I didn’t get as early a start today due to the pretty cold weather, but once I went outside it wasn’t too bad. I quickly warmed up by spreading gravel and straw. I was spreading more grass seed when I realized that I only had about half as much as I needed. Unfortunately the closest place with more of the same seed was Lowe’s in McMinnville. So I drove an hour each way for more. The drive was pretty but I was pretty stressed about getting things done so I wasn’t too focused on it. I stopped at the little market in Pelham for a late lunch before returning to the house. There I finished spreading the grass seed and fertilizer and put out most of the straw. I just have two more bales to do tomorrow. I briefly left to go to city hall and pick up my certificate of occupancy. I worked until dark and returned to the cottage pretty tired. My mother was there and we talked a bit and had dinner. I have spent most of the evening trying not to follow the election and cleaning up some. I hope to be able to see a final result in the morning.