocking prepared, study, decide against center beam joist block; note front bedroom floor 2x10 between original joists strengthened: carry pot growing soil weight? - rumor but why else so beef floor?  Water bed?  Don't know.  Stretch line, level along beam reveals serious issues - no surprise! - to manage; center beam supports center wall, ceiling - not roof - appropriate starting point; need more cement block: lake trip!
    Ultimately not much Swett Lodge done this week, work ahead clearer: less arrival anxiety objective in sight.  Current joist end rebuild formulation extremely cost effective - 'specially when bolts come for pennies 'stead a bucks.  All in all restful, rejuvenate.  Seems new time locally regarding drunks/tweakers relating to MLK park: haven't been around as much remarkably improving life quality sense - hope lasts.  Some one said 'Oregon's beautiful - just frame out local color.'

     Gestation may refine, clarify.

     Likely next week house work wise slow, regardless keep record: reminder, continuity.  Be well.  Enjoy.