January 4th, 2007 - Another benefit to having the windows replaced
[By the way, dear brother, we aren’t that weird. But yes, we’re weird. And proud of it!]
The porch windows were removed and the new framing put in yesterday. The advantage to having this done is that I now have two bean drying racks–the old screens! They are about 6′ x 4′. Perfect for drying beans. Last summer, I carefully placed them on a baby gate laid across the kiddy pool. I had to be very careful when chekcing them because a wrong move would send them down through the 2″ holes. They can’t fall through screens. Woohoo! They will, however, take up more room in the back of the garage; hopefully they will actually fit. There’s too much being stored there for the winter to actually check. I’m planting 3x as many beans for drying since I loved the ones I had last summer so much, so the extra drying area will be welcome. And since there are two screens, I can double the space without need more floor space.
We will need to paint the woodwork on them, as it is lead paint. I wonder if they are strong enough for potatoes as well? Probably not.
I actually tried to take the screens down in the fall when my beans had to come in at the end. I couldn’t get them down. Eric says they were nailed in, which was weird. I couldn’t tell. All I knew what that I couldn’t budge them.