It's All In The Details

Hello, friends.  Joseph did get the bus inspected, shortly after I last posted, then went on to get permanent tags, so we are road legal.  On the way home, he filled our propane tank, so we're ready to cook, heat water, and make power with the generator.  We plan to use the generator only when we're not hooked to shore power, and the solar isn't keeping up.  We hung the thrifted slate welcome sign near the door.  

We're slowly taking care of details.  I bought a paper towel holder, and kitchen wrap holder, and he hung those.  I've run kitchen items through the dishwasher, and have begun putting them away in the skoolie.  First, we put the type of shelf liner that grips in the cabinets for plates, bowls, and drinking vessels.  This will help things stay put while traveling.  I have more liner left, so I'm deciding where else I want to use it.  It may be I'll want it in every drawer and cabinet, and will just need to buy more.

We're figuring out window and door coverings.  This isn't the best pic, but you can see a rod above the right side of the door, and if you look closely, another one above the bedroom window.  A few months ago, I thrifted fabric for curtains.  I'm using it to make the two bedroom curtains.  If there's enough, I'll make another for the bedroom door.  Joseph worked on the vent piping for our water heater, and finished that. He installed magnetic latches on the armoires and the above bed cabinets, and added the knobs.  Cleaner was purchased for the radiator and intercooler exterior, and that job was done.

We were looking at knife racks, and decided we liked the vintage hand-painted ones.  The majority seemed to be chickens with a nearby axe, not exactly the aesthetic we were going for.  We found this one, with painted daisies, on ebay.  Joseph repaired a power steering leak.  Exterior storage compartments are being organized.  He was giving the cabinets a second coat of paint.  I asked him to lighten them as much as he could, as they turned out a bit brighter than I envisioned.  He added all the white paint that would fit into the can, which made a slight difference.  They will certainly wake us up every morning :o).