Not as hot as predicted

[hrj]

Camping at Crown Tourney this weekend wasn't nearly as unbearable hot as the dire predictions floating around. The marine layer came in at dusk, making it actually cold in the evenings, and the daytime temperatures were merely in the "languid" range rather than the "miserable" one. I got my court duties out of the way early on then spent my time alternately wandering around chatting with friends and working on projects in the sunshade. I've been experimenting with trying to wrap wire around a fiber core for some Birka-style passamenterie (I'm close, but neet to modify the equipment slightly). Also need to work out how to do the ornamental gathering technique found on 13-14th c. albs that I'm pledged to teach in two weeks. And I finally got around to starting to replace the strings on my wire-strung harp. All the spare brass wire I have is the same age as the harp (20+ years) and has spots of corrosion that make it useless. So I decided to replace with phosphor bronze (which is thought to have a better tone). I got the top half dozen done then ran into a friend who said he could send me a correspondence chart for the string gauges (since the bronze doesn't come in as many gauges as the brass) which will be better than working it out experimentally.

My only progress on clearning the living room is taking the rocking chair upstairs and removing the woodburning stove. Did you know that woodburning stoves are typically made out of cast iron? Do you know how much a stove's worth of cast iron weighs? I am definitely getting professional help to move it back in (which involves going up two steps). I may try to get a chimney sweep in on short notice to see if I can have the flue swept while I have the stove out but before they put the nice new floor in. (I think I'll still get one in even if it's after the floor's installed. No point in wasting the opportunity.)