More objects have been put away in Jacobhouse.

Measurements and Authentic Polish Cuisine

10/9/19

(Above: The move-in continues. As can be seen, more items from yesterday’s menagerie have been put away.)

Building Summary: Today’s Jacobhouse activities started off with my measuring/cutting the white PVC matting for beneath Jacobhouse’s bed (performed with measuring tape, pen, and scissors). Next, I measured out Jacobhouse’s various unclad wall corners so I knew what types of aluminum trim to order at Svinga Brothers’ if we went later on in the day. This was followed by my fixing a small section of flooring via heat gun where the grip-strip was attempting to come up again (it was a spot that I had not tended to last time because I did not realize it was coming up at the time). To finish off the morning, I added the two additional cow-wood 2×4 boards beneath the primary cow-wood piece – a process consisting of cutting off the very edge of one of them (because it was too long) and fastening them in place by the top and bottom.

For lunchtime, my family and I drove in to Svinga Brothers’ to place the trim order (they did not have a couple of the angle-stocks that I needed but will have them in soon) before venturing to Aneta’s Bistro, a new Polish Cuisine Restaurant on the outskirts of Ocala.

(7:34 PM Update): This afternoon, I installed a clothes hanging rod in the closet-wall, put more objects from yesterday’s town trip into Jacobhouse’s myriad cupboards, and then collected measurements for plastic bins / drawers for the closet-wall and for below the sub-counter in the kitchen.

  • PVC underlay positioned under Jacobbed
  • Clothes hanger bar.
  • Cow wood west side.
  • Cow-wood 2x4 installed beneath the primary cow-wood's eastern side.

TIL: I already briefly described it in the summary above, but as far as learning goes, today I learned that an easy way to cut 1/16″ PVC sheet is with a pair of scissors. I originally thought I was going to have to use a circular saw, but I almost think that would have shredded the edge. So, scissors it was.

Commentary: Again, it was quite temperate outside today and cloudy, as well. I appreciate this change in weather, as do the bovines wandering about the lands surrounding Jacobhouse. To add to this, was the true autumnal lighting; I captured a picture of the unique colouring while riding through the beefer pasture with Padre this evening.

For highlights, today’s would no doubt be related to food. We (my family and I) ate a restaurant named Aneta’s Bistro where were served quite a variety of Polish Cuisine. As per usual, Padre and I ordered the recommended vittles: this week, slow-roasted ham hock served with potato pancakes and fried sauerkraut. The hock was exceptionally fatty and flavorful – as often goes hand-in-hand – the potato pancakes were crispy and filling, and the sauerkraut bore the flavor that all sauerkraut should*. The salads that came before this were excellent as well, as was the slice of chocolate cake that we four shared (the latter imbued with a black-currant liquor).

My favorite item that we tried out today, though, was the soup of the day: Sour Rye Soup. As per its name, it had a slightly sour taste reminiscent of the sauerkraut, but that was not overpowering in the slightest and only lent the spices (alas, unknown) and floating slices of kielbasa sausage even more flavor than they already had. I will certainly be going back to Aneta’s; I envision a winter day in the future where I sip some delicious sour-rye soup, munch on a zesty cabbage-slaw salad, and perhaps top it all off with a slice of whatever the chef recommends for dessert.  

Cows grazing beneath an autumnal sky.
Cows grazing beneath an autumnal sky.

Final Note: Tomorrow and later today I continue to clean / put items away in Jacobhouse. I will also be figuring out how exactly I’m going to store my non-shirt clothing articles in the closet-wall. There is plenty of room to work with, so I have quite a variety of options to work with. I think something along the lines of a plastic bin/set of drawers would work best.

*Sour with a hint of fermentation.