Is it unseasonably warm in here?

Or is our house just warmer? Well, maybe both. It used to be that I could tell how cold it was outside by how cold it is inside, but no more. On the other hand, it has been kind of warm the past couple days.

Not much to report here. As some of you might know, I had an end of October deadline for finishing the data for my paper. Well, we missed that, but I'm pretty close. I've been doing mostly boring data analysis at work. I've made a few bags and a quilt, but I don't have any pictures due to the fact that I've assigned photography to Brian. In the meantime, here is a picture of the view out our back door and another one of my sewing machine.

Victory is ours!

Mostly. Close enough for government work, anyways. The crew is done, they have taken their tools and don't plan to come back. There is still a dumpster in the driveway, which is supposed to be taken away Real Soon Now. All of the work is complete except for the caulking and painting. There is still some question about whether the painting will be done this fall. I am doubtful, but if we get 2 or 3 (or 4?) days of warm weather, they could probably get it in. I have to talk to the project manager. Someone has to come and do some caulking in the seams and at the edges sometime this fall.

We are very pleased with the results so far. Even Primer Beige is a huge improvement. Edith says it's like our house got some new clothes. I added that we did it for less than Sarah Palin.